To ensure transparency, let’s also draft developed players

 Since the beginning of this year, ugly rumors have been floating around the baseball world. The gist of it is that an independent league figure extorted money using the lure of joining the pros. The content is quite specific. The story is that the parents of a player in an independent league believed the words of an independent league executive who would let him join the KIA Tigers (as a foster player) and gave him 65 million won, but the promise was not kept and the money was not returned. Although the connection has not been confirmed, as if they had been waiting for it, there has even been news that KIA coach Kim Jong-guk has been suspended from his duties after being investigated by the prosecution for financial issues, and rumors related to him are being expanded and reproduced.

There have been many rumors for a long time regarding the recruitment of foster players. In fact, there was a scandal involving a prominent figure in the baseball world. In fact, the characteristics of developing players play a role in the fact that players and their parents are deceived by brokers who solicit their membership. Currently, in the KBO League, each club voluntarily selects players from college or independent leagues who have not been designated as pros after the rookie draft. There is no limit to the number of people. Therefore, even if a player enters the professional ranks at the request of a broker, it is difficult to verify the facts.

Depending on the club's needs, there is no need to select several people or not one person. Sometimes, one team tests several players and selects the best, but sometimes several teams compete to recruit one player. An official from Club A said, "There are times when several teams compete for a strong player among the unknown players. There are times when a player verbally agrees to go to a team, but then signs a contract with another team, which hurts the feelings between the teams." Accordingly, an official from Club B advised, “One way is to publicly select foster players so that brokers cannot be active.” In other words, the argument is to implement a draft for developed players like in Japan.

Japanese Professional Baseball (NPB) conducts a development draft immediately after the rookie draft. Last year, Softbank Hawks, which runs the third team, nominated eight players, and Rakuten Golden Eagles, which does not need to secure players, did not select a single player. In Korea, professional volleyball (KOVO) is conducting a draft of training players with the concept of training players. An official from Club A explained, “The scout team knows college players anyway, so there is no big problem in drafting developed players.” However, he added, “Since each team’s situation is different, it is difficult to mandatorily nominate a player.” There are many opinions that drafting developed players is better than the current method of leaving it up to the club's discretion because it ensures transparency in the recruitment process.

NPB institutionally guarantees opportunities for training players to improve their skills by sending them to independent leagues for a certain period of time to participate in games. This is why some argue that it is appropriate to implement it in the KBO league, which only operates first and second teams but has around 90 players. As such, there are many factors to consider regarding the transparent operation of the league system.

The most important keyword in Korean society these days is 'fairness' in opportunities and processes. However, the current situation is that most rookies do not receive a proper opportunity to play even if they join the KBO league. This is why changes are needed in the operation of the farm system, including drafting developed players. Through this, player development can be carried out systematically and professionally rather than just with slogans.

 

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