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Roki Sasaki might visit 1 or 2 teams before deciding which club he wants to sign with

NEW YORK — Prized Japanese free agent Roki Sasaki may visit one or two teams before deciding which club he wants to sign with. “We’ve had numerous conversations about team location, market size, team success, things like that,” Wolfe said. “He didn’t seem overly concerned about whether a team had Japanese players on their team or not, which in the …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Dodgers’ meeting with Roki Sasaki didn’t include in-person pitches from Ohtani or Yamamoto

LA Times

Roki Sasaki pitches for Japan during the World Baseball Classic in March 2023. “There were a couple of teams that had a video from one or two players, but for the most part, it was the general manager, possibly an assistant GM, the manager, the pitching coach and people from the bio-mechanics performance and training staff.” Wolfe would not say …

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1 week, 6 days ago

How will Dodgers reward Dave Roberts? Will they land Roki Sasaki?

LA Times

Roki Sasaki will wait until the 2025 international signing period opens on Jan. 15, when clubs will have bonus pool money available to sign him, to decide on an MLB team. Joel Wolfe, Sasaki’s agent at Wasserman Media Group, said at the winter meetings that the pitcher — who will be restricted to signing a minor-league contract with a modest …

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3 weeks ago

With Roki Sasaki looming, Orioles left $2.1 million unspent from allotment and Dodgers $1.9 million

Associated Press

NEW YORK — The Baltimore Orioles left about $2.1 million unspent from their 2024 international signing bonus pool allotment and the Los Angeles Dodgers around $1.9 million in a year there was speculation Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki would be available. Major League Baseball’s international amateur signing period runs from Jan. 15 to Dec. 15, and Sasaki was not posted until …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Bryan Cranston tries to get Dave Roberts to reveal Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki plans: ‘Don’t get me in trouble’

LA Times

Bryan Cranston is such a huge Dodgers fan that he got goosebumps in a Los Angeles studio six years ago while narrating an MLB Network documentary on the team’s 1988 season, which culminated with one of the most dramatic home runs in World Series history, Kirk Gibson’s Game 1, pinch-hit, walk-off shot off Dennis Eckersley. “Complete strangers were hugging each …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

The Yankees have moved on quickly after losing Juan Soto. Roki Sasaki could be next

Associated Press

NEW YORK — In pivoting to Plan B after losing Juan Soto, Brian Cashman went after a familiar name in Cody Bellinger. Ultimately I did it because it’s a fit.” Bellinger could play outfield or first base depending on other moves the Yankees make. I feel like the winter’s to this point been a good one.” Bellinger is guaranteed $52.5 …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Roki Sasaki: Meet MLB’s next free agent superstar

CNN

CNN — The ink is barely dry on Juan Soto’s record-breaking contract with the New York Mets, but already MLB franchises are again looking for a shiny new toy. Sasaki’s career stats make for even better reading, with the so-called “Monster of the Reiwa Era” recording an ERA of just 2.02, picking up 524 strikeouts in 414 2/3 innings. Sasaki …

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4 weeks, 2 days ago

The Sports Report: Dodgers have work to do but say they’ve gotten stronger

LA Times

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and the team’s executives left winter meetings content they had made some key moves and improved. On Thursday night, the Rams play the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium, the first of three games against NFC West opponents remaining on the Rams’ schedule. Continue reading here Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers: How to watch, prediction and …

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1 month ago

Discussion with Mets about converting Clay Holmes into a starter began at GM meetings last month

Associated Press

DALLAS — The Mets were in the midst of the general managers meetings in San Antonio last month when Clay Holmes’ agent brought up the idea of converting the two-time All-Star closer back into a starting pitcher for the first time since his rookie season. He has, we think, the variety of stuff to turn over a lineup multiple times,” …

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1 month ago

Column: Roki Sasaki and Shohei Ohtani together on the Dodgers? It depends on what Sasaki wants

LA Times

Roki Sasaki pitches during a WBC semifinal game between Japan and Mexico in 2023 as people watch during a viewing event in Tokyo. There’s no way Sasaki hasn’t already contemplated whether he wants to share a clubhouse with the greatest player ever to come out of his country — or perhaps any country. Agent details posting process for star Japanese …

