He's going to be the first guy they give 100 million.

7 minutes ago, PaleAleSox said:

He's going to be the first guy they give 100 million.

While the cynic in me is asking, "who's the 'they' in this scenario?," I hope so.

He's a draw, and he's expanding our market.

12 minutes ago, PaleAleSox said:

He's going to be the first guy they give 100 million.

He’ll be the third player they offer over $100 million dollars to (Machado and Wheeler?), with another team ultimately signing him to a larger contract.

Edited Saturday at 12:28 AM3 days by WhiteSox2023

3 hours ago, southsider2k5 said:

He fans like he is getting paid for it.

11 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

Cringey when he talks about the state of White Sox fandom because he crashes the parking lot tailgates before the games. Just don’t get caught eating a Poleesh on air, Schriffen-dawg…

Just now, WhiteSox2023 said:

Cringey when he talks about the state of White Sox fandom because he crashes the parking lot tailgates before the games. Just don’t get caught eating a Poleesh on air, Schriffen-dawg…

can you imagine how insufferable he'd get if the Sox reach .500 this month?

1 minute ago, chitownsportsfan said:

can you imagine how insufferable he'd get if the Sox reach .500 this month?

Considering he was basically acting like the Sox were the greatest team ever when they were setting the loss record, I can only assume he will start talking about the team as a WS contender.

9 minutes ago, chitownsportsfan said:

can you imagine how insufferable he'd get if the Sox reach .500 this month?

Me, or Schriff?

Shingo Takatsu on the Japanese broadcast of Sox Padres

He's also been pretty active in Sox outreach/representation efforts in Japan for at least a couple months now:

I just got a voice in my head of Jim Ross screaming, “Oh mah gawd, it’s the frisbee, THE FRISBEE!!!”

2 hours ago, chitownsportsfan said:

can you imagine how insufferable he'd get if the Sox reach .500 this month?

For some odd reason, yes. Yes I can.

Interesting little watch on Kenzo's role getting scouting reports and such to Mune

40 minutes ago, Autumn Dreamin said:

doesn't have the hipster hair

Pretty good company

Jon Greenberg for The Athletic

White Sox general manager Chris Getz and agent Casey Close are both former Michigan baseball players, and several of Close’s clients are in the Sox organization, so it’s not unusual for them to keep in touch during a baseball season.

But Getz found himself texting Close more than usual at the end of March. He knew he was giving stalker vibes.

“I said, I promise you that I won’t text you every single day for this season, but if he is going to hit a home run every single day, I will be texting you,” Getz said with a laugh.

“He” is Munetaka Murakami, Close’s client, who signed a surprise two-year, $34 million deal with Getz’s White Sox in the offseason. [...]

I stood around the team store during two recent games and saw fans flock to the shelves of Murakami shirts, which spell his name in English and Kanji. White Sox chief revenue and marketing officer Brooks Boyer said there’s been about a 60/40 split in fans buying his jersey in English and Japanese. The important thing is they’re buying them.

“This has been kind of unprecedented territory,” Boyer said. “His jersey is outselling the rest of the team combined, kind of as you’d expect.”

During Murakami’s most recent homer binge, Boyer was in Japan for the third time this year on White Sox business, this time talking to Japanese travel agencies. The Sox are hosting Shohei Ohtani’s Dodgers in the second week of June, and there is going to be an influx of Japanese tourists heading to Rate Field.

Boyer is working on some deals with Japanese companies, and a Murakami bobblehead night should be announced soon. The Sox’s marketing department has been hustling in recent years, churning out milkshakes and Pope hats. Now they not only have a player to market, but also a team that isn’t bad. [...]

Now, the only question people are asking about him in Chicago is: Can the Sox sign him to an extension? [...]

“At this point, everything’s on the table,” Getz said. “But we’ve also done a great job in getting him comfortable here, allowing him just to go play. So why would I want to change any of that right now? Just like he’s learning the big leagues, we’re learning him. He does seem very happy here, but we just want him to go out there and be himself.”

Not wanting to distract Mune with more contract talks right away and/or pressure him with a new bigger number to perform up to so soon seems like Getz' go to response for now. Second or third time he's said some variant of "we're just letting him settle in."

Maybe the Sox should offer to tear up his contract. It might keep him in a Sox uniform for 4-5 years if

he gets 25-30 million a year starting immediately.

Wheeler

Machado

M.Tanaka

ARod

$100+ million contract offers in Sox history

4 hours ago, Autumn Dreamin said:

Pretty good company

I had totally memory holed how well Thome had started that season following the World Series.

playing with statcast this morning, checking to see Murakami's BA vs Velocity (92mph+)

92-95mph: 133 pitches, .280/.455/.760 (1.215)

95-97mph: 56 pitches, .100/.250/.100 (.350)

97-99mph: 43 pitches, .200/.429/.500 (.929)

99-101mph: 8 pitches, .000/.000/.000

if anyone wants to check other hitters, or dig deeper into Murakami's stats

Go to statcast:

baseballsavant.com

Statcast Search

Baseball Savant

- In the 'Player Type' dropdown select 'Batter'

-In the 'Metric Range' dropdown select 'Pitch Velocity' and choose min/max

-Next to the 'Search' button click 'Change Included Stats' & pick which stats you want to see

-Click 'Search' button

Edited Saturday at 02:43 PM3 days by joejoesox

4 hours ago, Autumn Dreamin said:

He's reaching levels not seen since Yermin.

On 5/2/2026 at 5:48 AM, caulfield12 said:

Wheeler

Machado

M.Tanaka

ARod

$100+ million contract offers in Sox history

And 0 for 4, lol.

10 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

And 0 for 4, lol.

Offering those contracts didn't cost Jerry a dime.