Just like Shohei Ohtani in 2018, this would be early, meaning that he’s subject to the international spending limits (~$5m) and would be earning the league minimum for 3 years and under team control for 6. It makes no financial sense for him to do this, but it’s becoming somewhat of a trend.

As a pitcher, he’s younger than Yoshinobu Yamamoto and was previously regarded as an even better prospect, but he’s coming off a down year. If he was a true free agent as a 23 year old starting pitcher, he’d make an insane amount of money. Instead, a team will get to add him to their payroll for ~$700k.

I’m sure the Dodgers will be ecstatic to have him (although the linked article suggests he may be interested in a smaller market - Seattle? San Diego?)

Some previous posts I made on Roki and his accomplishments:

https://www.cougarboard.com/board/message.html?id=32247067

https://www.cougarboard.com/board/message.html?id=30605444