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"Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic writes that the A’s proposed a four-year deal to HaSeong Kim, $48MM total. It’s unclear if that would have included any opt-out opportunities, though it seems safe to assume they wouldn’t have risked a four-year commitment that allowed him to opt out after just one season. The A’s have a franchise shortstop in Jacob Wilson but are looking for second and/or third base help." mlbtraderumors.com At least it's a somewhat intriguing bargain rate offer. Kim betting here that he can earn a lot more than $28 million over the next three seasons after one year with ATL, presumably at SS.

There's no way to get anything besides the equivalent of Brayan Ramos OR Oscar Colas at their high points. #80-120 prospects at their high points. And that's likely sending along $8-10 million. Just for taking his contract on, you're lucky to get a subscription to Netflix for one year out of it. Not to mention the price to fully insure the contract on top of that, adding another $2-3...of Lloyd's of London will even take that on that kind of risk. If a compensation pick was out there in the 30s to add into the current draft pool pot, that's probably more valuable and even buys Getz more time if he takes a prep player.

Not all of them, because parts of reddit are getting blocked by the Chinese firewall AND even my VPN, so I can only see the headline was a discussion of his hitting against velocity. Which I assumed would provide useful information germane to the topic. That said...there's already a huge discrepancy between his age 20-23 numbers and his productivity over the last what is essentially 1.25 seasons. A lot of posts in general are therefore instead focusing on his WBC numbers. But that's also out of date and limited. Which finally doubles back to the one Sox scout in country making a determination. That and the fact he's still going to end up with a deal bigger than Benintendi or Grandal.

Is that really possible in roughly 2 months of NPB at bats this year? That's the equivalent of let's say just 1.5 games head to head against Matsumoto.

One social media post that went viral suggested he batted just .095 last year in NPB action against pitches of 93 MPH or higher. For context, the average fastball velocity in Major League Baseball sits around 94 MPH. https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/1ougnu9/has_anyone_else_seen_the_data_on_munetaka/&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjOwtWzzMORAxV2FjQIHYDdBE8QFnoECAkQAg&usg=AOvVaw0lTCrur9CejA8TYPwGUkhq

And he's anywhere from $40-80 million depending on years/including posting fees. The biggest problem there is age...you're looking at a 31 year old 1B in 2028, with significant concerns about bat speed drop offs. Ichiro and Ohtani are unicorns. There are very few examples of DH types from Japan turning out well in their 30s...Hideki Matsui I guess. Seiya Suzuki has held up pretty well so far. Yoshida with Boston is the expensive counter point.

"MLB Trade Rumors says Murakami might get an eight-year, $180 million deal. That's an AAV of $22.5 million, which the Cubs could easily afford and still stay under the first luxury tax level. Also, since Murakami was posted Nov. 7, his posting window ends at 4 p.m. Dec. 22, next Monday." Crazy amount of variance here...anywhere from $80-180 million is quite unusual, but the floor/ceiling arguments are similar. Classic boom/bust power hitter. Japanese Babe Ruth or the hitting equivalent of Hideki Irabu.

And Foster Griffin's also off the board, too. Who still needs a 1B/DH? Or can afford for him to set an errors record at 3B? Which would put even more pressure on his offense...

Just negotiating/posturing. Saying he doesn't have to go into the season with Robert, they have viable alternatives that are much cheaper to fill out the veteran-heavy roster. Also needs to address catching situation if Realmuto leaves.

You can't do a relegation approach like EPL because many of the AAA clubs have the exact same private equity ownership group. It would just end in collusion. And another aspect is some of the major league clubs also own their own minor league affiliates...although that's more in the case of A teams, some connected to their spring training facilities. So that's also a case of protecting players from injury by maintaining professional standards, too. Fantasy Leagues have their Toilet Bowl at the end of the season...would that embarrass any of the cheap owners at this point? Seperate playoffs for teams under $150 in payroll? Maybe against the best Japanese and Korean teams? But that just dilutes the WBC concept. NBA and WNBA have in season Commissioner's cup mini competitions like Knicks/Spurs tonight.

Nope...but it is really quiet on him considering less than ten days to go now. Seattle was the choice before Naylor. Would have to DH there. Suarez didn't make much of an impression. SFG are always a possibility, but they already have Eskridge. Padres might go after Okamoto, but Murakami out of their price range. LAD blocked by Muncy Freeman Ohtani. Did the White Sox even contact Okamoto's agency/representation?

