The newest hit finalizing of the offseason came down Thursday night: Yoshinobu Yamamoto signedupwith the Dodgers on a record 12-year, $325 million agreement. It is the biggest pitching agreement in history, and the Dodgers will pay Yamamoto’s previous group, the Orix Buffaloes, a publishing cost simply north of $50 million. All-in, they’re costs $375 million to set the righty with $700 million guy Shohei Ohtani. With Yamamoto signed, things needto choice up with the rest of complimentary firm quickly. Here are Friday’s hot range reports.
Blue Jays in contact with Taylor
The Blue Jays are in contact with totallyfree representative center fielder Michael A. Taylor, reports MLB.com. Toronto does not always requirement a center fielder to change Kevin Kiermaier, as Daulton Varsho is more than capable of playing . But finalizing Taylor would permit the Blue Jays to continue fielding an elite outfield defense. Outfield defense was one of the group’s strengths in2023
Taylor, 32, silently hit 21 home runs with the Twins this past season, though they came with a .278 on-base portion and a 33.5% strikeout rate. That stated, you can live with a dingers-and-defense center fielder as the No. 9 player. The drawback for the Blue Jays is Taylor would be yet another right-handed player in a lineup that severely requires a lefty (or 2) to balance things out.
Multiple groups bidding for Rodriguez
The Astros, Blue Jays, Pirates, and Yankees are amongst the groups bidding for Cuban r