The Cubs believe they have created an environment that is enticing for Japanese players looking to make the jump to Major ...

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Because Sasaki is under 25, he is limited to a minor league contract subject to the 2025 international signing bonus pools.

Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts ... precludes us from being involved in those players,’’ Hoyer said at the winter meetings this month. ‘‘We, organizationally, decided not to pursue that ...

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The Cubs sent three years of team control for ... not to pursue that one," Hoyer said earlier this month at the winter meetings. "That doesn't mean in the future we won't. But that was one we ...

told reporters during the Winter Meetings that Sasaki has no predetermined landing spot. The Cubs have two Japanese-born players on their roster in Seiya Suzuki and Shota Imanaga. There have been ...

Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki will know where he is beginning his major league career. Sasaki’s process for determining which ...

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The Chicago Cubs will be meeting with free agent pitcher ... Baseball team – the Chiba Lotte Marines – during the Winter Meetings. The right-hander immediately became one of the top arms ...

A case could be made that Sasaki was the most valuable pitcher on the winter free agent market because of the unique ...