"What has quietly flown under-the-radar has been the market for Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami, who was posted almost a month ago. However, that window will be closing this coming Monday at 5 pm EST as the clock continues to tick down for his window of opportunity, Murakami's tremendous power is so good that the Blue Jays should seriously consider signing him."
"In fact, his power potential is literally off the charts as ESPN and MLB insider Jeff Passan claimed that one high-ranked executive said that "he's still got 90 raw power". For a scouting scale that typically ranks a player's score between 20 to 80, it meant that the power of Murakami is out of this world as it would even break the scale limits."
"Just taking a look at his numbers, that certainly is no joke, as the Japanese sensation managed to slug 36 home runs in his age 19 season alone. In total, Murakami has hit 265 home runs over just eight seasons of professional baseball while driving in 722 runs in 1003 total games played."
Munetaka Murakami is a 25-year-old left-handed Japanese slugger with a posting window that closes Monday at 5 PM ET. He has produced prodigious power throughout his NPB career, including 36 home runs at age 19 and 265 homers across eight professional seasons, plus 722 RBIs in 1003 games. Scouts have described his raw power as extraordinary, exceeding typical scouting scales. Concerns exist about a high strikeout rate, topping 180 strikeouts in 2019 and 2024, and defensive limitations at third base, where he carries a .943 fielding percentage.
Read at Jays Journal
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]