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1 month ago

Will Dodgers sign Roki Sasaki? Agent details posting process for star Japanese pitcher

LA Times

Like the rest of Major League Baseball, the Dodgers have closely monitored Japanese star pitcher Roki Sasaki over the last couple of years, anxiously waiting for the hard-throwing phenom to come to MLB. It was such an uncommon move that, as rumors about Sasaki’s interest in leaving Japan for MLB early circulated over the last couple of years, Wolfe said …

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1 month ago

Tigers have interest in Roki Sasaki. But do they have a realistic shot?

New York Times

DALLAS — It was naturally intriguing when Joel Wolfe, the agent for international superstar pitcher Roki Sasaki, spoke on a stage Tuesday inside the Hilton Anatole. I’ll leave it at that.” Tigers otherwise set on starting pitching Detroit’s agreement with right-hander Alex Cobb became official Tuesday evening. That’s not to say we won’t look for additional opportunities as they present …

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1 month ago

Roki Sasaki bidding among MLB teams will start Tuesday and run until Jan. 23

Associated Press

DALLAS — Hard-throwing Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki was posted to Major League Baseball teams and will be available to sign as a free agent from Tuesday through 5 p.m. Eastern on Jan. 23. Because he is 23, Sasaki is considered an international amateur by MLB and is limited to a minor league contract subject to the international signing bonus pools …

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1 month ago

Should Sasaki join Cubs? Emanuel, a fan of the team and ambassador to Japan, is being diplomatic

Associated Press

TOKYO — It was a simple question. During a news conference Monday at the United States Embassy in Tokyo, Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga was asked what he’d say to countryman Roki Sasaki to convince him to join his team. “I know the world’s dying to know and they’re just going to keep guessing,” Emanuel said. “It’s not really fair …

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1 month, 1 week ago

How Yu Darvish could recruit Roki Sasaki for the Padres

New York Times

As spring training opened in February, Yu Darvish expressed both disappointment and understanding regarding a pair of blockbuster additions to the National League West. “Frankly speaking, it would have been nice if they came here, if they were my teammates,” Darvish said from the Padres’ complex in Peoria, Ariz. “But I’m happy for them. Pitching phenom Roki Sasaki will be …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Shohei Ohtani in early stages of rehab from shoulder surgery and hopes to be ready for opening day

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani is in the early stages of rehabbing from arthroscopic surgery to repair a labrum tear in his left shoulder following the Los Angeles Dodgers’ World Series championship over the New York Yankees last month. “We’ve already removed the stitches,” the Japanese star said Thursday in Los Angeles after winning his third Most Valuable Player award, …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Roki Sasaki’s posting likely will extend into 2025 signing period, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred says

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Roki Sasaki’s posting will likely extend into the 2025 international signing period, baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said Wednesday, allowing teams as much as $7,555,500 to sign the prized Japanese pitcher. “It kind of looks like the way it’s going to shake out, that the signing there, just because the timing, will happen in the new pool period,” …

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2 months ago

Roki Sasaki’s contract situation, signing process and suitors, explained

New York Times

The first bombshell of Major League Baseball’s offseason landed Saturday when the Chiba Lotte Marines announced 23-year-old pitching phenom Roki Sasaki will be able to sign with an MLB club this winter. When The Washington Post’s Chelsea Janes visited Japan earlier this year, Chiba Lotte outfielder and former Pittsburgh Pirates top prospect Gregory Polanco said of Sasaki, “He asks me …

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2 months ago

Japanese ace Roki Sasaki to become available to MLB teams this offseason

Associated Press

CHIBA, Japan — Japanese ace Roki Sasaki will be available to Major League Baseball teams this offseason. The Los Angeles Dodgers have kept the most available space left in their 2024 signing bonus pool, $2,502,500. After the Dodgers signed Ohtani to a $700 million, 10-year contract and pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto to a $325 million, 12-year deal last December, Los Angeles …

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2 months ago

The Roki Sasaki MLB sweepstakes: Teams to watch and what could influence his decision

