The Chicago Cubs could look to bolster their bullpen by signing San Diego Padres closer Tanner Scott in free agency.

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.

As the offseason stagnates a bit for the SF Giants and many free agents are already off the board, the trade avenue is beginning to look more realistic for the

Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki reportedly has told the New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants that they are out of the running for him.

MLB. Roki Sasaki rules out Yankees, Mets and Giants, leaving Padres, Cubs and Dodgers in the fight MLB. Sean Manaea trains alongside Pete Alonso while hoping to have him as a teammate with the ...

The Chicago Cubs need a shutdown closer and they don ... that much-needed closer via trade than via free agency. San Francisco Giants beat reporter Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle ...

The San Francisco Giants ... addition for the Giants if they are so inclined to add him. Stroman has pitched for the Toronto Blue Jays, New York Mets and Chicago Cubs in addition to the Yankees.

This is supposedly the week the Chicago Cubs find out if they've won the Roki Sasaki sweepstakes. After a period of excitement when it was reported the Japanese phenom was going to be officially ...

Rōki Sasaki may have taken a pay cut in order to pitch for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The San Diego Padres were willing to offer Sasaki more than $10

Over the last year, there had been speculation around MLB that the Dodgers had a possible handshake agreement in place with pitcher Roki Sasaki.

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Other teams in the National League have opened their wallets to try and keep pace. The Arizona Diamondbacks recently added ace right-hander Corbin Burnes on a $210 million deal. The San Francisco Giants spent $182 million on shortstop Willy Adames and a little more to add three-time Cy Young award winner Justin Verlander.