Solo All-Around Agent

Chapter 196

Cha Jin-seong’s phone call was cut off by himself after a while, and Song Jae-jin looked up at the building thinking that he should call later.

“Sports center? Could it be here?”

Song Jae-jin lost his mind in front of the name of the JJ & Saudia Sports Center.

“It’s a small gift from the King’s phone. I think you can look at the work of the instructor you mentioned here.”

The guide handed the key to Song Jae-jin, emphasizing the word small.

“No, this is too big… .”

It was because the building Song Jae-jin was looking at boasted such a huge scale that most sports centers could be steamed.

“At the same time, JJ Management’s Eastern US branch is moving here. And signed an instructor contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. There was a saying that you can break the contract if you don’t want to.”

“Yeah? With Phyllis?”

He wondered if the little background he was talking about was like this for Mohammed bin Salman.

“Yeah. This car is also a gift from His Majesty the King.”

Jae-Jin Song had just been handed the key to the car he was riding in, and Jae-Jin Song burst out laughing at the unpredictable gift of Mohammed bin Salman.

“At the same time, His Majesty the King has asked me to tell you that Song Jae-jin is still a member of the Saudi Sports Group and the head of JJ Management.”

Song Jae-jin, who understood Mohammed bin Salman’s intentions only after hearing those words, shook off his burden a little.

“Well, this is fine in its own way.”

After the person who guided him to this place left, Song Jae-jin took a large tour around the large sports center.

Although it was not yet open, the internal facilities and facilities were top-notch even at a glance by Song Jae-jin, and at the same time, it was not lacking compared to other big market clubs.

It would have cost a lot of money to build and operate a facility like this, but I was amazed at the scale of King Mohammed who gave him the key in the name of a gift.

late afternoon.

Song Jae-jin was sitting alone in the Sforce Center office with a somewhat empty expression on his face.

For the past 10 years, I felt like I couldn’t adapt to having this much free time after living fiercely to compete for the championship every day.

Of course, once you start working in earnest, you will start to get busy again.

Wow-

And that thought was shattered shortly thereafter.

It was because Cha Jin-seong, who had forgotten, got a call again.

[Agent! Because you are coming to America!]

Song Jae-jin answered the call he received after a long time, immersed in his memories.

“It’s already America. Philadelphia.”

[Five! I’m from New York! It’s close! See you right away!]

In the past, Cha Jin-seong, who had been briefly taught by Song Jae-jin, successfully retired from MLB and received coaching training. After that, he continued his coaching career, alternating between single A and single A in the short season.

“I am fine! But isn’t it during the season?”

[Even during the season, there is enough time to visit the agent. Haha!]

Song Jae-jin burst into laughter at the answer that was as good as the passing years of Cha Jin-sung.

“I’ll give you the address. Come this way, then.”

—

As I said on the phone, the very next day, Cha Jin-seong came to Song Jae-jin with a warmer look unlike his existing muscular body.

“Uh-huh. You are very old.”

“Are you very warm?”

“As much as time is time.”

Their relationship had already been over 10 years, and Song Jae-jin was close to 50.

Literally, he was at an age toward the second half of his career, where he could play as an active player in the field.

“Is coaching worth it?”

At Song Jae-jin’s question, Cha Jin-seong smiled bitterly.

“Is it easy for Asians to succeed here?”

No matter how long he played in the major leagues, the wall in the major leagues was very high for Asians.

And Song Jae-jin understood the bitterness of Cha Jin-seong very well.

For a long time before winning the treble and achieving a double next season, Song Jae-jin continued to walk the path of proof.

“It’s me too, but the agent is amazing. How did you decide to leave it all there and come to America? If it were me, I would have put an egg there.”

However, Song Jae-jin stepped on American soil even though he knew that it would be another way of proof.

“You want to reach out to baseball before it’s too late?”

I don’t know how long it will take, but I only had a vague idea that it would probably be shorter than when I was in Hamburg.

“You live alone in the real world. It’s not enough time for other people to focus on one thing.”

And at some point he thought he would, he would throw everything away and leave.

And he was only vaguely thinking that that time would not be so far away.

“By the way, there must be a reason why you came in such a hurry, right?”

Choi Jin-seong laughed at Song Jae-jin’s words.

“Of course, to give our agent a first job.”

It was the Hudson Valley Renegades team under the Tampa Bay Rays where the difference was.

“Obviously, Farm is good, but there are a lot of kids who, strangely, don’t succeed because they lack one. I wondered what it would be like to look at those players.”

At Cha Jin-seong’s request, Song Jae-jin gladly nodded his head.

There’s nothing to do right now anyway, but as always, finding a pearl in the mud and turning it into a truly beautiful gem was more suited to Song Jae-jin’s direction than a player who was already at the top.

“Once this is sorted out, I’ll try to find it.”

Cha Jin-seong, who believes in Song Jae-jin’s eyes more than anyone else, smiled as if he was happy with his promise.

—

As in Europe, Song Jae-jin’s first start in the United States did not receive much attention.

How did Jae-Jin Song know that he opened a sports center near Philadelphia? Rather, MLS players or clubs were the most contacted.

Rather, on the baseball side, at best, a person who was a soccer coach was based on what he could do and how much he could do in baseball.

Perhaps it was because he had worked too long as a football manager and manager.

Song Jae-jin, who visited the Hudson Valley Renegade stadium, watched their baseball without notifying Cha Jin-seong.

“Second! Send it to second base!”

“nice!”

“out-!”

