Cubs owner Tom Ricketts knows there’s only so much they can do when trying to compete with the spending abilities of other teams.

Cubs fanbase growing restless as owner Tom Ricketts insists they don't have the money to spend like the Dodgers and Mets.

Due to Sasaki still being only 23, there is a cap on the amount that he can initially make in Major League Baseball. Due to his not being 25 yet, his posting will not be able to set off the kind of bidding frenzy that led to the Los Angeles Dodgers signing Yoshinobu Yamamoto to a 12-year, $325 million contract.

The Dodgers were deemed a favorite to land star international prospect Roki Sasaki from the moment he was posted by the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball this offseason. On Friday, as Cubs Convention was just getting rolling in Chicago,

Roki Sasaki speaks out on choosing the Los Angeles Dodgers and teaming up with Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

Roki Sasaki joins the Dodgers, with Yoshinobu Yamamoto playing a "key" role in bringing the star Japanese pitcher to LA's stacked roster.

According to Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic, the Chicago Cubs have been informed ... Tyler Glasnow, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, newly acquired lefty Blake Snell, and at the top is Sasaki’s name.

To the chagrin of the rest of the baseball world, the reigning World Series champions Los Angeles Dodgers won the intense Roki Sasaki sweepstakes in the MLB offseason. The Dodgers, already boasting a stellar roster before Sasaki decided to take his talents to Hollywood,

Roki Sasaki opens up about his decision to choose the Los Angeles Dodgers in free agency, citing key factors that influenced his choice.

With less than a month to go until pitchers and catchers report, the Dodgers appear primed to enter the season once again considered the favorites to capture the title.  Naturally, that got us to thinking about what it would take for the Dodgers to not just fall short of the World Series -- any seasoned baseball observer knows there are few guarantees so far as postseason success goes -- but to miss the playoffs entirely.

Dodgerfest will be at Dodger Stadium on Saturday, Feb. 1, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Gates open at 10 a.m. that morning. Tickets will be on sale for the public at 10 a.m. this Thursday, Jan. 23. Presale tickets go on sale tomorrow, Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 9 a.m. PT for premium clients, and 10 a.m. My Dodgers members.

TOKYO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani and his wife Mamiko Tanaka are expecting their first child. Ohtani's Los Angeles Dodgers teammate Mookie Betts has some advice. “He should get his sleep now,” Betts said, speaking Tuesday in Tokyo. “Because when the baby comes he won't get any.” Betts has two children and knows from experience.