8 hours ago, Autumn Dreamin said:

Keller and other Sox scouts in attendance

Kaima Taira. Position: Pitcher. Bats: Left • Throws: Right. 5-8, 209lb (173cm, 94kg). Born: November 15, 1999

That would be the shortest MLB starter since Marcus Stroman at 5'7".

10 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

Recent slump has knocked $30-40 million off a long term deal unless he can get that OPS back near 900 or higher.

I doubt Murakamis price has dropped despite his numbers tanking since the injury, he's still gonna get 150m+ from someone. I'm not sure that's a wise move tbh, I definitely don't extend him right now, I would wait until at least August next year to see where his numbers are

9 minutes ago, joejoesox said:

I doubt Murakamis price has dropped despite his numbers tanking since the injury, he's still gonna get 150m+ from someone. I'm not sure that's a wise move tbh, I definitely don't extend him right now, I would wait until at least August next year to see where his numbers are

He's probably lower in value than Nick Kurtz would be signing a long term extension for right now.

I was thinking closer to $250 million getting chopped down.

The struggles of Guerrero Jr. and Devers also highlight dangers of signing corner players whose value is predominantly based on offense.

Jordan Alvarez seems to be the one major exception to the rule, along with Ohtani.