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By Aaliyan Mohammed
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The Los Angeles Dodgers are trying to win the World Series for the second consecutive season. They entered Wednesday needing just two wins to win the National League.
Last offseason, on the heels of a World Series, the Dodgers signed Blake Snell, Rōki Sasaki and Tanner Scott. The team has shown its aggressive nature and ability to land stars from Japan. Bleacher Report's Kerry Miller predicted that the team would strike again this offseason, signing Munetaka Murakami to a blockbuster deal.
"You're going to hear about Munetaka Murakami a lot this winter, and probably for the next decade," wrote Miller. "There's a good chance he'll immediately sign for north of $200 million. And probably with the Dodgers, much to the chagrin of most."
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Murakami can play first and third base. With Freddie Freeman locked in at first base, the Dodgers would be replacing Max Muncy with Murakami. Muncy has a club option for next season and will be turning 36 soon. Murakami has hit 247 home runs in Japan and has done so at a rate better than Shohei Ohtani has in the same span.
He is an elite power hitter, and the Dodgers have never been shy to spend big. They may also have an edge in signing him by already having Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Ohtani and Sasaki in the building. Adding Murakami could set the Dodgers up to have an even better lineup next year.
Spending big on Murakami may prevent the Dodgers from spending on an outfielder. However, they could look to move Edman there full-time and make Hyeseong Kim the everyday second baseman.
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