Throughout the offseason the CBS Sports MLB experts will bring you a weekly Batting Around roundtable, breaking down pretty much anything. The latest news, a historical question, thoughts about the future of baseball, all sorts of stuff. Last week we discussed Ketel Marte's future. This week we're going to do the same with Munetaka Murakami.

Japanese superstar slugger Munetaka Murakami is still up for grabs, and time is running out for MLB teams to claim him. The 25-year-old has until Monday at 5 p.m. ET until his 45-day window to sign with a major-league club expires after he was posted early ...

From the clubs' perspective, though, a long-term deal for Murakami might present even more of a challenging bet.

The Athletic's Will Sammon pondered the possibility. While Sammon presents the idea as more of a hypothetical than a given, it's a fair reaction to what has been a quiet stretch for Munetaka Murakami ahead of his signing deadline, 5 pm. ET on Monday, Dec. 22.

The rumblings of a bidding war for Munetaka Murakami started well before the offseason got underway. In fact, David Stearns traveled to Japan to personally scou

As the clock on Munetaka Murakami’s posting window continues to tick toward Monday’s 5:00 p.m. ET deadline, the market for the Japanese slugger had not started to crystalize as of this week. There has

Munetaka Murakami is linked to the Chicago White Sox as his MLB posting window closes Monday. ESPN’s David Schoenfield believes Chicago should gamble on his power. Meanwhile, Bo Bichette has told teams he is open to moving to second base.

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 extrem

ESPN's Jeff Passan reveals the latest news on Munetaka Murakami's free agency as deadline approaches originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Munetaka Murakami is running out of time to find a landing spot.