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https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/what-happened-with-munetaka-murakami-how-did-a-player-projected-for-a-9-figure-deal-end-up-with-34-million-212938881.html More articles in one week than OHearn his entire career. Thought the joke comparing this with the Joc Pederson FA deal last year was pretty on target considering how often he was linked to the Sox in the last 5-7 years.

Sox scout Takahashi signs...Takahasi? Well, we've only been stressing this for about give years now. Better late than never, I guess.

If the Reds do trade Hunter Greene, they won’t be able to afford to jettison young pitching unless they get more back. But they really are missing one more impactful middle of the order hitter.

This thread started before 2025…fwiw.

https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/the-starting-pitching-market-has-been-particularly-slow-this-offseason-whats-the-deal-015357345.html

Cubs and Yankees both seem to be out on Tatsuya Imai Leaves SFG AZ SD A's NYM Phillies Orioles Braves

If the choice was him or Pereira/Hill?

Isn't that because they were concerned with his total innings jump, just like Crochet the previous year down the stretch? He went from 90 to 146...so they probably capped him at around 150. And also using LHP reliever openers against LHB dominant 1-6 hitters?

Or Refsnyder's deal...pure platoon guy.

Surprised by the relatively low rating for Braden. Too much focus on a limited number of AA at bats. Going up two full levels in one season after not appearing the summer before due to injury should be viewed as a complete positive. Schultz was the top ranked LHP prospect in baseball a year ago. Hope he does better than the likes of Rauch and Kopech with those high accolades.

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/pirates-tied-kazuma-okamoto-mlb-171155977.html Pirates still looking to add Okamoto Red Sox and Jays in the mix

He was already fading in August/September.

So you prefer the rotating DH? What is Sosa actually worth on the trade market? Somewhere between peak Christopher Morel and the Morel of 2024-25?

At least Baldwin is listed over Pereira...

Interest will definitely increase after the Murakami signing. AL Central likely has had the fewest Japanese players over time.

Might be Hays at this point. Bader but likely too high based on 2025...CF ability and strong numbers second half. Miguel Andujar, if they limit his outfield play, has some quietly surprising numbers.

Wong has zero to do with talent identification. Purely a finance/contracts guy.

Tokyo isn't that bad at all. Favorite Disneyland for comfort level. Studio Ghibli Amusement Park (Aichi) and Ichiro Suzuki museum run by his parents in Nagoya. Only issue was figuring out the incredibly complex shinkasen/high speed and then subway and slower trains JR Line etc. interfaces. Now Osaka and Kyoto...oppressive and overcrowded. And Okinawa has pretty amazing weather in mid-November when it's not rainy season. Shorts and flip flops nearly every day.

Too much. Thought they might get Okamoto instead...who could be SD bound.

They don't really honor that system at rush hour. That said, the South Korean bathroom hidden cameras and paparazzi scandals with celebs, along with oppressive school bullying and relentless academic pressure is quite something. Japan does have that just weird/bizarre factor, a lot of it reflected in anime/manga/cosplay.

Bader will get over $10 million.

Can't have a bench without a SS.

Pitched well against the Rays. No RS in 4 outings covering 7 2/3 IP. Good recommendation by Carlos Rodriguez/East Coast scouts.

Just depends how much of that overhanging debt situation has been cleared. In Minnesota, the three minority groups added recently were given a 20% share in the team @ $1.75 billion valuation (arguably $150 million too high) in exchange for $500 million to clear/cancel all their debts since 2020 and get back to even.

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly spiked the football and said the move shows her that Kansas is ready to play on the country's big stage. “Today we are announcing an agreement to bring our beloved Kansas City Chiefs right here to Kansas," she told reporters in Topeka. "For the rest of the nation, I say take heed. Kansas is not a flyover state. We are a touchdown state.” SIGH. Politicians.