The Yankees can pivot and still sign a top international prospect when the 2025 signing period officially opens on January 15. With the three teams who remain in the running for Sasaki holding onto their International Signing Bonus Pool money, other teams can swoop in and grab some top, young talent.
There's only one way the San Francisco Giants will begin to consistently attract the biggest free agents on the market.
The New York Yankees are looking to replace Gleyber Torres in the infield and acquiring former San Francisco Giants top prospect Marco Luciano could work.
The New York Yankees joined a growing list of teams Monday who have been informed they won't sign the top free agent in this year's international signing class.
San Francisco Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey shared how he believes the organization eventually can lure a premiere superstar player.
Signs point to the strong possibility of a New York Mets-Pete Alonso reunion, in part because the free-agent first baseman's market has not been especially strong. Speaking of which, SNY reports the following:  "According to league sources,
The New York Yankees swung and missed on Roki Sasaki. The fireball-throwing Japanese ace is not expected to announce his decision on where he will sign until at least Jan. 15, but according to reports, it won't be the Yankees.
Like every competent team in baseball, the Giants were in on the hot-shot Japanese free-agent pitcher, who, like Shohei Ohtani before him, is limited to signing a minor-league deal with a Major League team. That massively discounted rate allowed every team to sign him.
Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki reportedly has told the New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants that they are out of the running for him.
The Yankees have six pitchers for five rotation spots. Will they want to pay Stroman $18 million to essentially be a sixth starter?