One night after Shohei Otani’s agreement with the Red Army…no movement on big players, 3 free agent transfers, “dominoes” that have yet to fall | Full-Count

It was expected that the transfer market would accelerate once Otani’s departure was decided…

Pitcher Shohei Ohtani, who was a free agent from the Angels, announced on his Instagram on the 9th (10th Japan time) that he had agreed to a contract with the Dodgers. Several US media outlets predict that the transfer market will accelerate once Otani’s departure is decided. It seemed like there would be some big movement overnight, but it turned out to be a quiet day.

The team that was targeting Ohtani was stuck due to budget issues. In other words, by agreeing to an agreement with the Dodgers, he will move on to his next target and the transfer market will heat up. Names such as Orix’s Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Cubs’ free agent Cody Bellinger have been mentioned as big names following Ohtani.

However, the so-called “Otani domino” did not occur on the 10th (11th), which happened to be Sunday in local time. The main moves in the free agency market are the Tigers agreeing to contracts with left-handed reliever Andrew Chafin, the Royals agreeing to contracts with fellow left-handed reliever Will Smith, and the Guardians agreeing to contracts with veteran catcher Austin Hedges. None of these seemed to be related to Otani’s departure.

(Full-Count Editorial Department)