2020-2021 Hot Stove Thread

[Coeurd’Alene J]

Tomorrow is Sugano’s last day to make a deal... It sure looks like he is going back to Japan....

Looks like the only owners willing to spend a dime are the Padres and Royals.

One would think that you could get a bargain with fewer buyers......

[D-train]

Tomorrow is Sugano’s last day to make a deal... It sure looks like he is going back to Japan....

Looks like the only owners willing to spend a dime are the Padres and Royals.

One would think that you could get a bargain with fewer buyers......

Yep, at that's what I learned in Econ 101 at Savory Hall on the UW campus from Sept - Dec. 1987. JD must have busy perfecting his curve ball at Virginia Commonwealth.

[Donn Beach]

Sugano has gotten offers...

The Toronto Blue Jays appear to have made a strong bid for the Japanese ace, reports The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal. Details of the Blue Jays' offer are unknown.

[D-train]

Tomorrow is Sugano’s last day to make a deal... It sure looks like he is going back to Japan....

The Athletic:

Sugano still deciding
Thursday is the final day of Japanese right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano’s posting period, and his return to the Yomiuri Giants cannot be ruled out as long as he remains without a major-league deal. The Giants have offered him a four-year contract with opt outs after each season, a structure that would enable him to re-enter the major-league free-agent market next offseason.

Sugano, 31, arrived in the United States on Monday, increasing speculation he was about to join a major-league club. But he seems intent on getting the value he believes he deserves as a two-time winner of the Sawamura Award, Japan’s version of the Cy Young. After producing a 1.97 ERA in 137 1/3 innings in 2020, he loomed as one of the top pitchers on the open market, perhaps behind only Trevor Bauer.

Left-hander Yusei Kikuchi, a less accomplished but younger Japanese pitcher, agreed to a four-year, $56 million free-agent contract with the Mariners in January 2019. In addition, the Mariners paid a $10.275 million posting fee. Sugano presumably would want a similar if not better deal, and while some in the industry believe the Blue Jays made a strong bid, he apparently is not getting his desired number.

The major-league economy could be better next off-season, presuming a new collective-bargaining agreement is in place. Sugano would be 32 then, but Padres right-hander Yu Darvish, 34; Twins righty Kenta Maeda, 32; and free-agent righty Masahiro Tanaka, 32, are among the current Japanese major-league pitchers who appear to be aging well.

[Coeurd’Alene J]

Sugano will be on the edge of 33 if he waits another yr. Not sure he would command a better offer at that age. It’s also a question mark if Kikuchi and Sugano could work together....It’s all a moot point when the Mariners are not players with any FA looking for a payday

[D-train]

Sugano will be on the edge of 33 if he waits another yr. Not sure he would command a better offer at that age. It’s also a question mark if Kikuchi and Sugano could work together....It’s all a moot point when the Mariners are not players with any FA looking for a payday

He will sign today.

[Coeurd’Alene J]

My crystal ball doesn’t think so... Hope he does...I would enjoy watching him pitch even if it’s a highlight reel from the blue jays

[D-train]

I feel like I am getting punked watching this.

https://twitter.com/KristinSmoak/status ... 7960424449

[D-train]

Lindor to the Mets?

https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/13 ... 5084911619

[Coeurd’Alene J]

Sugano stays in Japan.. I thought the $ 56M was a bit much..... Earlier in his posting the thought was a 2 yr deal would work