Lee Jung-hoo signed a $113 million contract with the San Francisco Giants, contrary to expectations. It was more than double the $50 million MLBTR expected.

The MLB community was shocked. Many pointed out that it was overpay. Some media criticized that it would be the worst contract.

Lee played only 37 games in the 2024 season and was out early due to his shoulder injury. He only had a batting average of 0.261 and two homers. Although he had a small sample, his performance did not match the value of 113 million U.S. dollars.

As a result, articles that Lee Jung-hoo must strive for ahead of the 2025 season, his second year, are coming out here and there.

The Athletic listed Lee Jung-hoo on Monday 토토사이트 꽁머니(Korea time), although he is not the worst 10 contractors, as the seven players on the Honorable List. He almost made it to the top 10 worst contract. This means that if his performance in the 2025 season is not good, he will definitely be in the top 10.

The FANGRAPS recently forecast Lee Jung-hoo’s performance in the 2025 season. It is predicted that the batting average will be 0.294 with 14 homers, 62 RBIs, 88 runs and 13 steals, or OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage) of 0.789.

If this is expected, it could completely disappear from the worst contract list. On the other hand, if you continue to be sluggish in 2025, you will have to hear ‘eat and run’.

“With a five-year, $105.2 million contract remaining, including the 2027 opt-out, Lee Jung-hoo could quickly become an albatross that ranks the worst contract on the baseball list,” San Francisco Giants on SI said.

The media also pointed out, “We are also concerned about how inefficient he operated the base run and that he only stole two times and failed three times.”

The media added, however, that “there is still hope that he will be able to solve the problem because he is still only 26 years old.”

Attention is focusing on whether Lee Jung-hoo will be able to perform well without major injuries in the 2025 season.