Chicago White Sox urged to “sell high” on slugger Munetaka Murakami
The Chicago White Sox are one of the most pleasant surprises in Major League Baseball this year. At 19-21, they currently are in the American League postseason picture and are just 1.5 games back in their division. After years of being the worst (or among the worst) team in baseball, they now field a team that can compete more often than not.
A great deal of the attention that Chicago has drawn this season is due to the slugging of rookie first baseman Munetaka Murakami. Currently, he is second in AL with 15 home runs, displaying the power that many felt would make him a Major League star.
The Chicago White Sox are urged to trade Munetaka Murakami
At this point, every MLB team that passed on Murakami is kicking itself. Scared away by his high strikeout totals in Japan, they also did not have faith that his power would translate stateside. Now that they have seen that is has, there are no shortage of teams that would love to trade for him if the White Sox were to make him available.
And Bleacher Report believes Chicago should put him on the block:
“Why in the world would the White Sox trade away a budding star and the most exciting player on the roster?
“Behind those 15 home runs and the impressive 155 OPS+ is a staggering 60 strikeouts in 40 games, for a 34.7 percent strikeout rate that is the fourth-highest mark among all qualified hitters. The league is inevitably going to make adjustments, and when it does, that number could climb even higher.
“Looking at the bigger picture, the White Sox are in an unenviable spot. If he continues to rake, he likely leaves for greener pastures once his two-year, $34 million deal is over. Should he regress significantly, they failed to capitalize on his peak amid an ongoing rebuild.”
Murakami is hitting .232/.360/.556 with 15 home runs and 29 RBI. However, he also has struck out 60 times, which leads the American League.
Because his market never developed over the off-season, he signed a short two-year $34 million with the White Sox. If he continues to mash, and if Chicago falls out of playoff contention by the trade deadline, he will have a huge market.
But the downside of trading Murakami would be giving up one of their most dangerous hitters. Additionally, it would be a real kick to fans who have embraced the slugger and further their view that the organization does not care about winning.
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