Cubs Lead NL Central Outlook With Deep Roster Shakeups
In a tight NL Central race preview, the Cubs revamped under Craig Counsell with a deeper rotation led by Kota Ibamaga and Justin Steele. Cincinnati's Elly De La Cruz and Matt McLain headline a young core, while Milwaukee bets on Jackson Chourio and a retooled bullpen, with Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes set for a full year.
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Christian C Yelich
Milwaukee
Brewers
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
Paul Skenes
Willy Adames
Devin Williams
New York Yankees
Jackson Chourio
Kota Imanaga
Justin Steele
Jameson Taillon
Matthew Boyd
Imanaga
Cubs
Ryan Pressly
Houston
Porter Hodge
Pete Crow- Armstrong
Matt Shaw
Terry Francona
Cincinnati
Elly de la Cruz
Matt McLain
de la Cruz
McLain
Brady Singer
Kansas City
Gavin Lux
Francona
Los Angeles Dodgers
Milwaukee Brewers
Adames
Williams
Chourio
Yelich
Jordan Walker
Skenes
Pirates
Ken Bryan Hayes
Henry Davis
Pittsburgh
Japan’s baseball future amid star talent leaving for MLB
As Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto symbolize Japanese excellence in MLB, Japan faces questions about Nippon Professional Baseball’s future. Young stars like Rintaro Sasaki and Shotaro Morii move to the United States, while NPB defends its appeal and shifts in free agency rules are discussed to keep talent at home.
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William Contreras
Milwaukee
Williams
Trevor Megill
Brandon Woodruff
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis
Tokyo
Shohei Ohtani
Ichiro Suzuki
Japan
United States
MLB
Ohtani
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Los Angeles Dodgers
Rintaro Sasaki
Shotaro Morii
Sasaki
Stanford
Morii
Athletics
Yamamoto
Arizona
Aoki Sasaki
Chiba Lotte Marines
Dodgers
Associated Press
NPB
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