"Unanimous 2nd place" missed MVP due to all-time bad luck, but...The annual salary bonus of 4.4 billion won was used to compensate for his disappointment
"Unanimous 2nd place" missed MVP due to all-time bad luck, but...The annual salary bonus of 4.4 billion won was used to compensate for his disappointment
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Bobby Wit Jr. (24, Kansas City Royals), the "best shortstop" who swallowed the disappointment with a unanimous second place in the AL MVP vote, soothed the disappointment with a thick bonus.
The U.S. "AP News Agency" reported on the 15th (Korea Standard Time) that bonuses will be given to 100 major league players under their third year before they qualify for the salary adjustment. Wit Jr. received the most bonuses at $ 3,077,595 (about 4.4 billion won).
The Bonus Pool System, which was newly established by the Major League's Labor-Management Agreement (CBA) in March 2022, is a system for low-year players whose annual salary rarely rises until they are eligible to apply for salary adjustment. Thirty clubs collect a total of 50 million dollars, 1.67 million dollars each, and will be distributed to 100 players according to the results of individual voting and WAR performance standards for players under the third year.
If you win the MVP or Cy Young Award, you can get 2.5 million dollars, and if you rank second or third, you can get 1.75 million dollars and 1.5 million dollars, respectively. You can get 750,000 dollars for the Rookie of the Year award, 500,000 dollars for the second place vote, 1 million dollars for the All-MLB First Team, and 500,000 dollars for the second team. The remaining amount will be distributed to the top 100 players in the WAR among the players eligible for bonuses.
As a result, Wit Jr. received the most bonuses. This year, Wit Jr. posted a batting average of 332 (211 hits in 636 at-bats) in 161 games, 32 homers, 109 RBIs, 125 runs, 57 walks, 106 strikeouts, 31 steals, and a .389 slugging percentage, leading the Kansas City Royals to the fall baseball season for the first time in nine years. He achieved 30-30, ranking first in AL batting average and number of hits. He also had an amazing season as a shortstop, higher than Shohei Ohtani (9.2) of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who achieved the 50-50 mark with a WAR of 9.4.
While receiving the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger at his first All-Star game, Judge became the MVP behind Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees, the "home run king." Judge posted a batting average of 3202 (for 559 times at bat) in 158 games, 58 homers, 144 RBIs, 122 runs, 133 walks, 171 strikeouts and an on-base percentage of .458 with a slugging percentage of .701 OPS of 1.159, ranking first in AL home runs, RBIs, on-base percentage, slugging percentage and OPS. His record was 10.8, the highest among players except Barry Bonds in the 21st century.
It was unlucky for him to belong to the same AL as Judge. Voting for MVP gave Judge all 30 first-place votes. unanimous MVP. Having received all 30 second-place votes, Wit Jr. swallowed up his disappointment by earning a rare second-place vote.
If it had been another year, he would have been second to none as a unanimous MVP. Although he missed out on the MVP, he will be able to comfort himself with this hefty bonus. He signed a massive extension contract with the Kansas City Royals in February for 288.7 million dollars, but will earn 3.11 million dollars this year. This bonus will be equivalent to his annual salary. 토토사이트
Paul Skins (Pittsburgh Pirates), the "Monster Pitcher" who won the Rookie of the Year award in the National League after Wit Jr., ranked second in the bonus list with 2.15 million U.S. dollars. Since his debut in May this year, Fireballer Skins has pitched 23 games (133 innings) with 11 wins and 3 losses with an ERA of 1.96 strikeouts and 170 WHIPs, 0.95. He was named an All-Star and received the Rookie of the Year award, and also ranked third in the voting for the NL Cy Young Award.
After Wit Jr. and Skins, Gunner Henderson (Baltimore Orioles, 2,178 dollars), William Contreras (Milwick Brewers, 1,722,174 dollars), fifth-ranked Cole Reagan (Kansas City, 1,638,013 dollars), sixth-ranked Jaren Duran (Boston Red Sox, 1,321,661), seventh-ranked Jackson Merrill (San Diego Padres, 1,191,934) and eighth-ranked Lewis Hill (New York Yankees, 1,098,628 dollars), ninth-ranked Colton Kauser (Baltimore, 978,671) and 10th-ranked Jackson Churio (Milwicky, 901,335 dollars). Sal Frelik (Milwicky), who is on the 100th-ranked bonus list, pocketed 232,549.