One of the more fascinating free agencies going on right now is Munetaka Murakami. The hype was Ruthian for the Japanese Babe Ruth only to cool off to an extreme as his posting date of December 22 nears. The New York Mets seemed like a natural fit in lieu of Pete Alonso.
A power-hitting first baseman whose popularity in a foreign market could maybe land their team logo in an Indiana Jones movie on top of the head of a sidekick? Hey, why not!
The Athletic’s Eno Sarris just gave us more doubts about it. He crunched some numbers based on Murakami’s ability to hit certain pitches.