Michael King up for Padres challenge he couldn’t get in Bronx
While Kings end-of-season excellence did not assure him a rotation berth with the Yankees, it sure helped land Juan Soto.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto set to defy past pitching wisdom with Dodgers after spurning Mets, Yankees
And when he makes his first Dodgers start, Yoshinobu Yamamoto will be beginning a contract that over the next 12 years is guaranteed for $325 million or $1 million more than Gerrit Coles previous record.
Signing Shohei Ohtani that much sweeter for Andrew Friedman after decade-plus pursuit
Andrew Friedman offers no disguise. He agrees with the designation of Shohei Ohtani as his white whale and is kind enough to grimace only slightly when asked about harpooning him after a decade-plus pursuit.