Japanese home run king coming to MLB

[BigJay]

Thought they were talking about Sadaharu Oh

Sources: Japanese home run king Murakami posts

Japanese star third baseman Munetaka Murakami, who owns the single-season home run record for a Japanese player in Nippon Professional Baseball, is entering the posting system for MLB teams, sources told ESPN.

www.espn.com

 

[BigJay]

Sadaharu Oh - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[lekidecincinnati]

welcome to the dodgers

 

[Tanko]

welcome to the dodgers

Exactly..... Dodgers will get him with DEFERRED PAYMENT bulls#it.

There is no salary cap. Its all just smoke and mirrors to make the owners of the Pittsburgh Pirates of the world happy.

 

[BMR Genie]

welcome to the dodgers

The Dodgers hoarding of Japanese players starts now!

 

[JDS]

Exactly..... Dodgers will get him with DEFERRED PAYMENT bulls#it.

There is no salary cap. Its all just smoke and mirrors to make the owners of the Pittsburgh Pirates of the world happy.

Were they doing this before the Bobby Bonilla contract or was that when MLB teams 1st started this method of payment in the 1980's ?

 

[Tanko]

Were they doing this before the Bobby Bonilla contract or was that when MLB teams 1st started this method of payment in the 1980's ?

Dodgers, Yankees, etc.... were always playing games and bypassing the salary cap.

Just lately, they've really abused the deferred compensation piece. Its "legal" per the MLB contract but it makes the salary cap a farce.

 

[lekidecincinnati]

seattle would be a good fit

 

[jjgold]

He’ll probably end up a Dodge. That’s where they like to go.

 

[lekidecincinnati]

He’ll probably end up a Dodge. That’s where they like to go.

read he strikes out alot so maybe the yankees

 

[jamesy2422]

read he strikes out alot so maybe the yankees

yankees love guys who bat 250 and go 1 for 4 with either a double or homerun every few games. i am still waiting for them to get guys on base for judge and the other power guys.

 

[phillyflyers]

The Yankees, Phillies, or someone better sign this guy.

He absolutely cannot be allowed to sign with the Dodgers.

 

[djefferis]

If I’m this guy - LA is probably not an option.

Already got a good 3B in Muncy - 1st and DH aren’t options. So you come in and need to replace someone who is well above average to start your career.

Seattle a good fit - but much like LA - do you want to play half your games in that stadium as a power hitter ?

Yankee stadium and power hitting lefty are a match made in heaven. And he’s being posted so not a complete free agent. He can wisely negotiate a lower club friendly deal to start for shorter term - reduces the risk for a team and gives him more opportunity to bet on himself while reducing the posting fee.

How about a complete outside the conventional thought team like someone in the AL Central not named the Royals. Guardians could use the power - but some guy named Ramirez on 3rd - but 1st base is open. Detroit has money especially if they wind up trading Skubal and would need to do something to prevent a full out fan revolt. Twins just got an infusion of private equity $$ didn’t they and could use some of that to sign him.

 

[flashmo]

welcome to the dodgers

you mean the TOKYO Dodgers?

 

[2the9s]

One of the New York teams seems the most likely. They have the money, the market size, and openings on the roster