The MLB offseason was, in short, hectic. One team dropped nearly $500 million to get better, one player signed with three different teams, and one Hall of Fame manager came out of retirement to coach a fourth-place team.
Former San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy's legacy is secure. After leading the Giants to three World Series titles, Bochy is already a lock for the Hall of Fame, but at 67, he cameto manage the Texas Rangers. Bochy talked up the team's future, saying it was the right situation for him to return. The Rangers went 68-94 last season and haven't made the playoffs since 2016, but the team has been willing to spend money lately.
A lot can change in four years, especially for pitchers. But if Sasaki keeps up this pace, the entire baseball world will be counting down to 2027. There’s also the chance Sasaki decides he wants to be posted — a la Shohei Ohtani — or MLB alters the rule so that Sasaki can come over earlier. Either way, he wants to play in MLB. The fact that it’s beneficial for him to wait until 2027 to make that a reality is an indictment of the league’s current international signing rules.
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