"Decided after reporting above.

" The ball went to LG now
LG Twins Closer Ko Woo-suk (25) has finally announced his intention to challenge the Major League. Now the ball goes to the LG Twins. Cha Myung-seok, head of LG, said, "We decided to give an answer to Ko Woo-seok within a few days after reporting it above."
On the afternoon of the 16th, LG General Manager Cha Myung-seok met with Ko Woo-suk's agent, Rico Agency. At the meeting, Ko Woo-seok expressed his desire to advance to the LG club. After hearing this, Cha Myung-seok, the general manager, said, "I got it," and decided to report it to the superiors (group) and give a reply.
In a phone call with Star News on the afternoon of the 16th, Cha said, "Ko Woo-suk has expressed his desire to try to advance to the Major League through the posting system. I said yes. At the moment, I can't decide on my own. "We decided to give an answer to Ko Woo-seok within a few days after reporting to the superiors," he said.
Earlier on the 15th, the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said, "We received a request for identification of LG Ko Woo-suk and Kiwoom Lee Jung-hoo from the Major League Baseball (MLB) secretariat on the 14th." He then said, "The player was notified that he was a member of the LG Twins and Kiwoom Heroes clubs, respectively."
The MLB Secretariat's status request inquiry literally means that it simply wants to verify the official identity of the player. As a result, inquiring about the status request does not necessarily guarantee a contract with a major league club.
In fact, Lee Jung-hoo has already expressed his intention to challenge the Major League early after the end of the 2022 season. I played thinking that the 2023 season was the last year ahead of entering the Major League. But Ko Woo-suk is a little different. It has never expressed a clear intention to go abroad. In such a situation, receiving a request for identification from the Major League Baseball secretariat can mean that there are clubs that are interested in Ko Woo-suk.
Ko Woo-suk qualified for overseas expansion at the end of this season. In addition to 100 days of registration in the KBO league in the 2017 season, 175 days in the 2018 season, 192 days in the 2019 season, 153 days in the 2020 season, 183 days in the 2021 season, 193 days in the 2022 season, and 176 days in the 2023 season, respectively. In addition, it will be possible to advance to the Major League through the posting system by winning 60 more days at the 2019 World Baseball Softball Confederation Premier 12 tournament, 10 days at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, 10 days at the World Baseball Classic (WBC) tournament in March, and 25 days at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games. Ko Woo-seok, who will be eligible for FA (free agent) after the 2024 season, is currently only able to go to the U.S. through the posting system. Therefore, the permission of the LG club is essential to achieve the dream.
The U.S. media is also showing keen interest. Major League Trade Lumus (MLBTR), which mainly deals with news of major league transfers, said on the 16th, "The status inquiry is an official procedure when major league teams are interested in a player who may post," adding, "LG has not yet publicly announced that it will post Ko Woo-suk to major league teams, even though major league teams are interested in Ko."
The media continued, "25-year-old Ko Woo-suk wrapped up the Korean series of the LG Twins, who won the championship for the first time in 29 years this season. Ko Woo-suk has been LG's closer for the past five seasons, recording 139 saves, 30.2 percent strikeouts, 10 percent walk allowance, and 60 percent ground ball induction, with an ERA of 2.39. Ko Woo-seok did not play much due to a back injury in the 2023 season, but he still showed a tremendous ground ball induction rate of 65.8% with a 3.86 ERA, 31.1% strikeout rate, and 11.6% walk allowance in 44 innings."
MLBTR said, "To be clear once again, the request for identification is not a definitive announcement that the player will enter the Major League soon. The LG Twins have yet to publicly express their intention to post Ko despite the apparent interest of Major League Baseball clubs. For example, Na Sung-bum, who played for the NC Dinos in the past, applied for posting two years ago, but eventually failed to reach an agreement and returned to his original team. In addition, Na Sung-bum, who played for the NC Dinos two years ago, also returned to his original team after failing to negotiate. Currently, Na Sung-bum is playing for the KIA Tigers," he said.
Ko Woo-seok, who has already benefited from military service, uses a fastball that exceeds 150 kilometers. From the opposing team's point of view, he is a tricky pitcher. Attention is also focusing on whether Ko Woo-suk's fastball will work in the Major League. "Go is still an interesting name to keep on the radar for MLB fans," the media said. "Go Woo-seok is quite young like Lee Jung-hoo and Yoshinobu Yamamoto." In the KBO league, he had a fastball of mid-90 miles (144.8 kilometers). In this Korean Series, he consistently shot 94 to 96 miles (about 151.3 to 154.5 kilometers) of ball speed," he said.
The media also mentioned the special relationship between Ko Woo-suk and Lee Jung-hoo. Ko Woo-seok became a family member when he signed a 100-year contract with Lee Ga-hyun, Lee Jung-hoo's sister, in January. Lee Jung-hoo's father is the LG Twins' running coach Lee Jong-beom, who made a mark in the history of Korean baseball. If "Mae-je" Ko Woo-suk and "Brother-in-law" Lee Jung-hoo go on the Major League stage side by side, it would be a big celebration. MLBTR said, "Ko Woo-suk and Lee Jung-hoo are brother-in-law and brother-in-law, but they have no special relationship with their advance to the Major League. If two players play on the same team, they may prefer to cheer close to each other. But this is pure speculation. He also stressed that the most important thing for players in recruiting FA is the contract period and amount of money.
LG Ko Woo-seok, who graduated from Galsan Elementary School, Yangcheon Middle School and Chungam High School, joined the LG Twins as the first designation in 2017 and is playing as a closure for the LG Twins. He played in 354 games in seven seasons so far this season, recording 19-26, 139 saves, and six holds with a 3.18 ERA. While throwing a total of 368 ⅓ in his career, he had 305 hits (29 home runs) and 163 walks, 401 strikeouts, and 145 runs (130 earned runs). In the 2022 season, he made 42 saves to become the king of saves. This season, he played in 44 games with three wins, eight losses, 15 saves and a 3.68 ERA. Major League Baseball is the best stage that any baseball player dreams of. Will Ko Woo-suk, who has already established himself as the KBO's best closer, be able to throw the ball on the mound of the Major League next season. https://www.totositenet.com/