There is a scenario that could bring Jack Flaherty back to the Los Angeles Dodgers but it is contingent on a major detail – Roki Sasaki would to sign elsewhere.
The Dodgers winning the World Series was something to be remembered, not only because of the feat itself, but also because the roster would likely never be the
Dodgers fans are going crazy on social media after Los Angeles finally won the Roki Sasaki sweepstakes on Friday.
The Dodgers see a major update on Jack Flaherty, face competition for Roki Sasaki, and Walker Buehler opens up about moving to Boston.
Right-hander Walker Buehler is guaranteed $21.05 million in his one-year contract with the Boston Red Sox and can earn an additional $2.5 million in performance bonuses based on starts.
The 23-year-old Japanese phenom has a fastball that regularly reaches triple digits and wowed MLB scouts at the World Baseball Classic in 2023.
The Boston Red Sox added a major pitching piece in December last year after signing for Los Angeles Dodgers ace Walker Buehler. The two-time World Series winner signed a one-year, $21.
Honeywell filled that role in his first two postseason appearances against the Mets, first with three innings in Game 2 and then 4 2/3 frames in Game 5. The first went off without a hitch; he allowed two hits and a walk, but no runs scored in an eventual 7-3 win for the Mets.
For some teams in Major League Baseball, the chase for Roki Sasaki could not be measured in mere months. It lasted for years. One of those teams, the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers, concluded that pursuit on Friday night by landing the star pitcher from Japan.
Phenom pitcher Roki Sasaki elected to join Arizona's National League West foe in the Los Angeles Dodgers, he announced on Instagram.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are among the three finalists for Roki Sasaki, but if that falls through the team might consider bringing back a World Series starter.
The Dodgers cemented their status as the preferred MLB destination for NPB stars and transformed their rotation into a Mount Rushmore of Japanese pitching luminaries by winning the Rōki Sasaki sweepstakes.