[Official] 'It's finally out!' Hanwha Noh Si-hwan announced a huge '1 billion won' salary contract 'Preliminary FA' and a total of 13 people announced 'the top of the 'billion-won salary line'

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Hanwha Eagles have finally completed all of their salary contracts for the 2026 season.

Hanwha officially announced on the 21st that it has completed annual contracts for 62 people subject to re-contracting.

First of all, Noh Si-hwan was the main character who became the team's highest salary king. Noh Si-hwan signed a contract of 1 billion won, up 670 million won from 330 million won last year. This is the team's highest increase rate (about 203 percent) and maximum increase.

Noh Si-hwan, who graduated from Busan Suyeong Elementary School, Gyeongnam Middle School, and Gyeongnam High School, joined Hanwha as the third overall pick in the second first round in the 2019 KBO Rookie Draft. And he played 91 games in his first year, and played 106 games in the 2020 season. Roh Si-hwan, who has played more than 100 games for six consecutive seasons, spent the 2023 career high season. He played in 131 games that year and had a batting average of 0.298 (153 hits in 514 at-bats), 31 homers and 101 RBIs, and an OPS (on-base plus slugging) of 0.929, as well as a home run king and a golden glove in the third baseman category.

In the 2024 season, he suffered a difficult situation, including a lower left shoulder joint and a net injury (July). Nevertheless, he played in 136 games with a batting average of 0.272 (143 hits in 526 at-bats) with 24 home runs and 89 RBIs and an OPS of 0.810. He then played in all games (144 games) in the 2025 season, batting average of 0.260 (140 hits in 539 at-bats), 32 homers, 101 RBIs, and 14 steals, and an OPS of 0.851 (on-base plus slugging percentage). The home run category was a personal career high season. In addition, he played 1262 ⅓ of defensive innings and boasted that he was never second to others in terms of physical strength.

Above all, Noh Si-hwan is a rare right-handed slugger in the KBO league recently. On top of that, it boasts good durability enough to play more than 100 games for six consecutive seasons. A home run that bursts at a critical moment gives the team more than one win. In a big game, what is more necessary is a decisive shot by a big gun. Above all, one of the biggest advantages is me. He will turn 26 next year, and even if he signs a four-year FA contract next year, he will only be 30 years old in 2030, the end of the contract. Initially, there was talk of a non-FA multi-year contract, but he headed to spring camp with an agreement on a single-year salary contract.

The main character of the pitcher's highest increase rate is Kim Seo-hyun, who played as a closing pitcher for the Hanwha Eagles. Kim Seo-hyun stamped his seal at 168 million won, a 200% increase from 56 million won last year.

Kim Seo-hyun took the mound in 69 games in the 2025 season, marking 2-4 with 33 saves and 2 holds with a 3.14 ERA. In a total of 66 innings, he recorded 52 hits (four home runs), 31 walks, 71 strikeouts, 23 runs (23 earned), 4 blon saves, 1.26 on-base allowed per inning (WHIP), and a 0.222 hit rate.

In the fielders, Moon Hyun-bin signed a contract of 230 million won, up 161.36% from 88 million won last year, ranking second in the fielders' highest increase rate after Noh Si-hwan.

Moon Hyun-bin played in 141 games in the 2025 season and recorded a batting average of 0.320 (169 hits in 528 at-bats), 12 homers, 30 doubles, two triples, 80 RBIs and 71 runs, 17 steals (6 failures) 38 walks, a ball with 82 strikeouts, a slugging percentage of 0.453, an on-base percentage of 0.370, an OPS of 0.823, a scoring batting average of 0.319 and a pinch-hit batting average of 0.250.

Moon Dong-joo also signed a contract for 220 million won this season from 100 million won last year, recording a 120% increase. He pitched in 24 games in the 2025 season and recorded an ERA of 402 with 11 wins, 5 losses, 0 saves and 0 holds. In a total of 121 innings, he recorded 112 hits (seven homers), 31 walks, 135 strikeouts, 57 runs (54 earned runs) with 0 Blon Save, WHIP 1.18 and a batting average of 0.243. The quality start pitching (less than three earned runs in six innings) has been successful 11 times.

Ha Joo-seok, who signed a free agent (FA) contract last year, stamped his seal at 200 million won, an increase of about 122% this season. He played in 95 games in the 2025 season and finished the 2025 season with a batting average of 0.297 (82 hits in 276) with four homers, 14 doubles, 0 triples, 34 runs in 28 RBIs, 3 runs in 2 steals (one failure), a ball with 66 strikeouts, a slugging percentage of 0.391, an on-base percentage of 0.337, an OPS of 0.728, a scoring batting average of 0.329 and a pinch-hit batting average of 0.091.

Among the targets, a total of 13 people in the team have an annual salary of 100 million won. Kim Jong-soo, who was 55 million won last year, rose to 117 million won (112.73%) and Lee Jin-young, who was 62 million won, rose to 110 million won (77.42%) respectively. In addition, Lee Jae-won, who will play as a playing coach this season, also signed a contract for 100 million won, the same as last year. In addition, Jung Woo-joo also recorded a high increase rate, signing a contract of 70 million won, a 133% increase. Jung Woo-joo's 2025 season performance was 2.85 with three wins and no losses in 51 games, 34 hits (six home runs), 82 strikeouts on 21 walks, 18 runs (17 earned runs), WHIP 1.02, and a 0.177 hit rate in a total of 53 ⅔ innings.

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