The mighty Dodgers, that Evil Empire on the West Coast, have struck again, signing Japanese phenom Rōki Sasaki.
Spring training is just weeks away and several teams have serious roster needs. We identify the best landing spots for 10 of the most intriguing free agents still on the board.
Japanese star Roki Sasaki signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers, he announced on Instagram. The 23-year-old right-hander with a sizzling fastball and deadly splitter joins Samurai Japan teammates Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto with the World Series champion Dodgers.
At his age and talent level, Sasaki folds in perfectly for a Dodgers club that was already planning on running a six-man rotation.
Corbin Burnes, RHP, Baltimore Orioles (30 ... pitching-needy team feel confident in him headlining a rotation. Sasaki, who has been one of the most intriguing arms in Japan dating back ...
Even with Soto no longer available, there are plenty of other top-tier free agents, including Japanese pitcher Rōki Sasaki and slugging first baseman Pete Alonso. And as Soto himself knows ...
D-backs RHP Corbin Burnes has had to evolve throughout his career, and he explained the recent dip in strikeouts as an approach change.
Just Baseball's Ryan Finkelstein made a list of the top 15 free agents still available with predicted contracts and landing spots. For Flaherty, Finkelstein predicted that the 29-year-old will stay in the National League West, but with the San Francisco Giants.
At least 8 MLB teams can and should be doing more to push back against the Dodgers' domination in free agency.
It seems like just a matter of time before the Cubs sign a name-brand reliever. Estévez is on their radar, according to Jon Morosi of MLB Network. So are Jansen, Robertson and Ryan Pressly, per Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney of The Athletic.
Juan Soto was the biggest name on the board — and the 26-year-old slugger set a record for present-day value with his new deal with the New York Mets — but he was just one of several All-Stars ...
Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki agreed to a new deal on Jan. 17 ... $765 million deal with the Mets back in December. Pitchers Corbin Burnes (Diamondbacks), Blake Snell (Dodgers) and Max Fried ...