The Chicago Cubs are no strangers to high expectations from their passionate fanbase. This offseason, those expectations have clashed with the team’s apparent hesitancy to spend big. Chairman Tom Ricketts has faced mounting criticism,

Ken Rosenthal expects Roki Sasaki to sign with the Dodgers, but he wouldn't be surprised if the pitcher joins the Padres.

Thought the Los Angeles Dodgers would stop spending after landing star reliever Tanner Scott last weekend? Think again. The Dodgers, who gave Scott a four-year, $72 million contract, are nearing a deal will fellow top reliever Kirby Yates, according to multiple reports. USA TODAY's Bob Nightengale was the first to report the news.

While the Dodgers operate from a financial advantage, they also are schooling opponents with a relentlessness not enough rival owners share.

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Roki Sasaki on Friday, marking the end of an international free agent chase that ended, well, predictably. Sasaki met with severa

The Dodgers and reliever Kirby Yates reached a "tentative" agreement, pending completion of a physical. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have reached a "tentative agreement" with free-agent relief pitcher Kirby Yates, pending a physical, per Bob Nightengale of USA

The Los Angeles Dodgers have secured a second meeting with Roki Sasaki. The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal and Fabian Ardaya report that L.A. met with the phenom for

According to Fabian Ardaya and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the Dodgers will have a second meeting with Sasaki. This comes on the heels of Sasaki reportedly meeting with the Padres in San Diego over the weekend. Video purportedly showing Sasaki throwing in Padres gear had surfaced on social media but has since been removed.

Rōki Sasaki is already getting used to Los Angeles life. The Los Angeles Dodgers' newest starting pitcher attended Tuesday's game between the L.A. Lakers

At his age and talent level, Sasaki folds in perfectly for a Dodgers club that was already planning on running a six-man rotation.