Autumn Dreamin

Not saying he's the source of this quote, but Phil Nevin was with Mune at 1B quite a bit today. He spoke a little to the press about their scouting efforts on Murakami and implied the bat is more impressive in person. Seems to be well liked by the Japanese media from his time with the Shohei Angels.

Yeah, can't be mad at that number

Japanese media says 8 HR in 29 swings for Mune's BP, with that last one to RF clearing 420+ They're also reporting a change in his swing to cut down on the leg kick. Shohei made a similar adjustment when coming over with swing and miss concerns.

The savvy teams should be calling on Troy Melton instead

Mune joining the Sox makes the front page of Sanspo

I wonder if he'll see more time at 3B than expected? Another day of taking grounders there

Looks like he'll still get some work at 3rd

Mune joined by Rikuu for some IF practice ☺️ Rikuu spent a lot of time this offseason running camps meant to help players who want to follow his college > draft route from Japan. Along with Mune's presence and the increased investment in scouting there, there's an opportunity to make some inroads with the next wave of Japanese talent. Sharing Camelback with the Dodgers should also help a little due to the proximity of Japanese media for Shohei, Sasaki, etc. And once the season starts, there's a similar proximity benefit from coverage of Imanaga and Suzuki in Chicago.

Mune has arrived at Camelback

Mune arrives tomorrow apparently. Not sure how long until he leaves for WBC prep.

I know he's capable, but it's less than a year out from his TJ (and even if he wasn't rehabbing, it's only early February). But I agree about his arm talent. Looking forward to a productive return for him.

No way that 102 is a reference to his current mph...right?

Skubal wins his case

Feels very on the nose to pay Valdez the highest ever AAV for a LHP (and more than Skubal was asking for) right after Skubal's arb hearing lol

Would like to have been a fly on that wall