The short season single A was not a stage to teach baseball properly, but a league for educational purposes so that inexperienced young players or players who signed a contract with a team could continue playing baseball until the next season.

Therefore, it was certainly true that there were too many shortcomings and regrets compared to the major league players, but the important thing was how good the player could be, so Song Jae-jin started writing the report without looking at the reports of the players that Cha Jin-seong gave him. did.

The players continued the game by using evil.

The tear-soaked bread in the minor leagues was so different. Right now, if the single A minor league meal is only peanut butter and white bread, the major league meal is a high-end buffet.

Although there is a small amount of money compared to the rookie league, considering the cost of consumables required to play baseball, the reality is that even that is remarkably insufficient, and at the same time, it is a level that has to pay money to continue playing baseball.

So the players were struggling to climb even a little higher.

And Song Jae-jin, who had only been exposed to soccer for over ten years, and was exposed to baseball, was also full of novelty.

He was worried that he might have forgotten his sense of baseball, but the moment he saw the players play, he felt that the old senses he had forgotten were awakened.

“It’s not bad, but I don’t think it’s good either.”

It was Song Jae-jin’s opinion after watching the Hudson Valley Renegade game.

But to be precise, it was close to the sad side.

“Are you a scout too?”

An old man with gray hair scribbled something on a memo and asked Song Jae-jin.

And he continued his words by himself, whether it was before Song Jae-jin even answered.

“Young agents and scouts these days have no enthusiasm. I don’t run on my own feet, I sit in the office and identify and sign players with NUTUBE, but I can’t meet good players like that! In that sense, you are very desirable!”

At the old man’s praise, Song Jae-jin felt somewhat embarrassed.

“If I can give you one tip, you have to listen to baseball. Especially the sound of the ball hitting the bat, the sound of the ball hitting the mitt.”

As the old man said, when I got closer to the game, I could hear the sound properly.

“It’s good.”

“He has a weakness in the transition sphere.”

And when Song Jae-jin returned, the old man pointed to William Fox, Hudson Valley Renegade slugger and first-round pick of the Tampa Bay Rays.

[Name: William Fox][Report: There is a big strength in fastball.

It has a big weakness in the change sphere.]

“How and how I was selected in the first round with one power and a fastball eye, but it ends here. He’s going to go down to the minor leagues in less than ten major league games.”

Song Jae-jin did not answer the old man’s words, but he was genuinely surprised inside.

He thought he was an old-style scout just by talking about it, but his age could not be ignored because his eyes were quite accurate.

“here. This is also a relationship, but we exchange business cards.”

At the old man’s words, Song Jae-jin held out a business card prepared in advance.

“Five. He was an instructor, not a scout or agent. It seems that there are players who are training here, right?”

“no. I came here at the request of an acquaintance to see if there are any good players.”

“A good player? Well, who do you think is the best player here?”

With that said, Song Jae-jin went through the reports he had written so far and marked the player’s back number with his hand.

back number two.

In the eyes of Song Jae-jin, the player seemed to have enough skills to go up to the major leagues if he honed and polished it well.

“It’s nice to see.”

Song Jae-jin looked at the business card the old man had handed him.

‘Philadelphia Phillies Scouting Leader Gus Klein.’

He was a higher rank than expected.

“Looks like you are that Asian football manager.”

Gus Klein looked at Song Jae-jin’s business card when he remembered the rumors that once circulated around the club.

“He said he was a football manager and coach, so when I asked him what kind of shovel he was here for, he wasn’t like a hole in his eyes.”

Song Jae-jin responded with a smirk to the direct words that the listeners did not think at all.

“Does the scout leader still go to the game?”(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

“If you eat and play as a team leader, you use it. You get paid to help the team. If that’s the case, then, as rumored, he’ll be pretty good.

Gus Klein, who knew a little about Song Jae-jin through a brief conversation and a player’s eye, thought he should seriously suggest sending the player to the JJ & Saudi Sports Center when he returns to the club.

“Then I hope to see you again.”

The match isn’t over yet, but Gus Klein has left because he has accomplished his purpose here.

And Song Jae-jin also robbed and got up because there was nothing to see anymore.

He had only been in America for a week or so, but he still had a lot of work to do.

—

puck- puck-

On the way home after the game.

Song Jae-jin moved to his feet when he heard the sound of mitt knocking in the park.

There, a strong man who looked over 2 meters tall was throwing the ball in the opposite direction.

“Oh, my hand hurts! Let’s get some rest!”

The man who was playing the catcher got up from his seat, waving his hand to see if his hand was sore, and Song Jae-jin slowly approached him.

“I saw that he threw the ball well. Are you a player?”

“Oh, no. It’s just throwing for practice.”

[Name: David Randall]

Song Jae-jin used reporting towards that player as he did when he first met Kang Hyuk.

[Age: 22 years old.][Appropriate position: starting pitcher][Ability: Silver 1 / Diamond 1]

Song Jae-jin, who confirmed the player’s reporting, smiled deeply.

He must be lucky.

It was because he saw a player with great potential at once.

[Reporting: I have a very big talent for fastball.

A three-quarter position with long arms and close to the side arms works best.

He works well with high-speed sliders.

The durability of the body is good.]

That’s why Song Jae-jin got the system and was like Kang-hyuk in the first place. As he did with Park Il-joo and Lee Jin-young.

And as he did with his Hamburg-signed Nicolas Kloska, Song Woon-hyuk and Niccolò Robertio.

And I asked David Randall, who was looking at him in a confident voice, to water many players in the future.

“Do you ever want to become a baseball player like Randy Johnson?”