With the way this offseason has gone for the Dodgers, it’s understandable that many were concerned about the Maeda signing failing to be announced. The first bit of information came on December 31st, and if all the “reported” transactions came true, the Dodgers would have Aroldis Chapman and Hisashi Iwakuma heading into 2016.
There were rumblings about concerns about the elbow of Kenta Maeda, with some worrying that a lack of official announcement put the deal in jeopardy. Today, the Dodgers made the deal official.
Today the #Dodgers announced the signing of right-handed pitcher Kenta Maeda to an eight-year contract.