With Roki Sasaki looming, Orioles left $2.1 million unspent from allotment and Dodgers $1.9 million
Associated PressNEW 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 Dec. 8. The pitcher’s agent, Joel Wolfe, said he assumed Sasaki will “seriously consider” San Diego, where Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish is on the roster and Hideo Nomo is a special adviser. It’s a chance for him to come in and create a legacy for himself to help win the first World Series.” Teams usually spend their international signing bonus allotment on Latin American players.
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