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#pitching-stats

Taiwanese right-hander has signed with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. It's a three-year deal with incentives worth more than $9.6MM USD. Yihsuan Wang of Yahoo Taiwan relayed the club announcement. Hat tip to CPBL Stats for relaying the details in English. The 25-year-old righty has turned some heads with his results in the CPBL. He has thrown 305 innings for the Wei Chuan Dragons, including 114 innings in 2025 with a 2.05 earned run average.

Sauer was designated for assignment by the Dodgers over the weekend when Dalton Rushing was placed on the injured list and Chuckie Robinson was called up. After clearing waivers, the Dodgers elected to release Sauer back to free agency. More news: Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani Predicted to Win NL MVP in a 'Landslide' Sauer, 26, joined the Dodgers this offseason on a minor league deal. The right-hander ended up making the roster for the Tokyo Series, but didn't appear in either of the two games. He was then optioned back to Triple-A ahead of the domestic season opener.

Seth Lugo, 35, has been recognized as one of the best potential trade candidates this season and a top free agent arm for the upcoming winter.