1 hour ago, Autumn Dreamin said:

42 of 70 PAs were a three outcome AB, or 60%.

3 hours ago, southsider2k5 said:

42 of 70 PAs were a three outcome AB, or 60%.

43/71 lol

https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=1b&sortcol=17&sortdir=default&pagenum=1&pageitems=30

10th/30 wrc+

9th/30 fWAR 4.0 for season at current pace

only Mune Colson Meidroth Pereira Murray above 0.0 in fWAR

(7 pitchers led by Martin Taylor Newcomb Burke)

Edited Saturday at 12:39 PM3 days by caulfield12

Shohei also didn't hit a GS until year 5 IIRC

Mune is running the lowest BABIP of any of these guys, which I would expect to normalize eventually when more of his non-HR contact starts falling for hits.

But there is something a little funny about a rookie hitting his first grand slam before his first double lol

The one he hit today, where his lower body was way out ahead and he basically just flipped at it and hit it out to left center, was among the most impressive displays of power I can remember seeing.

23 minutes ago, Rusty_Kuntz said:

The one he hit today, where his lower body was way out ahead and he basically just flipped at it and hit it out to left center, was among the most impressive displays of power I can remember seeing.

Ohtani-esque

https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=1b&qual=50&sortcol=21&sortdir=default&pagenum=2&pageitems=30

7/39 fWAR at 1B (0.7) pace for 5-5.5 fWAR over full season

Top 8/9 in slugging and wrc+

Third in bb %

Strikeouts down to 33%

Edited Sunday at 06:55 PM2 days by caulfield12

Saw him up close at spring training. He's a block of granite.

apparently he's a DH

WEST SACRAMENTO -- White Sox designated hitter Munetaka Murakami has done it again.

The 26-year-old Japanese slugger homered for the third consecutive game on Sunday, matching the impressive achievement he enjoyed when making his MLB debut this season, while leading the White Sox to a 7-4 win in the rubber game against the A’s at Sutter Health Park.

Edited Sunday at 11:55 PM2 days by joejoesox

54 minutes ago, zisk said:

Saw him up close at spring training. He's a block of granite.

He’s like a block of play doh that sort of shapes like granite

The individual HRs were so fun that I'm still processing the bigger picture of Mune going 5-12 with 3 HR, 3 BB (5K), 7 RBI in the series lol

And two of the homers were off LHP

Murakami vs Ohtani 2026 statcast

Murakami

Ohtani

Sucks that he'll be gone before the team is competing. Would be awesome if they could figure out an extension before free agency, albeit very unlikely. Would be great to have a Japanese star long-term. They adore baseball over there.

Edited Monday at 04:26 AM2 days by ron883

He's been struggling with sliders and offspeed early, but he has a good eye and doesn't chase so he forces fastball counts by getting ahead. And contrary to the offseason worry, he just demolishes fastballs.

He's hitting .250 and slugging .750 against them, and that's underperforming his expected stats of .311avg/.834slg

If he improves vs. breaking stuff even a little, he'll be such a challenge to pitch to.

3 minutes ago, Autumn Dreamin said:

He's been struggling with sliders and offspeed early, but he has a good eye and doesn't chase so he forces fastball counts by getting ahead. And contrary to the offseason worry, he just demolishes fastballs.

He's hitting .250 and slugging .750 against them, and that's underperforming his expected stats of .311avg/.834slg

If he improves vs. breaking stuff even a little, he'll be such a challenge to pitch to.

Or if he gets more protection from Teel Hays Colson

6 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

Or if he gets more protection from Teel Hays Colson

Yep! Anyone one before him or posing a threat to hit after him makes pitchers sweat just that much more.

And he's no burner but has better speed underway than a lot of guys in that high HR%/BB% archetype.

He's more capable of going first to third or scoring from second on a single than a Schwarber for example. Currently ranked 6th in sprint speed for 1B, around league average overall.

7 minutes ago, Autumn Dreamin said:

Yep! Anyone one before him or posing a threat to hit after him makes pitchers sweat just that much more.

And he's no burner but has better speed underway than a lot of guys in that high HR%/BB% archetype.

He's more capable of going first to third or scoring from second on a single than a Schwarber for example. Currently ranked 6th in sprint speed for 1B, around league average overall.

Pretty similar to later career Gallo with a lot more power and plate discipline….has prime of his youth “power” on his side now

Joey at one point with enough speed to win a GG, but só did Benintendi in 2021 or 22

Edited Monday at 05:27 AM2 days by caulfield12

How Munetaka Murakami is actually better than expected fo...

The $34 million slugger is beating expectations this season.

probably a bit too early for Schwarber comparisons though

18 minutes ago, Autumn Dreamin said:

The patience has been more impressive to me than the power. I knew he had high walk rates in Japan but I wasn't expecting 21.5% in his first 93 PAs

2 minutes ago, Jose Abreu said:

The patience has been more impressive to me than the power. I knew he had high walk rates in Japan but I wasn't expecting 21.5% in his first 93 PAs

He has a good eye and a good approach. It seems like he's a guess hitter sometimes which with his stroke is absolutely fine. Same with Colson. Swing hard in case you hit it. Rather that approach then watching strike three go by like Moncada. If you have a good left handed swing, swing the bat!

Edited Monday at 05:45 PM1 day by chitownsportsfan