Saturday at 04:22 AM3 days Figured the main Mune thread could get a new title.Dude is bonkers. Ishbia should strong arm Reinsdorf in whatever capacity he can, because a Japanese superstar would be an amazing team asset to have when opening a new stadium.
Saturday at 04:32 AM3 days 9 minutes ago, Quin said:Figured the main Mune thread could get a new title.Dude is bonkers. Ishbia should strong arm Reinsdorf in whatever capacity he can, because a Japanese superstar would be an amazing team asset to have when opening a new stadium.If he keeps going at this rate, what is he worth? Vlad Jr. is probably the best comp. Good luck, Jerry.Juan Soto (Mets): $765 million (15 years, signed 2024)Shohei Ohtani (Dodgers): $700 million (10 years, signed 2023)Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (Blue Jays): $500 million (14 years, signed 2025)Mike Trout (Angels): $426.5 million (12 years, signed 2019)Mookie Betts (Dodgers): $365 million (12 years, signed 2020) Edited Saturday at 04:37 AM3 days by WhiteSox2023
Saturday at 01:03 PM3 days Ohtani, Trout and Betts all had 10 WAR seasons before they signed those contracts
Saturday at 01:13 PM3 days 10 minutes ago, 46DidIt said:Ohtani, Trout and Betts all had 10 WAR seasons before they signed those contractsBest to look and compare to 1B/DH contracts…
Saturday at 01:17 PM2 days spotrac.com1st Base ContractsA real-time, sortable list of 1st base contracts including total value, guaranteed money, and complete salary breakdowns.Bryant (3B), Olson, Freeman, Alonso, Naylor, Contreras…Vladdy and Harper (RF) set the market here.Then there’s Schwarber and Yordan Alvarez. Edited Saturday at 01:19 PM2 days by caulfield12
Saturday at 02:59 PM2 days 1 hour ago, caulfield12 said:Best to look and compare to 1B/DH contracts…Guerrero might be comparable, but that seems like a crazy contract to me to begin with. Could easily see him bottoming out for the last ten years of that. Alonso and Schwarber each around 33.5+ per year on shorter deals
Saturday at 03:31 PM2 days 2 hours ago, 46DidIt said:Ohtani, Trout and Betts all had 10 WAR seasons before they signed those contractsVlad Jr. peaked at around 6 WAR and signed his $500 million deal last year. Edited Saturday at 03:42 PM2 days by WhiteSox2023
Saturday at 03:33 PM2 days 34 minutes ago, 46DidIt said:Guerrero might be comparable, but that seems like a crazy contract to me to begin with. Could easily see him bottoming out for the last ten years of that. Alonso and Schwarber each around 33.5+ per year on shorter dealsYeah, because they are older. Vlad Jr. got paid so much due to youth and potential, but yeah, will likely bottom out on that massive deal.You are comparing a 26/27 year old to Schwarber who signed an extension in December at age 32 and Alonso who signed with Baltimore at age 31. Edited Saturday at 03:49 PM2 days by WhiteSox2023
Saturday at 03:51 PM2 days 13 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:Yeah, because they are older. I wonder why Vlad Jr. got paid so much… youth and potential.You are comparing a 26/27 year old to Schwarber who signed an extension in December at age 32 and Alonso who signed with Baltimore at age 31. Those aren’t really good comparisons.Ohtani doesn’t make sense either because of his unicorn-dual use status.Kyle Tucker plays RF and at least had a history of being a high level outfield defender.Jose Abreu with more pop and a lower batting average also comes to mind.but seems his fast start has Jose Abreu 2014/Carlos Quentin 2008 being bypassed, lolSoto is a bat first outfielder but that still has a lot more fWAR valueAnd of course on the Southside you have Konerko and post MVP level Frank Thomas…that incredible run of hitting was 1990-1997-98 or thereabouts.David Ortiz would be another decent comp…imo Edited Saturday at 03:52 PM2 days by caulfield12
Saturday at 04:02 PM2 days 11 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:Ohtani doesn’t make sense either because of his unicorn-dual use status.Kyle Tucker plays RF and at least had a history of being a high level outfield defender.Jose Abreu with more pop and a lower batting average also comes to mind.but seems his fast start has Jose Abreu 2014/Carlos Quentin 2008 being bypassed, lolSoto is a bat first outfielder but that still has a lot more fWAR valueAnd of course on the Southside you have Konerko and post MVP level Frank Thomas…that incredible run of hitting was 1990-1997-98 or thereabouts.David Ortiz would be another decent comp…imoI’m guessing $300 million on the low end if he keeps this up, primarily due to his age and potential. Edited Saturday at 04:08 PM2 days by WhiteSox2023
Saturday at 04:40 PM2 days 12 hours ago, Quin said:Figured the main Mune thread could get a new title.Dude is bonkers. Ishbia should strong arm Reinsdorf in whatever capacity he can, because a Japanese superstar would be an amazing team asset to have when opening a new stadium.Sox should definitely extend him (imo), but overpaying right now wouldn't be the best thing for a 1b/dh. I have no problem with them waiting until after this year or next year, at least they would have a better idea of what he really is, vs extrapolating from 26 game sample
Saturday at 07:00 PM2 days I've seen a little chatter about NYY potentially going for a Ben Rice extension. Could provide another possible comp if they do.
