A source told MLB.com that the Dodgers haven't closed the door on signing Iwakuma, but it appears they'd only do so under a reworked contract now. That would put Iwakuma back on the market as a free agent, which he became after rejecting a one-year, $15.8 million qualifying offer by the Mariners in October.
Iwakuma had an exit physical from the Mariners following last season, and Seattle made the 34-year-old a two-year, $30 million offer last week, but general manager Jerry Dipoto didn't want to go a third year on the veteran. Iwakuma thus opted for the Dodgers' offer on Dec.