Cha Woo-chan (37, retired) boldly discussed sensitive issues on the 5th through the YouTube channel Chit Chit Chit Chit Chit, which is run by himself and comedian Do Kwang-rok. Looking back on the six years he spent with the LG Twins before retiring as an active player, he admitted to himself that it was “FA eating and running.”
Cha Woo-chan graduated from Gunsan Commercial High School and joined the Samsung Lions in 2006 as the seventh choice in the second round. There was a chronic difficulty in controlling the ball, but in 2010, he was reborn as a 10-win pitcher and jumped to the top left-hander in Korea. Since then, he has signed a four-year, 9.5 billion won contract with LG in the 2016-2017 FA market after consistent performance in both starting and middle. 사설 토토사이트
However, he did not have such an outstanding performance at LG. He recorded 12 wins and 10 losses with a 6.09 ERA in 29 games in 2018, 13 wins and 8 losses with a 4.12 ERA in 29 games in 2-019 and 5 wins and 5 losses with a 5.34 ERA in 13 games in 2020. Since then, he has signed a two-year, 2 billion won FA contract with LG again. However, he recorded 2-1 losses with a 5.24 ERA in five games in 2021. He did not play a game in 2022. He then signed with the Lotte Giants, but ended his career without playing a game.
Looking back on his four-year contract worth 9.5 billion won, Cha Woo-chan said, “It wasn’t worth the money. I’ll exclude the words that I did my best. I’m a professional. I signed a four-year contract, but I played full-time for the first three years. I had a bad ERA, but I recorded a lot of innings and quality starts. But since I got that big amount, I should have had a good figure. It wasn’t bad for three years, but it wasn’t worth the money.”
Recalling the 2018 season when he underwent surgery to remove bone fragments from his elbow, Cha said, “Many games gave up a large number of runs. It shook a lot, not a little. My elbow hurt a lot, too. It would have been nice if I had done the surgery sooner, but I played baseball all year round in 2018 as well (I had surgery in October 2018). Still, I did well in the first and third years. I played in the postseason and also participated in the national team in 2019.”
In fact, it was regrettable that he couldn’t make 2020 when he left the team during the season due to shoulder issues. “I prepared well for the last year. I started the rotation from the beginning. As I did it, my shoulders started to ache a little bit. I wanted to finish the season well, but I was sad that it didn’t work out,” Cha said.
In Cha’s summary, 2017 and 2019 were okay, but his ERA was high. He did not make an excuse as his ERA was around six points in 2018. He also admitted that he ate and ran in the fourth season. “I didn’t get to play. I lost and lost both my team. I lost and ran in the fourth season,” Cha said.
Cha had been suffering from shoulder pain since 2020. Having had shoulder surgery at the end of September 2021, I repeated the process of rehabbing for quite some time and not working out. In 2021, I even went to the Tokyo Olympics, and I tried my best, but it didn’t work out. In fact, my active life came to an end at this time.
Cha was frank when he said that he had more than a W9.5 billion guarantee contract. However, he said, “What was in the article is not true. We are now announcing the total amount, but we didn’t have to announce the options then. It wasn’t even an easy option. There was an overseas agent at the time, but I signed a domestic contract. Anyway, I didn’t get all of them. I couldn’t do it. I have no choice but to say sorry to the fans.”
Afterwards, Cha re-applied for FA and signed a two-year, W2 billion contract. However, it failed to happen. In 2021, he won 2-1 and had a 5.24 ERA in five games. After deciding on shoulder surgery during this contract, he couldn’t play properly. He said, “The total amount was W2 billion for two years, W600 million guaranteed, and W1.4 billion option. I couldn’t play because I was sick, and it was the most difficult situation.”
“We talked a lot about the second FA. The process was not good, but we only played five games and ended the season, and we only rehabilitated in the second season. I feel very sorry for the team and the fans for the second contract with LG,” Cha said.
Cha admitted that he skipped six years at LG. He also sincerely apologized to LG fans. “I admit that I wanted to do it properly, but I didn’t do it well. Still, I still liked LG and had a lot of fun playing baseball. I don’t know how it will help the baseball community in the future, but I will pay it back step by step.”