Houston signs Tatsuya Imai

[tony&rodney]

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/

3 years / $54M with incentives that include a $3M bump if he reaches 100 innings. 

Seems like this guy should have been an option for the Twins if there was any remote chance for the Twins to be serious about competing. The stuff is within range of Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The Twins supposedly had $20 million to spend. I had put him in a plan but deleted him because the Twins would never sign a Japanese pitcher under the current front office. I'm a little surprised the Cubs didn't sign Imai. Houston does well here. Worth following this coming season. No doubt that MLB is an adjustment from NPB.

[Parfigliano]

SP gets 3 mil bonus if throws 100 innings.  Crazy.

[nicksaviking]

18 hours ago, Parfigliano said:

SP gets 3 mil bonus if throws 100 innings.  Crazy.

Makes me think that Houston believes there's a reasonable scenario where he ends up in the bullpen.

[Mike Sixel]

4 hours ago, nicksaviking said:

Makes me think that Houston believes there's a reasonable scenario where he ends up in the bullpen.

Not at 18 million a year.....