Chicago White Sox

Is the issue his fundamentals or is he just spacey? The Sox certainly don’t deserve the benefit of the doubt, but not everything is necessarily their fault.

No one ever ripped Marcus Semien for his plate discipline…dude rocked like a .400 OBP in the minors. Defense was certainly questioned, obviously prematurely in hindsight.

Never said no one was in on him, just said no one is publicly linked to him yet. If a Yankees were in the mix, that s%*# would be leaked so hard to drive up the price. It’s a very promising sign of where his market stands.

I provided eight pieces of evidence. This is eerily similar to when we signed Abreu years back. People were doubtful back then despite all the supporting points that showed we were a serious threat for Jose. Looks like history is going to repeat itself by Monday.

lol…doubters grasping at straws trying to convince themselves Murakami is heading elsewhere. Unfortunately for them Christmas will be coming early this year in Tokyo & Chicago.

That’s literally nothing but speculation

Imagine this lineup next year: Meidroth, 2B Teel, CA* Montgomery, SS* Robert, CF Murakami, 1B* Vargas, 3B Benintendi, LF* Quero, DH# Baldwin, RF# You might get 120 HRs out of the #3 to #5 spots!

Let’s get pumped!

Unfortunately I don’t drink while I’m rosterbating. As such, my posts on Murakami reflect very pure & highly objective thoughts based on countless hours of research & analysis. The evidence of Murakami signing with the Sox by Monday is clear: Getz has stated they have a big need for a LH corner infielder The Sox have financial flexibility given little payroll committed to next year’s roster and what should be a moderate increase YoY due to the new TV deal The Sox have zero long term commitments and new mega rich owner coming into the fold in four years The Sox have recently hired their first ever Japanese scout Very few big market teams have a need for a 1B at this time and concerns with his bat (see below) make him a harder sell as a DH Murakami has enough warts with the bat (primarily K rate) to scare off teams that need a higher degree of certainty and will likely shrink his market some Two safer 1B options are still available to contenders in O’Hearn & Okamoto and will come much cheaper He must make a decision by Monday and none of the big money clubs have been linked to him yet directly As you can see above, the evidence that Murakami signs with the White Sox is exhaustive and we should start getting very excited this is happening.

Thanks…guessing Ellard retired to avoid any awkward moments with Murakami over numbers.

Sosa’s future with the team all comes down to where can he play on the field. As a 1B / DH, he doesn’t hit RHP well enough to be an everyday guy. As a 2B, that 101% wRC+ in the 2H against RHP would work just fine if paired with solid defense. For now, I see him as a bench piece you get into the lineup against LHP but who can also serve as a nice everyday fill-in somewhere in the event of injury. That could change with a little improvement in his BB rate or 2B defense. Until then, I’d have Meidroth be the primary 2B and give him a chance to fully prove himself before Antonacci forces his way into the infield mix. Full Season: Total: 100 wRC+ | 3.3% BB rate | 23.3% K Rate | .170 ISO | .309 BABIP vs. LHP: 103 wRC+ | 2.9% BB rate | 20.7% K rate | .164 ISO | .317 BABIP vs. RHP: 98 wRC+ | 3.5% BB rate | 24.3% K rate | .172 ISO | .306 BABIP Second Half: Total: 106 wRC+ | 3.7% BB rate | 23.5% K Rate | .203 ISO | .284 BABIP vs. LHP: 121 wRC+ | 2.9% BB rate | 17.4% K rate | .231 ISO | .280 BABIP vs. RHP: 101 wRC+ | 4.0% BB rate | 25.3% K rate | .194 ISO | .285 BABIP

Think I’m going to order my son a custom made Murakami White Sox jersey for Christmas and do so today. Just can’t risk this gets announced Monday and the site can’t make & ship in time. That jersey needs to be under the Christmas tree come hell and high water.

I’m just repeating what your link says…did you read your links?

That’s supposedly based on a 24 pitch sample this year and he was at .324 in the year before when he played a full season

Yes it was

I mean, that Ohtani guy has been pretty good

You have ruled every team but the White Sox…it has to be them at this point right? We didn’t hire our first ever scout to sign fucking Kay.

So you think we sign Murakami now?

Chase is certainly one guys that fits the narrative, but so is Antonacci and I still think one of them could end up the everyday 2B for a period of time.

He might end up being a disaster, but the power potential is insane with Murakami and proven power hitters aren’t going to come cheap. Also, Getz has added a ton of high OBP players to the org that would slot in nicely around him & Colson.

Why trade Marte to add Bergman?

There is no other solution. At some point small market fans will just lose interest and the sport will gradually die.

Out of curiosity, which teams are an actual threat for Murakami? Of the high spending teams, maybe the Red Sox? Most of the other ones are already locked in at 1B. Maybe there is a second tier team that is desperate for a 1B upgrade, but the market for a big name 1B addition looks soft right now. Again, it very much reminds of the situation when we got Abrue.

Everything I have seen has Murakami getting a lot more than Okamoto.

Different type of hitter, but lots of similarities to when we signed Abreu. With the high K rate, I assumed he’d be too risky of a signing for us, but maybe that scares off a few teams and most of the big market teams have 1B in place right that might limit his market? At minimum, it would add a fuckton of excitement for the franchise.