Murakami would quadruple or quintuple the Sox media coverage...adding on the fawning Japanese press corps who already has their Chicago contingent due to the presence of Seiya and Imanaga on the Northside. Might as well add Okamoto or Imai too, lol.

Personality conflicts with teammates/character issues/my stats come first guy. Bregman the antithesis. Supposedly.

Feels like Getz might just be searching for an off ramp to save face. Getting back a draft pick buys him a lot more time, without having the immediate pressure of an acquisition to actually perform well and help get the Sox to 70-75. 2027 will be defined by labor unrest settled/new rules to decipher/waiting on arrival of 2026 draft pick/s That 2027-28 off season will be Getz's fifth, and only then MAYBE a competitive team.

Houser at 2/$22 demonstrates how strong the market still is for starting pitching. But don't think the Dodgers are exactly quaking in their boots over this move from Posey. Recently Valdez buzz has really fallen off and ... Now attention's focused on Murakami Okamoto and Imai due to their signing deadlines...pretty sure Imai is around January 8th.

Cleveland might have to deal Kwan because he's getting more expensive AND has a lot of value to other teams. They'd have to get at least $8-10 million back for it to make sense to them. And KC just committed $50+ million to a Maikel Garcia extension. Even they would need $5-6 million subsidy in all likelihood. Plus JR doesn't exactly love helping divisional foes...also see those opponents more often as opponents, which could end more embarrassing if he suddenly reverts back to 2023 Robert somehow.

https://www.sportsmockery.com/chicago-white-sox/intriguing-opportunity-has-developed-for-the-white-sox/

MLBTR’s Steve Adams reported yesterday that Foster Griffin has spoken to eight different teams with varying interest levels in his services, while MLBNetwork’s Jon Morosi added that a deal could come together soon for Griffin. Which team will land the intriguing lefty?

I read all the reports when he was with SD...if they really believed he was their CFer of the future and not a corner guy, they likely wouldn't have traded him, because they weren't yet sure Jackson Merrill would succeed in CF yet. During that time frame, CF play was being measure against guys like Grisham and Margot. "Zavala shows good defensive instincts and a solid-average arm in center field, though his speed likely fits best in a corner." baseballamerica.com And also concerns that he was going to continue to fill out/put on weight and that would work against his ending up in CF as well.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/12/angels-re-sign-yolmer-sanchez-to-minor-league-deal.html Gatorade coolers rejoice.

That's where you find Dallas-Arlington-Ft.Worth in the in-between zone of large and mid markets for baseball (#8-12)...impossible to imagine them anything but Big with a capital B for football though.

How is Kansas City in any sense not a small market franchise for football? What is the differentiator? Nashville KC and Cincy would be at or near the bottom...in the 20's. Buffalo's success would never impossible in MLB. Ofc thru also wouldn't be opening one of the best baseball stadiums, either, with Pegula/Rich money. Also hard to consider CLE as mid market IMO. They too are getting a shiny new fb stadium eventually. 37 Milwaukee 922K PACKERS 40 Las Vegas 834K RAIDERS 43 Jacksonville 757K JAGUARS 50 New Orleans 664K SAINTS 54 Buffalo, NY 613K

How do you account for it being impossible for the Tigers to keep Skubal, the Pirates to keep Skenes, the Rays to keep any players over $10 million, etc.? They need to have something like a franchise tag. Which would be anti player movement, as well as limits or controls on international free agents 25 or older. The owners definitely have to allow for a $100-125 million payroll floor. In return, lesser tax penalties for higher payrolls, but forcing those top market teams to share/split more of their local broadcasting revenues. You can’t have teams with billion dollar media deals and the bottom 10-12 teams all earning $20 million per year or less.

He's a CFer in the same way Braden Montgomery is.... And he has to hit much much better on a consistent basis over 4+ months at AA to be even considered as a viable option. https://worldbaseball.com/npb-the-top-15-position-players-entering-the-2025-seaons/ The best Japanese outfielder remaining in Kensuke Kondoh, but he's 32 already and needs to come to the US as quickly as possible if he's ever going to try. No later than 2027.

We're probably 7 months away from drafting an NCAA CFer in the second or third round with a 2028-29 timeline...