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.
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.
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.
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 baseball world is currently ablaze with anticipation for where Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki will finally sign, which has put other international prospects in
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.
A former Detroit Tigers starting pitcher has relaxed a contract demand that makes a reunion with the franchise a little more possible.
The Los Angeles Dodgers rotation ... mean the end for one of the Dodgers key players from last season. The Dodgers acquired Jack Flaherty from the Detroit Tigers at the trade deadline last season.
The Detroit Tigers are out of the running to sign Japanese pitching phenom Roki Sasaki, so they must start turning their attention to Plan B.