New Los Angeles Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto isn’t among the MLB players with a negative perception of San Francisco. Following Yamamoto’s introductory Dodgers press conference on Wednesday, his agent Joel Wolfe — who also represents Brandon Crawford — spoke to reporters after the Giants’ pursuit of the prized Japanese pitcher [h/t The Los Angeles Times’ … Read more
The Giants came up short in their pursuit of Japanese star pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, but it wasn’t for a lack of effort. Yamamoto reportedly agreed to a 12-year, $325 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night, adding his name to the growing list of star players the Giants have missed out on … Read more
Maybe we’ve had Tom Werner’s “full throttle” quote all wrong. Perhaps he meant the Red Sox were preparing to choke the life out of another offseason. It’s scary to think how far they reside from fourth place in the American League East at the moment, let alone the playoffs. Under new chief baseball officer Craig … Read more
The Phillies have put forth a formal contract offer to Yoshinobu Yamamoto, writes Matt Gelb of the Athletic. While terms are unreported, Alex Coffey of the Philadelphia Inquirer wrote earlier in the week the club was planning to be aggressive in its pursuit of the NPB star. It’s notable, if unsurprising, that the Phillies have put … Read more
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