真的很好奇最後會去哪裡 By Ken Rosenthal Murakami mystery continues 村上之謎仍在延續 Corner infielder Munetaka Murakami’s boom-or-bust potential makes him the most fascinating of the Japanese free agents. His 45-day window to negotiate with a m ajor-league team expires on Dec. 22 at 5 p.m. ET. And his destination remains a mystery. 角落內野手村上宗隆那種「不是大爆發、就是大失敗」的潛在風險，使他成為所有日本自由 球員中最引人注目的存在。他與大聯盟球隊的 45 天談判窗口將於美東時間 12 月 22 日下 午 5 點截止，而他的去向至今仍是個謎。 Murakami is tantalizing because of his age (26 in February) and massive power (2 65 home runs in eight NPB seasons, including 56 in 2022). But major-league execu tives continue to express concern about his swing-and-miss tendencies. 村上之所以令人垂涎，在於他的年齡優勢（明年 2 月滿 26 歲）以及驚人的長打火力（8 個 NPB 賽季累積 265 支全壘打，其中 2022 年單季就轟出 56 發）。不過，大聯盟高層始 終對他揮空、被三振偏多的傾向感到憂心。 Murakami’s 25 percent strikeout rate is actually lower than Shohei Ohtani’s 27 percent mark during his ages 18 to 22 seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball ( NPB). But it’s also significantly higher than Seiya Suzuki’s 16 percent rate i n NPB before he signed with the Chicago Cubs in 2022. 村上 25% 的三振率，其實比大谷翔平在 18 到 22 歲、效力日本職棒（NPB）時的 27% 還 要低；但同時也明顯高於鈴木誠也在 2022 年加盟芝加哥小熊之前，在 NPB 所繳出的 16% 三振率。 Suzuki has been a productive major-league hitter. Ohtani has developed into an o therworldly one. But another Japanese free-agent infielder, Kazuma Okamoto, is v iewed as perhaps a better bet than Murakami to succeed in the majors. 鈴木誠也已被證明是相當有產能的大聯盟打者；而大谷翔平則成長為近乎「異次元」等級的 存在。不過，另一位日本自由球員內野手岡本和真，則被視為在大聯盟成功的把握度，或許 比村上還要高。 Okamoto, whose negotiating window expires on Jan. 4, has a career strikeout rate in Japan of 18 percent. 岡本和真的談判窗口將於 1 月 4 日截止，而他在日本職棒生涯的三振率為 18%。 --

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