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Could have also been “The Empire Strikes Back” with the whole Jedi versus Sith gimmick. 🤣

And look at the Cease trade. The Sox could get back 2-3 good looking prospects and they could all turn into poop. There is no guarantee. If Murakami was a free agent after this season, then your argument would have some merit. But trading him now when you have another entire year of control over him and the team could potentially make the postseason this year would literally make no sense. None. Also, what would that say to the fan base right now? Attendance would go into the shitter even worse than normal if Jerry basically lucked into a superstar and immediately traded him when the team is just 2 games out of first place. It simply isn’t happening, whether you think it should or not. As far as trading him in the offseason or before next season’s deadline at the very latest, I am all for it if they eventually realize he has no intention of resigning here and is looking for the largest payday he can get. If the Sox traded Mune by this season’s deadline, it would be a more memorable negative moment in Sox history than the White Flag Trade and Jerry would get so much s%*# for it he would probably be forced to sell to Ishbia before 2029.

No one has convinced me of anything. Not that I have a ton of faith, but the possibility remains that Sox could potentially make the playoffs via winning the division or a WC. You mentioned that 1.5 seasons of Murakami is worth more than 1 season of him to interested teams trying to make the postseason. Well, sure. But you have to factor in the tradeoff between selling him now with 1.5 years of control and likely missing the postseason this year versus retaining Murakami at least until the end of the season and the Sox potentially making the postseason. And perhaps Murakami is so excited to lead the team to the plays, that he is will to listen to extension talks. And perhaps Boyer explains how much money Mune brings in from endorsements and Japanese fans to the point that Jerry will splurge on Mune.

The team is 2 games back of first place. What you are prematurely asking for is worse than Jerry and the White Flag trade of 1997. There is literally no reason to trade Murakami until after this season at the earliest.

Dude, they can trade him after the season, or before next season’s trade deadline if they get the vibe that he is going to be out of their price range. Why do you seem to think there is a deadline to trade him that is coming soon?

He’s no Frances Ford… 🤣

You are a wealth of knowledge, lol. Here is an article where he admits to what he did: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/john-coppolella-why-im-writing-for-baseball-america/ He also linked to the article below which provides the details on his banning from the MLB: https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/former-braves-gm-coppolella-permanently-banned-by-mlb/

They are the perfect fit and the contract wouldn’t hurt either. But is Jerry going to jump from $75 million to potentially $250+ million? I’ll believe it when I see it…

Matt Shaw, the guy I was hoping the Sox would look into trading for this past offseason, is already having a good start to the season with his bat and hasn’t been bad in his transition to RF. Also, one of the Cubs top prospects (Kevin Alcántara) is currently killing the ball at AAA Iowa and he plays all outfield spots. After their recent spending splurge this past offseason, along with Shaw/Alcantara around to replace Suzuki, and Busch not being a free agent until 2030, I really don’t see them going after Mune with what his price will ultimately be. My money is still on the Dodgers because they seem to have an endless supply of it and LA is the place to be for Japanese players. They can ditch both Freeman and Muncy contractually once Mune hits free agency.

Yes, I know Baseball America is legitimate… when it comes to discussing prospects. But this article is just some dude guessing at potential trades. Like I said, he calls them “trade possibilities” and it’s obvious speculation made up out of thin air if you read the entire article. I can’t post the entire excerpt here because it is a paid article, but it’s not very difficult to figure out how to remove a paywall for free if you want to waste your time reading this BS. So once again, I just wanted to inform people that this isn’t really a “trade rumor” as you titled the thread, with legitimate source(s) attached to it. It’s just some dude throwing s%*# at the wall.

Looking back at that move, it looks even more pathetic now. The Sox were so cheap, they took an unfinished draft pick that was an obvious 1B at best and called him up to play the outfield, where he had no hope of being good defensively.

These are not legitimate trade rumors. This is just garbage trade speculation. They actually call them “trade possibilities”. 🤣 “Here are two (of the many) trade possibilities we could possibly see in 2026. 1. White Sox trade Munetaka Murakami and cash considerations to the Diamondbacks for Ryan Waldschmidt & David Hagaman“

The Cubs could afford him but I am sure they are done splurging after signing Bregman and extending PCA and Hoerner. Besides, Busch while not having a good season thus far is fine at 1B and he isn’t a free agent until 2030. If the Cubs spend money going forward, it will likely be on their rotation.

Unless Mune has no confidence in his ability, which he obviously does, where is his incentive to accept any sort of early extension and not take this to free agency? It’s not like he won’t be a free agent for years.

This is gonna suck fretting over. I wish there was simply no doubt who the guy to take at #1 is.

PCA with an RBI single and a walk today. After a putrid start to his season, his line is now up to: .248 .316 .390 .706 Cubs win their ninth game in a row. They are now 26-12, currently tied with the Yankees and Braves for best record in the MLB. When will their pitching injuries catch up with them?

Still sad to look at that 2019 draft… 1.) Adley Rutschman 2.) Bobby Witt Jr. 3.) Andrew Vaughn

Wow.

They’d rather get Leasure back on track in the minors. I’m sure they just see Bido as a guy they can use his arm up in junk time and cut him loose whenever they want for a fresh arm.

Seems like the Sox have zero faith in Leasure. Probably should have dealt him during the offseason after a somewhat decent season.

Agreed. Quero isn’t helping the team or himself right now. Let him get back his confidence in AAA. Stick with Romo as the starter and call up Lee as backup. Reassess when Teal is finally healthy. I haven’t paid enough attention to how he looks but did Quero really gain a decent amount of weight this offseason? I think you are the second poster to say this.

Yep, it sucks. It would have been risky but I wonder what kind of money Mune was initially looking for on a long-term deal before he settled for the 2-year deal? MLBTradeRumors.com’s 8-year, $180 million dollar offseason projection on a long-term contract would look amazing right now. $22.5 million AAV until Mune turns 34, before he gets too old? That would have been a nice deal.

Don’t be a Panican!!!!!!1

Hopefully that is not the case. Although the Romo pickup could be huge if it is. In any case, Quero probably needs to go down regardless. Give Romo a shot as starter and call up Lee to back him up.

Agreed. The Sox seem to treat their injuries like hockey teams would. Like they are at a disadvantage if they give out too much information on an injury.