The Los Angeles Angels officially signed starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi to a three-year, $69 million deal on Wednesday. The ...

Corbin Burnes to the Blue Jays? Christian Walker to the Yankees? Matching up buyers with free agents who could fit at the ...

Angels starters ranked near the bottom of MLB in strikeouts last season, which is one of the reasons they feel that Kikuchi ...

The Los Angeles Angels have signed former Houston Astros starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi, which leaves them with an obvious ...

HOUSTON, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 25: Yusei Kikuchi #16 of the Houston Astros pitches in the first inning against the Seattle Mariners at Minute Maid Park on September 25, 2024 in Houston, Texas.

Yusei Kikuchi's dominance after ... As Jeff Passan wrote this week, "The Astros want him back, and other teams expected to operate in the mid-tier pitching market — the Cubs, Dodgers, Angels ...

The Astros pitching staff made some adjustments, though, and he quickly became a dominant pitcher. Houston won the first nine Kikuchi outings off the back of his quality pitching. Over the final ...

Kikuchi excelled with the Astros after coming over in a trade with the Blue Jays, going 5-1 with a 2.70 ERA and 76 strikeouts in 60 innings across 10 starts. He fit in well with the Astros, who ...

Aggression has been a hallmark of recent Houston offenses. The Astros averaged the fewest pitches per plate appearance (3.78) in the majors in 2022 and the third-fewest (3.82) in 2023, years in ...

When Dana Brown traded for Yusei Kikuchi ... a maligned trade from Toronto. The Astros want him back, and other teams expected to operate in the midtier pitching market -- the Cubs, Dodgers ...

ESPN's Jeff Passan reported Tuesday that Yusei Kikuchi ... "The Astros want him back," Passan reported, "and other teams expected to operate in the mid-tier pitching market — the Cubs, Dodgers ...