The Los Angeles Dodgers are set to sign Japanese pitcher Kenta Maeda, multiple US media outlets reported Thursday. The 27-year-old right-hander was posted by his Japanese club the Hiroshima Carp, who will be due a posting fee of up to $20 million by any Major League Club that signs him. Maeda has pitched for Hiroshima since 2008, going 97-67 with a 2.39 earned-run-average. He went 15-8 last season with a 2.09 ERA and 175 strikeouts in 206 1/3 innings, earning his second Sawamura Award as top pitcher. The Arizona Diamondbacks, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs and Dodgers were all said to be interested him.
Source :AFP