The Los Angeles Dodgers commitment the past few years to replenishing their farm system has included spending on marquee international free agents. They were particularly aggressive during the 2015-16 international signing period and easily exceeded their bonus pool allotment.
That came with a spending cap for the next year’s international signing period, though new guidelines under the current CBA are what’s truly handcuffed the Dodgers and other large market teams.
The domino effect figures to impact Shohei Otani should he make the jump from Japan to the Majors following this season.
Nonetheless, Los Angeles recently had scouts watch Otani, who is currently on the disabled list, as relayed by Ken Gurnick of MLB.