https://bosoxinjection.com/red-sox-could-capitalize-on-munetaka-murakamis-market-with-this-contract-structure&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiejqXIgM2RAxWTmSYFHQCJCREQ0PADegQIAhAL&usg=AOvVaw30U-xqpW9nrtMhpwWvqWdZ

Feels like the Cubs might come in with a 1-2 year offer.

Pacifies frustrated fanbase.

Imanaga/Suzuki.

Big market for sponsorships, but not the pressure cooker of NY Boston Philly.

Mariners Angels Red Sox Padres Cubs Pirates...one of those six.

Edited December 20, 2025Dec 20 by caulfield12

2 hours ago, Chicago White Sox said:

https://sports.yahoo.com/videos/favorable-market-emerging-white-sox-180752958.html
 

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It took more time for the link to load than me to read the 1 sentence "report"

4 minutes ago, ChiliIrishHammock24 said:

It took more time for the link to load than me to read the 1 sentence "report"

I think the "story" is in the video, but it's all the same slop. Bloggers and Podcasters repeating the same rumor followed by, "it can certainly happen", or "this is a move they should make". 

3 minutes ago, WestEddy said:

I think the "story" is in the video, but it's all the same slop. Bloggers and Podcasters repeating the same rumor followed by, "it can certainly happen", or "this is a move they should make". 

Yea... I'm not watching all that, but I'm happy for you, or I'm sorry that happened.

5 hours ago, southsider2k5 said:

If the offers are bad enough that the Sox are in, why wouldn't he just go back to Japan and try again next year?

Offers would just be the same next year. Nobody in Japan throws hard anyways so he'd face the same questions. And most he'd make in Japan is like 2-3 million. So he'd delay another year towards MLB free agency (on the other end) while also still leaving tens of millions on the table even on the lowest ends.

Edited December 21, 2025Dec 21 by Buehrle>Wood

Not really seeing anything concrete tying the Sox to him. That said, if they spent 5 years, $80M I'd say why the hell not. It represents trying to win a little bit, which I appreciate. He's a young player. And if it completely flops, it's not an amount of money that kills you in the long run.

1 hour ago, ChiliIrishHammock24 said:

It took more time for the link to load than me to read the 1 sentence "report"

The hate is strong in this one

 

 

2 minutes ago, Whisox05 said:

 

 

Hey @ChiliIrishHammock24, please see the tweet above or is that also too much reading for you.  Either way, if we land him we all agree you get first dibs on his nickname.

1 hour ago, caulfield12 said:

Feels like the Cubs might come in with a 1-2 year offer.

Pacifies frustrated fanbase.

Imanaga/Suzuki.

Big market for sponsorships, but not the pressure cooker of NY Boston Philly.

Mariners Angels Red Sox Padres Cubs Pirates...one of those six.

The Cubs literally have nowhere for this guy to play. 

47 minutes ago, Jake said:

Not really seeing anything concrete tying the Sox to him. That said, if they spent 5 years, $80M I'd say why the hell not. It represents trying to win a little bit, which I appreciate. He's a young player. And if it completely flops, it's not an amount of money that kills you in the long run.

Again, nobody reputable have reported that Sox actually have interest other than what Levine said this morning. 

34 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

Hey @ChiliIrishHammock24, please see the tweet above or is that also too much reading for you.  Either way, if we land him we all agree you get first dibs on his nickname.

This still looks more like speculation than an actual report 

https://www.southsidesox.com/chicago-white-sox-commentary-and-analysis/118812/can-the-white-sox-sign-munetaka-murakami

Has anyone besides the Padres actually MET with him or his agent in the last week or so?

 

"Now, you have local verification that Murakami to the White Sox goes beyond just a mere suggestion or a guess from the national media: 670theScore’s baseball insider Bruce Levine revealed on his Saturday morning radio show that the White Sox should not be ruled out for Murakami’s services."

 

Levine is merely just piling on or echoing the echo chamber here.

Are all the teams sworn to  total secrecy by the agents for the three main Japanese FA's?

Weird.

More twists and turns based on so little information...at least with Machado, we had two separate ESPN banner headlines about how imminent a signing was perceived to be.. 

Edited December 20, 2025Dec 20 by caulfield12

6 hours ago, Snopek said:

Side note: The Sox Sunday home uniforms should be the pope outfit. Just go all in.

