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Anderson signed in Korea back in April, and the 30-year-old will remain overseas for at least the 2025 campaign.

Irvin will have a chance to revive his career in the KBO. The 30-year-old’s $1 million deal is the maximum allowed for a first-year foreign player in Korea. Irvin threw 111 innings in 2024 between the Orioles and Twins with a 5.11 ERA.

Oller will take his talents to the defending KBO champions after making eight starts last season for the Marlins where he finished with a serviceable 5.31 ERA, 1.54 WHIP and 36/22 K/BB ratio across 42 1/3 innings. The 30-year-old righty will aim to rebuild his value overseas in Korea, which has worked in the recent past for a laundry list of journeyman-type starters.

The actual timing of the move will likely be delayed, allowing Sasaki to be signed during the 2025 international period after Jan. 15. After all, the vast majority of those limited 2024 dollars have already been spent. Because he’s just 23 and MLB doesn’t want teams paying youngsters what they’re worth, Sasaki will have to sign a minor league deal, probably capped out at $6 million or so, instead of the $200 million or even $300 million he’d surely command as an actual free agent. The hard-throwing righty went 30-15 with a 2.02 ERA and a 524/91 K/BB over 414 2/3 innings in his four seasons with the Marines. That he’s had some injury issues is a concern, and his stuff last season wasn’t as good as it was previously. Still, he’s one of the world’s most talented pitchers.

Kim is coming off an impressive season for the Kiwoom Heroes in the Korean Baseball Organization. The 25-year-old hit .326 with a .841 OPS, 11 home runs, and 30 steals. Kim has had at least 25 steals in five seasons and has never stolen fewer than 20 bases in any KBO season. The speed is obviously an asset, but Kim has also made double-digit errors in three straight seasons at 2B and was a disaster defensively at shortstop in 2021, so he’s likely a high batting average hitter with little power and good speed. That could make him a solid fantasy asset in deep leagues.

The two-year pact is estimated to be in the range of $6 million. The former top prospect joined the Buffaloes prior to the 2024 season where he registered a 2.58 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and a 117/52 K/BB ratio across 139 2/3 innings in his 23 starts.

Katoh was a second-round pick of the Yankees in 2013, and he briefly surfaced in the majors with the Blue Jays in 2022, collecting a double and walking three times in 11 plate appearances. He signed with the Nippon Ham Fighters after that season, but after not experiencing much success in Japan, he’s chosen to call it a career at age 30.

Hat tip to MLB Trade Rumors. We were rather hoping the 29-year-old Reyes would return to the U.S. after an excellent Japanese debut in which he finished second in the Pacific League with a .912 OPS and in homers with 25. He hit .290/.348/.564 in a league that batted just .241/.303/.347 on the whole. Still, since he’s not much of an outfielder, his market would have been limited to teams interested in a full-time DH.

Ogasawara has been effective in the NBP, and is coming off a season where he forged a 3.12 ERA over 24 starts and 144 1/3 innings. He’s best known for his command, and his size along with his ability to throw strikes makes him comparable to Shota Imanaga. Fantasy managers shouldn’t expect the same level of success and will want to see where he lands, but his stuff/control makes him an interesting fantasy option wherever he lands.

Matsumoto mentioned that the team and Sasaki have repeatedly talked about Sasaki potentially being posted for MLB teams this offseason. “We have been talking about it every year since he joined the team.” The 22-year-old Sasaki is considered one of the most gifted pitchers in the world and would set off a bidding war similar to what we saw for Yoshinobu Yamamoto last offseason. However, even though there is a chance that Sasaki will be posted for MLB teams this offseason, it’s not a given. “We talk about it every year,” said Matsumoto. “He has a dream. I want to move forward by taking one thing at a time.”