Should The Red Sox Pass on Shota Imanaga?

Should The Red Sox Pass on Shota Imanaga?

The 30-year-old lefty is expected to sign a contract worth more than $100 million.

The Boston Red Sox could miss another international star as LHP Shota Imanaga’s 45-day postseason ends next Thursday. John Thomas of NBC Sports Boston reports that the Red Sox have “never been a serious contender” for international sensation Yoshinobu Yamamoto, but Boston has a different take on Imanaga.

 

Ken Rosenthal of the Athletics reports that Boston is in the race to land Imanaga in the next six days, and the field could be narrowing. “The three teams without starters (Mets, Yankees and Orioles) are not expected to commit to a trade.” Rosenthal said. “But the Red Sox, Giants and other teams are believed to be involved.”

Imanag, 30, is expected to receive a contract worth around $100 million. That surpasses the deal for Japanese star Kodai Senga, who signed a five-year, $75 million contract with the New York Mets in December 2022.

 

Despite being one of the best free agent pitchers on the market, Rosenthal believes a manager will be limited to the No. 1 starter. 3 from the South.

One executive, who spoke on condition of anonymity because club officials are barred by collective agreements from commenting publicly on the FA, said he did not believe Imanaga’s material would translate like Senga’s. However, the manager believes Imana will benefit from being the No. 1 starter. 3 and to become a member capable of rotation.”

It would be a mistake to say this prospect is mainstream, but if Senga’s ceiling is indeed at No. 3, should Boston consider investing more than $100 million in the 30-year-old?

The harsh reality for Boston is that their need for starting pitching will force them to get there one way or another. They will spend at least $100 million to land free agents including Imanaga, Jordan Montgomery and Blake Snell. Or Marcus. Stroman et al. Or, you can explore the trade market and part with a top prospect or two.

 

This is definitely a starting rotation with potential. But is this really the starting rotation that will put the Red Sox in postseason contention?

Even though his current salary of $36 million is below the luxury tax threshold, Boston is looking to shed some salary.

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Not again 😭 in golf community as famous golf players were caught and being sentence to…. recent years, the global pandemic has changed a lot of things, and has me reflecting,” she said. “It is time to slow down a little, focus more on my personal growth, and spend some time with my family.” Feng told AFP in Tokyo it had been an honour to represent her country, for potentially the last time. “We’re representing our own countries and we’re not playing for prize money, we’re playing for honour,” she said at Kasumigaseki Country Club, where she could not repeat her medal heroics of five years earlier, finishing eighth. “Out of all my achievements, I would say a medal at the Olympics is very special,” said Feng, whose only major win came at the 2012 US PGA Championship. “Even though I’ve been a major winner, think about it, we have five majors every year, in four years we have 20 chances to win a major. ‘ “So I would say it’s harder, much harder, to get a medal at the Olympics. It was the most memorable moment of my career.” Brought up in China’s southern Guangdong province, neighbouring Hong Kong, an 18-year-old Feng became the first Chinese player to earn an LPGA tour card in 2007. The easy-going Feng went on to be the first Chinese player, man or woman, to win a major and lifted 10 LPGA titles during her 14 active years on the tour. In 2017, Feng became the only Chinese golfer to date to reach the world No 1 ranking. During a supremely consistent career, Feng registered 18 top-10 finishes in majors, two of them in 2021 even as she was winding down her playing commitments.

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