Saturday at 07:51 PM2 days Ben Rice, a 12th round pick in the 2021 MLB draft (#363 overall), and ...www.reddit.com › comments › ben_rice...Apr 2, 2026 · I'd give both Rice and Schlittler a PCA or Roman Anthony type of contract extension now. If they play up to their potential you'll have to...
Saturday at 08:33 PM2 days 5 hours ago, WhiteSox2023 said:Yeah, because they are older. Vlad Jr. got paid so much due to youth and potential, but yeah, will likely bottom out on that massive deal.You are comparing a 26/27 year old to Schwarber who signed an extension in December at age 32 and Alonso who signed with Baltimore at age 31.The only comparison I made was t9 Guerrero. Reading comprehension
Saturday at 09:03 PM2 days 29 minutes ago, 46DidIt said:The only comparison I made was t9 Guerrero. Reading comprehensionSo you just randomly brought up Alonso and Schwarber’s contracts in the same post for no reason at all? Scattered unrelated thoughts. Edited Saturday at 09:04 PM2 days by WhiteSox2023
Saturday at 09:07 PM2 days 16 hours ago, Quin said:Figured the main Mune thread could get a new title.Dude is bonkers. Ishbia should strong arm Reinsdorf in whatever capacity he can, because a Japanese superstar would be an amazing team asset to have when opening a new stadium.maybe O'Hare gets a direct flight to Tokyo. get it done, man on the mune.
Saturday at 11:00 PM2 days 1 hour ago, nrockway said:maybe O'Hare gets a direct flight to Tokyo. get it done, man on the mune.Don't they already have direct flights from ORD to Tokyo?https://www.flightsfrom.com/ORD-HND
Sunday at 12:25 AM2 days On 4/24/2026 at 1:48 PM, Autumn Dreamin said:Fun read. Obviously some of it is the affability of Mune himself, but in addition to the on field stuff it's been great to watch how comfortably he seems to have settled in even after missing some time with the team for the WBC.I would extend him 5 years x $40M.
Sunday at 12:33 AM2 days https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KumamotoHometown, at least where he went to high schoolfar southernmost region of Japan99% sure he's not married, probably maintain residence in Tokyo as well because of time with the Swallows
Sunday at 12:34 AM2 days 9 minutes ago, pcq said:I would extend him 5 years x $40M.Deferred? big thing to do now is massive signing bonus and then pushing the majority of the contract somewhere into the Ishbian future
Sunday at 12:43 AM2 days 8 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:Deferred? big thing to do now is massive signing bonus and then pushing the majority of the contract somewhere into the Ishbian futureYou can also do annual signing bonuses, which is how most of Vlad Jr's deal is paid. Probably mostly to minimize his personal tax hit though.
Sunday at 04:44 AM2 days 4 hours ago, caulfield12 said:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KumamotoHometown, at least where he went to high schoolfar southernmost region of Japan99% sure he's not married, probably maintain residence in Tokyo as well because of time with the SwallowsSo, he's a born and raised South Sider!
Sunday at 05:32 AM2 days Jerry was probably dry-heaving when he signed off on Benintendi’s 5/$75 million contract. 🤣It will be interesting to see what he does with Murakami. Edited Sunday at 05:32 AM2 days by WhiteSox2023
Sunday at 06:12 AM2 days 1 hour ago, 77 Hitmen said:So, he's a born and raised South Sider!Okinawa would be that technically...but why not?
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