SSG Landers, who are preparing to open the splendid Cheongna era in 2028 with the motto of "Team Remodeling," is drawing attention by giving up their rookie nomination rights and making a trade to strengthen their team depth.먹튀검증
SSG Landers announced on the 7th that it had traded outfielder Kim Sung-wook (34) with the NC Dinos on the condition that he would hand over 50 million won in cash in the fourth round of 2026.
SSG can be interpreted as a trade that focuses on strengthening the depth of the outfield by immediately reinforcing the power, and NC is focused on securing future resources with a mid- to long-term strategy.
Kim Sung-wook joined NC as the 32nd overall in the third round in 2012 and played in 971 games in his career with a batting average of 0.237, 78 homers, 293 RBIs, 360 points, 64 steals, 0.310 on-base percentage, 0.310 on-base percentage, and 0.718, OPS (on-base percentage + slugging percentage).
It was a card that Kim Jae-hyun, who was with Kim Sung-wook as a coach at the 2017 Asian Professional Baseball Championship (APBC), had long been eyeing. "I wanted to recruit him as an FA last year, but I couldn't because of the celery cap," General Manager Kim told Star News on the phone. "He is a player whose offense and defense have already been proven. "I thought that if he came to our team, the offense would also hit more potency, so I recruited him," he said.
Even though it's the fourth round, it's not easy to give up just one rookie nomination. However, that's how valuable Kim was to Kim. He also showed strong performance at SSG Landers Field, SSG's home ground, by posting a batting average of 0.272 and five home runs. "He performed well in literature, and he has slugging capability enough to record 17 home runs last season. He is also a good fit for our stadium," Kim said. "We didn't have many chances because many young and good players came out to NC Dinos this season, but our team will be able to display good performance by playing more games."
"We need to continue to recruit good players through rookie drafts, but there are still cases where young players have not been able to come up with skills," general manager Kim said. "I thought it was a good enough card that was proven ahead of the Cheongna era in 2028."
SSG's motto is "team remodeling" with Lee's inauguration last year. With veterans lined up including Choi Jeong, Han Yu-sum and Kim Kwang-hyun, the club aims to nurture future players who will lead the team after the era of Cheongna.
Park Sung-han and Jihoon Choi, who can serve as a bridge between veterans and new players who have emerged as national team-class players, have achieved key pillars in the center line at home and abroad, while catcher Cho Hyung-woo and Ahn Sang-hyun are also making key performances this season.
However, it was regrettable at the outfield. Jihoon Choi, Guillermo Herredia and Hanyu Island are keeping their respective positions, but with Ha Jae-hoon and Oh Tae-gon sidelined due to injury, veteran Hanyu Island needs to ease the burden on defense. Eredia joined the team belatedly due to injury, and Choi Ji-hoon, who is heading for a career-high season, also has some aspects that it cannot afford to play throughout the season without resting.
Rather than recruiting from a considerable age to the Cheongna era, he needed a player to immediately assume the backup role of the main players, and he decided that Kim Sung-wook was the right person.
Kim Sung-wook plans to join the SSG squad after the game on the 7th and work with the players in earnest.