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Rob Refsnyder to Mariners $6.25-6.5 million (incentives) big salary jump

Top 30 mlb hats in Japan Yankees Dodgers Padres White Sox Red Sox Tigers Mets Braves A's Giants Mariners (former team of Japan) Blue Jays Phillies Astros Nats Cubs Angels (was near top with Ohtani) Rangers Five West Coast teams in Top 11 (tv times much better aligned) No Cubs near top Old English dark classics NYY CHW DET

For the last 4-5 days, we have seen a mountain of statistical evidence presented by basically every expert and analyst about why Murakami MIGHT fail. In all likelihood, if the Rays Guardians Brewers announced this deal, everyone would probably be calling them geniuses. So hopefully, Getz and Rodriguez are right on this call. That said, the first $100+ million free agent in Sox history and next year's draft will be exponentially more important for the future of the franchise. This was almost more of a marketing gimmick...one Sox fans haven't seen since Albert Belle was signed. https://www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/whats-next-how-will-npb-star-munetaka-murakamis-power-translate-white-sox-mlb&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjqz9_WwtKRAxUhHjQIHRb5ABUQ0PADegQICBAD&usg=AOvVaw3Va1kqD_-u41gpGsudJkX6

Miller cost the #1/2 prospect in all of baseball, though. No way they can afford to trade away their #1 pick next summer.

The rest of the world still doesn't know the White Sox are coming...not until they are at least out of fifth place. That said, purely from a marketing perspective, this was the best possible allocation of $34 million by far. If they were really trying to compete, though...Imai would be getting $130-$200 million. Which is the same amount of $$$ they were willing to spend on Masahiro Tanaka over a decade ago.

A's have a handshake agreement to increase payroll to at least $100 million for revenue sharing exception.

Too early to count on Berroa after TJS. Let's see how his stuff bounces back first. 2-3 years ago, Walker Buehler and Dustin May looked pretty darned great, too.

Try fixing Raiders Dolphins Browns...especially the latter two. $99 million cap hit with Tua. Browns are determined to have D.Watson on roster next year. And only Moore/Mendoza at top of most draft boards.

Mets going all 2023/24 White Sox, excising almost all of their veteran leader core in terms of position players except for Lindor and Soto...who supposedly detest or even hate each other. Maybe it's Magglio CLee and Valentin out in 2004 for the Sox and restructuring around Lindor/Soto with young pitching and all that freed up $$$.

Want to compete? Robert in 2023 form and the Murakami of that first half of his historic NPB career. It's going to take a lot more than a #2/3 veteran added to the rotrotation. Smith and Schultz...at least one of them, has to be pretty darned close to great or at least very good. Same with Braden. 3-5 fWAR level. Let's not forget that Chase Meidroth is projected to lead the team in a decent number of projection models.

Royals a couple of years ago. 106 losses to playoffs...but that required a boatload of FA signings and career years from Witt Jr. and Perez.

JR must have been confused between the Brooklyn Dodgers/Rickey signing Robinson/Clemente and the LAD signing Ohtani/Matsumoto/Sasaki. Well at least he knew who Shohei was because he "joked" derisively about never signing him and got scolded by Manfred.

Star power. Charisma. 25. Confidence. But not quite cockiness. Self assured. Big personality. WBC warrior. Perfect leader to go along with Teel, Colson, Braden and Roch Cholowsky. Finally this team is building an identity in Chicago after three years of dystopian wasteland. Let’s f’n go!!! If that doesn’t fire you up, watch Sisu 1 and Sisu 2: Road to Revenge

The Dodgers already have Golden from KPop Demon Hunters This should be the 2026 White Sox song…no more AC-DC, lol

Would be great if they could bring Tadahito over for part of Spring Training…. Gene Honda…”infamous 2005 World Series team” Oops. Getz could have done a better job articulating the team’s ultimate strategic vision in embracing Japan/Asia, but he has some time to reflect further and get to work on it.

https://youtu.be/NRxPxJV20ZI?si=OMwMS31xVI-xz7K4 Part 2

Nothing on CHSN website. Christmas short staffed?

Interesting no #5 jersey for Christmas sales but the professional tailored suit look. Looks like his weight is down.

I think it was more about the similar salary levels and the brighter spotlight of the NY media on the two teams, in comparison to Chicago, that actually fields a competitive NFL team these days but has largely forgotten the White Sox.

Cutting into that $1 million signing bonus already. He was making $4.5-5 million for Yakult and at least doubling that with endorsements.

https://www.mlb.com/whitesox/news/next-wave-of-white-sox-prospects-nearly-ready-for-majors?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage We get a puff piece on Sox prospects (no Braden early in the season confirmed) and nothing on MLB Network but a David Wells no hitter rebroadcast.

Probably a lot more coverage in Japan even at 2 am in the morning... Weird not to have on the Sox website.

https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DnDIm8EBNwEM&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiYsZmzwNGRAxVJIkQIHcOqGYUQFnoECAsQAQ&usg=AOvVaw3ye749KOw0AwwDf4I9ENz6

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/penn-state-baseball-signs-one-of-the-top-arms-in-japan-for-2027/ar-AA1SPAWJ?ocid=BingNewsSerp Not even sure where this goes....we don't have a 2027 draft thread (yet) Genai Sado already has first round buzz around him, including headline stories at mob and baseballamerica. Also, the A's gave $1.5 million to a Japanese two way prep prospects who held his own in the Arizona Complex League

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/10/previewing-the-2025-26-free-agent-class-corner-outfield.html Andujar Conforto Grichuk Hays Kepler Marte Refsnyder Winker Bader's going to be over $10 million