Per Passan: White Sox sign Munetaka Murakami 2 years 34M

[WestEddy]

2 hours ago, poppysox said:

I am delighted to have a player mentioned in the same breath as Ohtani.😄

Ohtani and Jonathan Cannon are both pro baseball pitchers. 

There, now you have two. 

[WhiteSox2023]

15 minutes ago, WestEddy said:

Ohtani and Jonathan Cannon are both pro baseball pitchers. 

There, now you have two. 

Except one is worth 7.7 bWAR and the other is worth -0.6.  Cannon is not deserving of being in the majors.

[WestEddy]

39 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

Except one is worth 7.7 bWAR and the other is worth -0.6.  Cannon is not deserving of being in the majors.

Good job. We're all going to have to step on each other's jokes a lot for the next month while Caulfield is on his self-imposed hiatus. Maybe @Bob Sacamano will want to help out by referencing a list of 80's era Cub players who have absolutely nothing to do with the convo. Do you even know who's going to be the 2033 Game 3 World Series starter for the Sox? Is he even in the system? 

Ohtani also made an impact on the mound for LA, making his return to pitching in June after an almost two-year layoff, following two procedures, including one to repair the right ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow and his left shoulder last offseason. In 14 starts, he went 1-1 with a 2.87 ERA and had 62 strikeouts.

The second-straight MVP award comes after posting a historic season last year in which he became the first player in MLB history to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a single campaign.

cnn.com

 

Edited 17 hours ago by WestEddy

[tray]

I think I heard on one of the Sox podcasts that just after Getz learned that a deal for Murakami was finalized, he called Ishbia. If so, I wonder if the Sox, with Ishbia backing, could beat out the Cubs and get Imai. That would really be the shot heard 'round the baseball world.

[ChiSoxFanMike]

1 hour ago, tray said:

I think I heard on one of the Sox podcasts that just after Getz learned that a deal for Murakami was finalized, he called Ishbia. If so, I wonder if the Sox, with Ishbia backing, could beat out the Cubs and get Imai. That would really be the shot heard 'round the baseball world.

I would be stunned if the Sox paid as much for an unproven pitcher as Imai will likely get. Though to your point, that could no longer be the case if Ishbia is involved.

[WhiteSox2023]

4 hours ago, tray said:

I think I heard on one of the Sox podcasts that just after Getz learned that a deal for Murakami was finalized, he called Ishbia. If so, I wonder if the Sox, with Ishbia backing, could beat out the Cubs and get Imai. That would really be the shot heard 'round the baseball world.

Imani is estimated to be looking at a deal worth $150+ million so I doubt that will be the case.  The Cubs may balk at that price as well.

Edited 37 minutes ago by WhiteSox2023