Here are three things we’ll be keeping an eye on around the baseball world throughout the day today:
1. Darvish contemplating retirement:
Over the weekend, Padres right-hander Yu Darvish clarified reports that he was poised to retire by noting that, while he has indeed contemplated calling it a career, he has not yet made a final decision. Negotiations between himself, the Padres, and the MLBPA regarding the final years of his contract remain ongoing.
Darvish underwent surgery on his UCL in November that will cost him the entire 2026 season. He’s owed $43MM total over the 2026-28 seasons. If he does decide to hang up the spikes and the Padres are able to work out a deal with him and the MLBPA to lessen the short-term financial burden of the right-hander’s contract, that could help create some additional financial flexibility for San Diego as soon as this offseason. The Padres are known to be interested in adding another starter and a right-handed bat to their first base/DH mix, and more budget flexibility could aid those pursuits.
2. What’s next for Cleveland after the Ramirez extension?
Seven-time All-Star and future Hall of Famer Jose Ramirez has never been shy about his desire to play his entire career in Cleveland, and after his latest extension with the club he appears all but guaranteed to do so. Ramirez signed a seven-year deal that overwrites the remaining three years on his current extension, keeping in him town through his age-39 season while also guaranteeing him an extra $106MM in new money. The deal comes with significant deferred money and takes the short-term price tag of Ramirez’s contract down by about $24MM over the next three years. If that financial flexibility is used to improve the club in the short-term, the Guardians could take the opportunity to add some much-needed right-handed help in the outfield. Harrison Bader, Austin Hays and Miguel Andujar are among the remaining free agents who’d fit that bill.
3. Will Sugano find a role in MLB?
NPB legend Tomoyuki Sugano came over to MLB for the first time last year and pitched his age-36 season as a member of the Orioles. The righty posted a 4.64 ERA with a 5.36 FIP across 157 innings of work. He led the AL in home runs allowed with 33 and struck out just 15.7% of his opponents. Despite his rough inaugural season in the majors, Sugano made clear over the weekend he wants to keep pitching in the U.S. rather than return to NPB in Japan.
Even with last year’s flaws, Sugano did manage to make all 30 of his starts last year for Baltimore, and he only walked 5.3% of his opponents. If nothing else, he could be an innings-eating fifth starter for a club with young and/or inexperienced rotation groups. Plenty of competition remains on the market ranging from Chris Bassitt to Lucas Giolito to Justin Verlander, but Sugano should have a lighter price tag than many of his veteran counterparts on the market. Will he find a role?
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