The Los Angeles Dodgers could watch pitcher Jack Flaherty walk out the door and head to the Detroit Tigers in free agency.
The Roki Sasaki sweepstakes ended with the Japanese star signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Now the Detroit Tigers, and every other organization can move on.
Flaherty even started Game 1 of both the National League Championship Series and World Series, shining in both and helping the Dodgers get off to much-needed 1-0 leads. He was roughed up in his second start of both series, but it wound up not costing LA.
The Detroit Tigers didn't try to sign Shohei Ohtani in 2017. A lot has changed since then, exemplified by an attempt to sign Roki Sasaki in 2024-25.
The Detroit Tigers have had a fairly quiet winter so far, but that could all change with a few free agents still available that make sense for them. It was an amazing campaign for the Tigers in 2024.
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Jack Flaherty could betray Los Angeles and sign a free-agent contract with the rival San Francisco Giants.
This is how it feels, anyway, and it isn't just because the Dodgers were revealed as the winners of the Rōki Sasaki sweepstakes on Friday. It is a big deal that one of the most talented pitchers on Earth is destined for Dodger Blue, but there's more going on here.
Briceno played exclusively at first base in the Arizona Fall League en route to Most Valuable Player honors and the circuit's first Triple Crown.
The baseball world is currently ablaze with anticipation for where Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki will finally sign, which has put other international prospects in
Coming off a surprise playoff run in 2024 and emerging from a long rebuild at the same time, the Detroit Tigers face a critical season in 2025. The club can rise to meet the demands of the season to come by doing more to distinguish the roster in the everlastingly winnable American League Central and more broadly in the entire AL,
Jack Flaherty reuniting with the Detroit Tigers in free agency feels like a solid fit, but there's one major issue getting in the way of that.
Roki Sasaki won't be signing with the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers have been ... has trimmed his list to three finalists: Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue Jays.