Open Extended ReactionsJapanese slugger Munetaka Murakami is joining the Chicago White Sox, landing the home run record-setter in Nippon Professional Baseball with a rebuilding team making its first free agent splash in years. The White Sox announced Murakami's addition Sunday, with sources telling ESPN the sides agreed on a two-year, $34 million contract. 1 in the July draft is UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky, giving the White Sox a potential abundance of young infielders in the coming years. Whether Murakami is manning first or third, he will be in the middle of a White Sox lineup in desperate need of power. Murakami's deal will cost the White Sox $40.575 million in total, with the Swallows receiving a $6.575 million posting fee to transfer him to Chicago.