Cubs owner Tom Ricketts knows there’s only so much they can do when trying to compete with the spending abilities of other teams.
Due to Sasaki still being only 23, there is a cap on the amount that he can initially make in Major League Baseball. Due to his not being 25 yet, his posting will not be able to set off the kind of bidding frenzy that led to the Los Angeles Dodgers signing Yoshinobu Yamamoto to a 12-year, $325 million contract.
The Dodgers were deemed a favorite to land star international prospect Roki Sasaki from the moment he was posted by the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball this offseason. On Friday, as Cubs Convention was just getting rolling in Chicago,
Roki Sasaki joins the Dodgers, with Yoshinobu Yamamoto playing a "key" role in bringing the star Japanese pitcher to LA's stacked roster.
Roki Sasaki speaks out on choosing the Los Angeles Dodgers and teaming up with Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
According to Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic, the Chicago Cubs have been informed ... Tyler Glasnow, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, newly acquired lefty Blake Snell, and at the top is Sasaki’s name.
Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes provided an important Michael Kopech injury update ahead of 2025 spring training.
The baseball season is inching closer with pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training in just three weeks. While that leads to an uptick in fantasy baseball drafts and rankings being published across many sites,
Roki Sasaki opens up about his decision to choose the Los Angeles Dodgers in free agency, citing key factors that influenced his choice.
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, if you’re peeved about the super-duper team that’s not your team,
Andrew Friedman and the Los Angeles Dodgers were already on the Roki Sasaki hype train when the pitcher was still in high school.
The latest sterling Los Angeles Dodger officially arrived on Wednesday afternoon as the franchise formally introduced Roki Sasaki. The 23-year-old right-hander’s fastball has touched 102 mph. His arrival in the United States was met with more anticipation than any international amateur since Shohei Ohtani in 2018 — now his teammate.