Toronto Blue Jays Linked To Japanese Infielder Munetaka Murakami

f*** that, let him sign with LA.

We need Imai far more than this guy

I don’t want any Japanese players.  You commit too much money and they like to gamble.  They are addicted to it.  If you commit to one and they get suspended for gambling then you have to fill that hole.

2 hours ago, SeranthonySantander said:

I don’t want any Japanese players.  You commit too much money and they like to gamble.  They are addicted to it.  If you commit to one and they get suspended for gambling then you have to fill that hole.

Honestly the Asian players should be banned from MLB. I think MLB should only be "The Americas". It's like men competing in women's sports.

17 minutes ago, VladdyAlomar said:

Honestly the Asian players should be banned from MLB. I think MLB should only be "The Americas". It's like men competing in women's sports.

Either that or the dodgers can go join the NPB
 

I'm not falling for this a fourth time...

Okamoto is interesting too. Lower ceiling but higher floor. better defense (I think he can even play some outfield), better strikeout rate, cheaper.

He supposedly has true 80 grade power. Its all about if you look at his swing and see a way to get to more contact, and think he can play third. 

That's one too many variable for me. 

4 hours ago, Matthew Lenz said:

The Toronto Blue Jays will have money to spend this winter and have choices to make on how they spend it. The team will undoubtedly try to bring back infielder Bo Bichette while also targeting pitching. However, a Japanese infielder who was recently posted may also be in the fold.

Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet has linked the Toronto Blue Jays to Japanese infielder Munetaka Murakami. As of the posting of this, teams will have 44 days to reach an agreement with the superstar from Japan.

The 25-year-old Munetaka profiles as a big bat with a decent amount of swing-and-miss. Do you think the Blue Jays should target him?

 

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Doesn't Barger do that ?

I can't wait for the Jays to be 'linked' to just about every FA on the entire market this offseason

1 hour ago, Terminator said:

The upside with this guy is crazy. He could be Schwarber with the stick and he might be able to stick at 3B. And you’d get him in his prime years.

Jays need to do their due diligence on him but if it checks out they should try to get him. I don’t think the Dodgers have a spot for him so we might have a chance. 

It just seems so much has to be right with no floor. Like if he doesn't stick at third he can't play first for us. Some of the scouting reports i've seen doubt whether he can even play first. You'd almost have to toy with the idea of playing vlad at third. 

Then the big comp is joey gallo as in gallo is the only guy who swung and missed that much who turned out to be a success. There is talk that he needs to shorten his swing. And even that he might be strongside platoon year one while he acclimates. 

It's a lot. Maybe if the price is right but i don't see how a team with a clear need at first doesn't outbid us. Seattle for example. 

At this point we get him just to say we got 1 of em.  It's like boardwalk and park place.  You get one and hes not that valuable, but you get Imai too, thats monopoly.  Well that's what worked for the dodgers anyway.  These little f***ers don't even know what their missing by not coming to Toronto.

Is this basically a Japanese Schwarber? No, thanks.