7 years agoFree-agent relief pitcher Koji Uehara said he expects to retire after one more season in 2018, although he's not interested in signing a minor league deal. "I want to play this year, for one more year," the free-agent right-hander said at a baseball clinic in Fukushima. "If I get a contract, I'm more than 90 percent certain that this will be the end." Uehara will turn 43 this April and struck out 50 batters in 43 innings with the Cubs in 2017. However, his 12 walks were the most he allowed since 2009. He said he'll retire if he's only offered a minor league deal. The Japanese right-hander could be a useful addition to a bullpen as a veteran presence, but he won't have any fantasy value no matter where he lands.--Keith Hernandez - RotoBaller
Source: Kyodo News