Chicago White Sox: Munetaka Murakami may force club to break with past tendencies
The Chicago White Sox are 11-16 through their first 27 games. While they are not in last place, for once, it does appear that the team is headed for yet another losing season. That being said, they are also among one of the most exciting teams in baseball to watch, and their biggest free agent signing of the off-season is a big reason why.
Munetaka Murakami was expected to land a massive contract when he decided to come over from Japan. However, MLB team were weary of his high strikeout totals, so Chicago was able to lure him in with a two-year $34 million contract.
And while the strikeout totals have been high this season, so have the power numbers.
The Chicago White Sox need to extend Munetaka Murakami
Through the first 27 games of the season, Murakami is hitting .242/.381/.589 with a Major League-leading 11 home runs to go with 20 RBI. He has also scored 20 runs and has walked 22 times. He is the first player in MLB history with 11 home runs and 22 walks in his first 27 games.
He has, however, struck out 39 times.
The high strikeout numbers, though, were expected. What was not certain when he first came to the Majors was whether or not his power from Japan would translate. So far, it has.
If it continues to do so, and Murakami remains one of the most prolific power hitters in the game, the White Sox may be forced to break with the past tendencies and offer him a contract extension.
The truth of the matter is that a rebuilding team like Chicago could get an embarrassment of riches in terms of prospects if they were to trade their slugger. Indeed, his trade value may never be higher than it is right now.
The thing about rebuilding teams, though, is that, at some point, they need to start retaining their best players instead of trading them away. Murakami is, without a doubt, one of their best players. It would be a much smarter decision to extend him beyond his current contract than trading him and taking away both his production and the international money that he helps bring in.
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