White Sox Sign Munetaka Murakami Reaction

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1. Colson Montgomery had a .311 obp not great but not even close to sub .300

2. Damn, some teams have a brain, they signed Murakami, wow, good for Murakami, he should be able to sign huge deal after.

3. I hope he does well and it works out for him and the Chisox.

4. His market dropped when every team really took a seat back and looked at his SWING AND MISS portfolio lol. Any competitive/competent team looking to win right now would've suffered mighty with his bat in the lineup 😂 let's keep it 💯 Signing with one of the worst franchises in MLB is all you need to know. HE DIDN'T CHOOSE THE WHITE SOX, HE SETTLED. This man came to America on a "Prove it" deal lmao🫣

5. If he mashes, he will be gone by the All Stars game in 2027

6. Let’s go White Sox

7. If Murakami Munetaka's agent had been Scott Boras, the result would have been different.

8. There is a winding noise when the video is playing, I was able to hear it at 6 minutes 36 seconds.

9. Here come this shit takes

10. Being a Red Sox fan sucks

11. They didn't sign him to trade him

12. I wanted him in Pittsburgh so bad man

13. White Sox share Spring Training facility with the Dodgers

14. Win win if he does great people will talk about it and if he has a bumpy ride not as many will talk about it

15. 日本のスーパースターです。ホワイトソックスさん　よろしくお願いします。

16. White Sox are basically taking no risk signing him for 2 year 34million. Munetaka gets a chance to prove his worth and can get a big payday at 27/28 and gets acclimated to Major League Baseball and the White Sox get a valuable trade asset if he balls out.

17. He's going to be wasted for 2 years in that dump on the south side. The White Sox as an organization is pure trash he's going to play in front of approximately 14 people 3 hookers and 4 crackheads😂 what the hell is he thinking for his career signing in one of the worst teams in all of baseball

18. Guys we need that $17m for montas not to pitch and we don’t want to mess up vientos being the worst IF in baseball over at first this year. Idk if it’s ever been done. Worst IF in MLB at theird then first the following year!? 🎉😂 plus sterns plan to get fired and collect 3 years of pay asap is becoming clearer and clearer every day!

19. Ohtani has been an anomaly. This is clearly a wait and see situation with this guy, which a lot of teams aren’t gonna risk.

20. Dude you guys are crushing it this offseason.

21. Asia now has a presence other than the Dodgers – a merchandise and recruiting bonanza for the SOX. Suggestion: Try say something kind about the SOX for a change.

22. Dodgers fan here.. great point that Freddy's deal is up when his is.. IF he shows out; he could be looking at some of the best money in the game. Depending on if he can hold his own at 1B, (since he did poorly at 3B) he could be a direct replacement. But also smart going with a team like the Sox, because even if he doesn't do well and their coaching staff can't get that knowledge translated right; he'll still get plenty of time at the plate to work through that growth himself. Honestly pretty excited to see where he goes, and where the Sox go this coming season.

23. White Sox lol

24. Low pressure situation to develop 2 years next contract will be bigger on a better team if things go his way.

25. 2 years to prove himself, and hitting free agency just as a certain team's aging HOF 1st baseman's contract ends…

26. Seeing that it’s only a 2 year deal and the deadline was Monday, I feel like this is a “prove yourself” type contract so everyone was cautious about his swing and strike out rate, so I think based on how he does in the next couple seasons he could get a bigger contract when he turns 27. Yoshida was an example of the league paying without seeing how it would translate

27. With all the question marks surrounding Murakami, this is the best deal he could have signed. Maybe going somewhere that's known for developing players a bit better, but not a top tier team would have been a better landing spot, but the deal is perfect.

    If he performs, White Sox trade him for a haul AND he hits the market where he can sign a 10 year massive deal.

    If he washes out, he goes back to Japan.

    A 5 year deal wouldn't have paid him what he wanted and he wouldn't hit free agency where he could sign a massive deal.

28. Glad this bust happened to a fake team

29. Who else wanted him? Answer: No one.

30. The White Sox are on the rise. They aren't as far off as people think. Braden Montgomery is coming too. Future stud along with Roch Cholowsky…

31. You gonna do a Contreras video too?

32. Will he sign with the Dodgers when Freeman’s contract expires?

33. The South Side is where careers go to die. ChiSox destroy all their young talent. Murakami reminds me of Aristides Aquino. The long swing will eventually get him in trouble if he can't adjust to major league velocity.

34. He bats better against LHP.

35. Claiming og ticket

36. The white Sox ? Did literally no one else want him ?

37. The White Sox will win between 75 and 82 games this year. Those young players are pretty good. Yall should stop sleeping on them.

38. So he wants to lose 200 game in two years, good for him 😂😂😂

39. James called it🫡

40. It will either be great or awful🤷‍♂️😂

41. I think this guy is going to hit over 40 homeruns because every pitcher is going to challenge him with fastball all he has to learn is bat on ball.and with his power let's see