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Swanson: Shohei Ohtani’s Angels’ tenure a cautionary tale for Roki Sasaki
Mirjam Swanson: Shohei Ohtani’s Angels’ tenure a cautionary tale for Roki Sasaki
The Dodgers aren’t ruining baseball. No one is ruining baseball. But if you want to be mad at a ball club for eroding parity in the game,
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Shohei Ohtani informed the Dodgers they had landed prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki
The San Francisco Giants have had what many would consider to be a solid offseason to this point. Handing out the largest free agent contract in franchise histo
The San Francisco Giants failed in their blockbuster pursuit of Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani in the 2023 offseason.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki says in an Instagram post he intends to sign with the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. A 23-year-old right-hander whose fastball tops 100 mph, Sasaki will join fellow Japanese stars Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in a move many baseball executives have long expected.
The prized righty pitcher was one of the most sought-after international free agents in recent memory and picked the Dodgers over a considerable list of other suitors.
The Giants have put together a nice enough offseason so far. The signing of shortstop Willy Adames (seven-year, $182 million contract) and the addition of 42-year-old Justin Verlander (one-year, $15 million) are nice, solid pickups.
Like every competent team in baseball, the Giants were in on the hot-shot Japanese free-agent pitcher, who, like Shohei Ohtani before him, is limited to signing a minor-league deal with a Major League team. That massively discounted rate allowed every team to sign him.
The San Francisco Giants have made some splashy moves this winter under first-year executive Buster Posey by bringing in Willy Adames and Justin Verlander, but
Last year, the Giants were more than okay with giving Shohei Ohtani more than $700 ... the money to come to San Francisco. Because the Giants organization doesn’t need to buy anymore real ...
In the two winters prior, San Francisco has additionally finished second in the chases of both Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge, players who have each won MVP awards since spurning the Giants.
Last year, the Giants were more than okay with giving Shohei Ohtani more than $700 ... the money to come to San Francisco. Because the Giants organization doesn’t need to buy anymore real ...
San Francisco Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey shared how he believes the organization eventually can lure a premiere superstar player.
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