If he doesn't return to the Astros, then that frees up some money for this front office ... they also don't know how Luis Garcia and Lance McCullers Jr. are going to perform coming back from ...

The Dodgers are linked American League All-Star southpaw starting pitcher Yusei Sasaki, who is a free agent from the Houston Astros.

"The Astros are trying, but he seems more likely to wind up elsewhere ... the 4.75 number is a whole lot closer to the type of pitcher that Kikuchi has been, and it's certainly possible if ...