When Ken Rosenthal first reported that Tomoyuki Sugano had a contract offer on the table from the Yomiuri Giants it seemed like a desperate last gasp effort. It doesn’t seem that way now, as shortly after that news broke the New York Mets pulled out of the Sugano sweepstakes. It seems like Sugano may be choosing home over MLB.
Sugano has until just 5 PM today to officially sign with a MLB team or he’ll return home to Japan. It seems unlikely that Sugano would be able to sign a contract and complete a physical by 5 PM today.