DEAL CONFIRMADO: Japanese superstar pitcher has oficialmente acatado un acuerdo de $350m por seis años para alinearse con Shohei con los Dodgers, de acuerdo con MLB observers reportados esta noche…

November 12, 2024 Admin Baseball 0

Japanese pitching phenom predicted by MLB observers to join Shohei with the Dodgers - Yahoo Sport

Japanese pitching phenom predicted by MLB observers to join Shohei with the Dodgers

Baseball observers predict that Japanese pitching phenom Roki Sasaki may head to the Los Angeles Dodgers if he gets posted by his Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) team, the Chiba Lotte Marines.
Sasaki, 23, is projected to head stateside in the 2025 MLB season, potentially joining fellow Japanese superstars Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the Los Angeles team, according to ESPN. Sasaki, who gained international attention with a 19-strikeout perfect game, eight perfect innings and 14 strikeouts in 2022, is among the “most sought-after players available,” the outlet noted.
Roki Sasaki aims for MLB success, drawing parallels to Shohei Ohtani's impactful move
A native of Rikuzentakata in Iwate Prefecture, Sasaki reportedly declined a deal with the Chiba Lotte Marines, which he has been a part of since 2019, earlier this week. Over his four seasons in the NPB, Sasaki recorded a 2.02 earned run average (ERA) with 524 strikeouts in 414 2/3 innings.
While his prospect of joining the Dodgers is possible, some scouts speculate that he may start in a smaller market. Additionally, there is a possibility that NPB may not post Sasaki this postseason, as doing so may not be beneficial for them. Under MLB rules, foreign-born players under 25 years old with fewer than six seasons of professional experience are subject to international bonus restrictions.
Roki Sasaki aims for MLB success, drawing parallels to Shohei Ohtani's impactful move
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Giants Predicted To Steal Top Dodgers Free Agent Target This Winter

Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Willy Adames is now an unrestricted free agent and many experts expect him to leave Milwaukee this winter. The top team that’s been connected to Adames has been the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Dodgers need a shortstop, and they have the money to bring him in. Adames would be the perfect addition to Los Angeles’ lineup, but more big-market teams are being linked to him. In fact, the Dodgers could lose out on Adames to one of their National League West rivals. Bleacher Report’s Tim Kelly recently predicted that Adames would sign with the San Francisco Giants

Giants Predicted To Steal Top Dodgers Free Agent Target This Winter - Newsweek

instead of the Dodgers, projecting a seven-year, $180 million contract for the star shortstop.

“Buster Posey-the new president of baseball operations in San Francisco-said at the GM meetings in San Antonio last week that he wants to figure out the shortstop position,” Kelly wrote. “Adames could sign to be the shortstop in San Francisco, while also adding much-needed thump to manager Bob Melvin’s lineup.” With Buster Posey as the new president of baseball operations, the Giants are a complete wild card this offseason. Nobody knows how aggressive the Giants will be, though Posey

Giants Predicted To Steal Top Dodgers Free Agent Target This Winter - Newsweek

has spoken to their eagerness to upgrade. Given the fact that Posey had a lot of success as a player, it’s easy to assume that he’s eager to bring that same success back to San Francisco

With this in mind, the prediction that the Giants could outbid the Dodgers to land Adames isn’t outlandish.

 

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