Veeck would do it ! 

WestEddy being totally against Murakami and then wavering and stating lukewarm support for his potential marketing impact in order to demonstrate alignment with Getz actually signing him...so which is it, for or against?

No conditions or if under a certain number of years/dollars....you are either for or against signing Murakami???

 

I, for one, am firmly for the signing.

He's exactly what the White Sox need.

Someone who people would pay to watch hit.

2+ years ago I started a thread asking who would fans pay to actually watch hit besides Robert/Burger?

There were no good answers with C.Montgomery struggling mightily at the time.

Now there's Colson Teel Braden Murakami (in theory) Cholowsky/Emerson/LeBron and the #2/3 draft picks behind him that would all answer that question.

Heck, maybe even Bonemer.

Edited December 20, 2025Dec 20 by caulfield12

I need to see a more concrete report that we are interested than the speculation/fit pieces that have been dropped.

I heard he is in a booth at Soldier Field right now with Ishiba and Obama. 

1 minute ago, PaleAleSox said:

I heard he is in a booth at Soldier Field right now with Ishiba and Obama. 

I heard he’s taking shots of Malort with Pritzker.

Levine was marched out there to say his one or two sentences about this topic. If you listened to the rest of Inside the Clubhouse though they talked at length about how the Sox arent signing anyone that is gonna be a 3 year impact or a guy you establish as a core guy. 

Even in the Levine phrasing itself, wishfully everyone is ignoring the part where he says he's 'heard a little talk about__'

I think to get its own thread something like this should at its core have an actual reported rumor, and this doesnt even have that. 

Edited December 20, 2025Dec 20 by Fielder Jones

10 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

WestEddy being totally against Murakami and then wavering and stating lukewarm support for his potential marketing impact in order to demonstrate alignment with Getz actually signing him...so which is it, for or against?

No conditions or if under a certain number of years/dollars....you are either for or against signing Murakami???

 

I, for one, am firmly for the signing.

He's exactly what the White Sox need.

Someone who people would pay to watch hit.

2+ years ago I started a thread asking who would fans pay to actually watch hit besides Robert/Burger?

There were no good answers with C.Montgomery struggling mightily at the time.

Now there's Colson Teel Braden Murakami (in theory) Cholowsky/Emerson/LeBron and the #2/3 draft picks behind him that would all answer that question.

Heck, maybe even Bonemer.

Was I against? A) I didn't think he was in their plans or budget. Now he appears to be. B) All I've heard is he is a big strike out risk. 

They want a LHH 1B. He also plays 3B, so they have the ability to rotate with him. Signing him would be cool, signaling the end of their time in the wilderness, perhaps. Not signing him wouldn't anger me. A small bunch are playing the same game they did with Elko and such, like, they have 40-man space, so why not make a catastrophic $100M mistake? 

Getting on the map would be fun. I'm dubious about him being part of the next core. They could always slap a QO on him if he's good enough to opt out. 

You originally assured everyone the Sox couldn't sign him, and now that he appears to be in their range, you're trying to "save face" and poor mouth the kid. LOL. 

Edited December 20, 2025Dec 20 by WestEddy

27 minutes ago, caulfield12 said:

WestEddy being totally against Murakami and then wavering and stating lukewarm support for his potential marketing impact in order to demonstrate alignment with Getz actually signing him...so which is it, for or against?

No conditions or if under a certain number of years/dollars....you are either for or against signing Murakami???

 

I, for one, am firmly for the signing.

He's exactly what the White Sox need.

Someone who people would pay to watch hit.

2+ years ago I started a thread asking who would fans pay to actually watch hit besides Robert/Burger?

There were no good answers with C.Montgomery struggling mightily at the time.

Now there's Colson Teel Braden Murakami (in theory) Cholowsky/Emerson/LeBron and the #2/3 draft picks behind him that would all answer that question.

Heck, maybe even Bonemer.

4 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

Am I Goliath? You think very highly of me. 

This thread is fucking hot!  We are less than 48 hours out now!  Keep them rumors coming!

30 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

This classic scene describes WestEddy to the T.  Talks on both sides of his mouth so he can defend any decision that his lord and master Getzie makes.

 

Edited December 21, 2025Dec 21 by WhiteSox2023