[外電] ESPN:今井可能拿200M、村上合約天花板更高

ESPN的Jeff Passan最新的報導

總結：

今井：參與預估的制服組給最高的是200M、最低都有80M

村上：考慮到年紀，合約天花板比今井還高

岡本：拿到50M以上問題不大

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The Japanese revolution in MLB is not slowing down, and another impressive group is expected to come stateside for the 2026 season. Right-hander Tatsuya Imai and a pair of slugging third basemen -- Munetaka Murakami and Kazuma Okamoto -- hope to play in MLB, according to sources, though their doing so depends on theirNippon Professional Baseball teams' willingness to enter them into the posting system that serves as a conduit to the big leagues for those NPB players who have yet to play the nine years necessary for international free agency.

日本選手進軍 MLB的浪潮未減

據消息指出，又一批令人矚目的日本球員有望在 2026賽季登上MLB舞台

右投今井達也，以及兩位強打的三壘手—村上宗隆和岡本和真都有意挑戰 MLB

但是否成行將取決於他們所屬的NPB球隊是否願意讓他們行使入札條款

今井達也估價

the combination of his age, performance and premier offerings have front officeofficials offering gaudy predictions.

One suggested Imai could get upward of $200 million, though others balked at that number.

A second source said he thinks Imai will receive a $150 million contract.

Another said something like Patrick Corbin's 2018 contract with the Washington Nationals -- six years, $140 million.

The lowest number, among the dozen officials and scouts surveyed, was $80 million, which, with the desire for starting pitching and the number of years Imai should get because he'll be the youngest one on the market, feels light.

考量到今井的年齡、表現與頂尖球質，球團高層紛紛給出驚人的預測

有人認為今井的合約可能超過2億美元，但也有人對這數字感到遲疑

另一位消息人士預估是 1.5 億美元

還有人表示，可能會接近國民隊在 2018 年給Corbin 的合約──6 年 1.4 億美元

在接受調查的十多位高層與球探中，最低的估值是8000萬美元，但考慮到先發投手的需求，以及今井將是市場上最年輕的先發選擇，這數字顯得過低

村上

For all the questions about Murakami's game -- he strikes out too much and he might need to shift to first base or a corner outfield spot -- the power is transoceanic.

雖然有人擔心三振過多或可能需改守一壘/角落外野，但他的長打威力依舊跨洋吸引球團目光

Should Murakami continue his late-season power surge, the ceiling on his deal is even higher than Imai's. The last MLB player to reach free agency at 25 was Alex Rodriguez. Age matters significantly, and the prospect of getting any player's age 26 to 29 seasons is tantalizing -- particularly one of Murakami's caliber.

若村上延續後半季火力，其合約天花板甚至高於今井

上一位在 25歲就進入FA市場的球員是A-Rod

年齡在自由市場非常重要，而能夠取得球員26 到29 歲巔峰賽季的潛力尤其誘人——尤其是像村上這種級別的球員

岡本

He is regarded by evaluators as the biggest question mark to make the leap, andhe's in line for a shorter-term deal than the others, but a contract for $50 million-plus is plenty realistic, especially with a September that proves his elbow healed.

被評論是三位中最不確定能否適應 MLB 的球員

而且他的合約可能比其他人短

但要拿到超過5000萬鎂的合約還是非常有可能的

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