New York Times

Roki Sasaki’s first contract to play in the big leagues won’t be about just money. But once the sweepstakes begin for his services, Sasaki will likely prioritize stability, lifestyle, comfort and, according to league sources, a team’s track record with player development. “To be honest, he still has a lot to learn,” Chiba Lotta Marines manager Masato Yoshii said early …

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2 months ago

Japanese ace Roki Sasaki to be posted, becoming a top Dodgers free-agency target

LA Times

Roki Sasaki of Japan pitches during the World Baseball Classic in March 2023. The Chiba Lotte Marines, Sasaki’s team in the Nippon Professional Baseball league, announced they will be posting the 23-year-old star for Major League Baseball teams to sign this winter. Now that Sasaki’s team will begin the process of posting him — his maximum singing bonus reportedly will …

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2 months ago

MLB front office check-in: Key offseason needs and goals for all 30 teams

New York Times

One of the many things front office executives accomplish at the general managers’ meetings is to meet with their counterparts and learn each team’s needs and goals for the offseason. Astros GM Dana Brown: Keeping Alex Bregman is their “biggest priority.” Houston Astros Re-sign Alex Bregman, add a left-handed-hitting outfielder and a depth starter and improve the bullpen It will …

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2 months ago

Roki Sasaki and Major League Baseball: How effective would his pitching arsenal be?

New York Times

Roki Sasaki is a stud. But Sasaki, 23, has been putting up some bonkers numbers in Japan, with a 2.02 career ERA, and there’s a chance he comes over to Major League Baseball through the posting process this offseason. Even with a mid-career position player who has played Major League Baseball for his entire professional career, there are things the …

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2 months ago

MLB GM meetings: What we’re hearing about star Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki

New York Times

SAN ANTONIO — Roki Sasaki is so enormously talented that teams have to prepare for the possibility that the Japanese pitcher is about to become an international free agent, even though club officials still don’t know whether that will actually happen this winter. Amid the uncertainty, Sasaki has been a popular name this week at MLB’s general managers’ meetings, where …

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Roki Sasaki might visit 1 or 2 teams before deciding which club he wants to sign with

Dodgers’ meeting with Roki Sasaki didn’t include in-person pitches from Ohtani or Yamamoto

How will Dodgers reward Dave Roberts? Will they land Roki Sasaki?

With Roki Sasaki looming, Orioles left $2.1 million unspent from allotment and Dodgers $1.9 million

Bryan Cranston tries to get Dave Roberts to reveal Dodgers’ Roki Sasaki plans: ‘Don’t get me in trouble’

The Yankees have moved on quickly after losing Juan Soto. Roki Sasaki could be next

Roki Sasaki: Meet MLB’s next free agent superstar

The Sports Report: Dodgers have work to do but say they’ve gotten stronger

Discussion with Mets about converting Clay Holmes into a starter began at GM meetings last month

Column: Roki Sasaki and Shohei Ohtani together on the Dodgers? It depends on what Sasaki wants

Will Dodgers sign Roki Sasaki? Agent details posting process for star Japanese pitcher

Tigers have interest in Roki Sasaki. But do they have a realistic shot?

Roki Sasaki bidding among MLB teams will start Tuesday and run until Jan. 23

Should Sasaki join Cubs? Emanuel, a fan of the team and ambassador to Japan, is being diplomatic

How Yu Darvish could recruit Roki Sasaki for the Padres

Shohei Ohtani in early stages of rehab from shoulder surgery and hopes to be ready for opening day

Roki Sasaki’s posting likely will extend into 2025 signing period, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred says

Roki Sasaki’s contract situation, signing process and suitors, explained

Japanese ace Roki Sasaki to become available to MLB teams this offseason

The Roki Sasaki MLB sweepstakes: Teams to watch and what could influence his decision

Japanese ace Roki Sasaki to be posted, becoming a top Dodgers free-agency target

MLB front office check-in: Key offseason needs and goals for all 30 teams

Roki Sasaki and Major League Baseball: How effective would his pitching arsenal be?

MLB GM meetings: What we’re hearing about star Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki