{"id":8453,"date":"2024-12-17T06:23:28","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T04:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=8453"},"modified":"2024-12-17T06:23:28","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T04:23:28","slug":"orioles-sign-japanese-mvp-tomoyuki-sugano-to-1-year-13m-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/orioles-sign-japanese-mvp-tomoyuki-sugano-to-1-year-13m-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Orioles sign Japanese MVP Tomoyuki Sugano to 1-year, $13M deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Orioles just made a move. A smart one. They signed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.in\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/43001588\/orioles-tomoyuki-sugano-agree-1-year-13m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Tomoyuki Sugano<\/a>, a veteran pitcher straight out of Japan&rsquo;s Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), for <strong>one year and $13 million<\/strong>. It&rsquo;s official. The team announced it Monday night.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Orioles sign 35 year old RHP Tomoyuki Sugano, who pitched to a 1.67 ERA in Japan last season <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1qZ0wHdczv\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/1qZ0wHdczv<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Talkin&rsquo; Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TalkinBaseball_\/status\/1868816712872951953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>December 17, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Now, if you know anything about NPB, you know Sugano. He&rsquo;s not just a good pitcher; he&rsquo;s a decorated one. <strong>Eight All-Star nods. Two Sawamura Awards<\/strong>&mdash;basically Japan&rsquo;s Cy Young. <strong>Three MVPs.<\/strong> A career <strong>2.45 ERA<\/strong> in 12 seasons with the Yomiuri Giants.<\/p><p>This past year, Sugano was ridiculous. <strong>1.67 ERA, 111 strikeouts, 16 walks in 156 2\/3 innings.<\/strong> He knows how to throw. Sure, his fastball hovers around <strong>92 mph<\/strong>, but the man commands the zone. Cutter, slider, splitter, curveball&mdash;he&rsquo;s got them all. And he uses them. Almost 74% of his pitches last season were off-speed.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sugano&rsquo;s history with MLB<\/h2><p>This isn&rsquo;t Sugano&rsquo;s first flirtation with the majors. Back in the <strong>2020-21 offseason<\/strong>, Yomiuri posted him, and he tried to make the jump. But no deal. He stayed in Japan and kept doing his thing. Now, as a <strong>free agent<\/strong>, there&rsquo;s no red tape, no posting system rules. Baltimore stepped in and got their man.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Orioles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@Orioles<\/a> have signed RHP Tomoyuki Sugano to a one-year contract. <br><br>In 12 years in NPB, Sugano was an 8-time All-Star, two-time Sawamura Award winner, and a three-time Central League MVP. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FMmYNbDOsy\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/FMmYNbDOsy<\/a><\/p>&mdash; MLB (@MLB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLB\/status\/1868842546342097184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>December 17, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>He&rsquo;s only the third Japanese-born player in Orioles history. The first? <strong>Koji Uehara.<\/strong> The most recent? <strong>Shintaro Fujinami.<\/strong> Sugano&rsquo;s about to join that list.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does this mean for Baltimore&rsquo;s rotation?<\/h2><p>It&rsquo;s depth. It&rsquo;s stability. You don&rsquo;t sign a guy like Sugano for fireworks. You sign him because you need someone to get outs.<\/p><p>Baltimore&rsquo;s rotation for 2025 might look like this:<\/p><ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Zach Eflin<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Grayson Rodriguez<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dean Kremer<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tomoyuki Sugano<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cade Povich<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol><p>It&rsquo;s a solid mix. There&rsquo;s still <strong>Albert Su&aacute;rez<\/strong>, <strong>Chayce McDermott<\/strong>, and <strong>Trevor Rogers<\/strong> in the background. And right-handers <strong>Kyle Bradish<\/strong> and <strong>Tyler Wells<\/strong> will miss the start of the season, both rehabbing from elbow surgeries.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What about Corbin Burnes?<\/h2><p>This move doesn&rsquo;t mean Baltimore is done. It doesn&rsquo;t mean they&rsquo;re out on Burnes. But Burnes is expensive. More than <strong>$200 million expensive.<\/strong> And if the Orioles want to bring him back, they&rsquo;ll have to go beyond Chris Davis&rsquo; franchise-record $161 million deal.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MLB should have a free agency time period<br><br>Opens at 12 AM on the Monday of the winter meetings, closes December 31st at 3 pm. <br><br>No one wants to wait until March to find out where Corbin Burnes is going.<\/p>&mdash; DodgersMemeTeam WORLD CHAMPS (@DodgersMemeTeam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DodgersMemeTeam\/status\/1867273549763031429?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>December 12, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Still, Baltimore is spending more than it has in years. They&rsquo;ve dropped <strong>$71 million<\/strong> this offseason:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tyler O&rsquo;Neill: <strong>3 years, $49.5 million<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gary S&aacute;nchez: <strong>1 year, $8.5 million<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tomoyuki Sugano: <strong>1 year, $13 million<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><p>It&rsquo;s a start.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sugano&rsquo;s role is clear<\/h2><p>He&rsquo;s not here to carry the rotation. That&rsquo;s not who he is. At 35, Sugano&rsquo;s stuff plays more to the mid-to-back-end of the rotation. But that&rsquo;s what Baltimore needs. A guy who&rsquo;s reliable. A guy who can eat innings. A guy with 12 years of professional experience and the numbers to back it. And Baltimore knows that if it wants to keep up in the AL East and make another postseason run, these moves matter.<\/p><p>Sugano&rsquo;s here now. <strong>One year. $13 million.<\/strong> It&rsquo;s his time to show what he&rsquo;s got in Camden Yards.<\/p><p><strong>Read More:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/grading-the-kyle-tucker-trade-cubs-acquire-all-star-of-framber-valdez-next\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Grading the Kyle Tucker Trade: Cubs acquire All-Star OF, Framber Valdez next?<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Orioles sign Japanese ace Sugano for $13M deal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8462,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1819,1817,1818],"class_list":["post-8453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","tag-orioles-sign-tomoyuki-sugano","tag-tomoyuki-sugano","tag-tomoyuki-sugano-orioles"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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