After being expected to sign a $150-200 million long term deal Murakami ended up having to settle for a 2 year $34 million contract with one of baseballs worst teams.

Murakami, 25, was arguably the most fascinating player to hit free agency this winter. A 6-foot-2, 230-pound left-handed slugger with elite exit velocity, he was the youngest player on the market, and he now heads to Major League Baseball with 246 home runs in his eight seasons for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.

Concerns emerged though on not only his defensive ability but over his ability to hit fastballs and his in zone contact rate (it would have been the second lowest in MLB this past year).

Either Chicago got a huge steal that they could flip after a year for a whole nice bundle of prospects or they are going to just have a slightly over paid player.

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After being expected to sign a $150-200 million long term deal Murakami ended up having to settle for a 2 year $34 million contract with one of baseballs worst teams. 

> Murakami, 25, was arguably the most fascinating player to hit free agency this winter. A 6-foot-2, 230-pound left-handed slugger with elite exit velocity, he was the youngest player on the market, and he now heads to Major League Baseball with 246 home runs in his eight seasons for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.

Concerns emerged though on not only his defensive ability but over his ability to hit fastballs and his in zone contact rate (it would have been the second lowest in MLB this past year).

Either Chicago got a huge steal that they could flip after a year for a whole nice bundle of prospects or they are going to just have a slightly over paid player. 