{"id":13526,"date":"2024-11-06T15:29:49","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T15:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=13526"},"modified":"2024-11-06T15:29:49","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T15:29:49","slug":"roki-sasakis-gonna-be-a-dodger-former-marlins-president-believes-japanese-star-will-follow-footsteps-of-shohei-ohtani-and-yoshinobu-yamamoto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=13526","title":{"rendered":"\u201cRoki Sasaki\u2019s Gonna Be A Dodger\u201d \u2013  Former Marlins President Believes Japanese Star Will Follow Footsteps Of Shohei Ohtani And Yoshinobu Yamamoto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Roki Sasaki has been associated with the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/mlb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MLB<\/a>\u00a0in the past few months. Known as \u201cThe Monster of the Reiwa Era,\u201d Sasaki\u2019s swift rise in baseball has garnered worldwide fame. Japan has produced some of the best baseball players for decades. Several players, from Hideki Matsui to\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/shohei-ohtani\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shohei Ohtani<\/a>\u00a0and more, have carved a career in MLB.<\/p>\n<p>Experts predict Sasaki to be the next MLB star after his incredible pitching prowess. He is arguably one of the best baseball pitchers of his time. The 23-year-old plays for the Chiba Lotte Marines but could soon find himself in Major League Baseball.<\/p>\n<p>Several teams would flock to get their hands on a star pitcher. However, the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/mlb\/los-angeles-dodgers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a>\u00a0seem to be a favorite landing spot for Roki Sasaki. The Dodgers already have two Japanese stars on their team, which gives them more leverage to add Sasaki.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">23 Year Old Japanese Pitching Sensation Roki Sasaki Is Expected To Be Posted This Offseason And If That Happens You Can Basically Pencil Him Into The Dodgers Starting Rotation <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/diypSIADBN\">https:\/\/t.co\/diypSIADBN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ym7pMjZigm\">pic.twitter.com\/ym7pMjZigm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/barstoolsports\/status\/1854007054261731724?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to former Maimi Marlins President David Samson,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=sasaki000rok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sasaki<\/a>\u00a0could follow in the footsteps of Ohtani and Yamamoto. He stated that the rumors about Saski wanting to be a Dodger are pretty strong. In that case, Samson believes that Sasaki will be a Dodger.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI think it\u2019s a bit of a wait to see, other than the rumors that I\u2019ve heard pretty strongly that he does wanna be a Dodger. In which case, stand down, everybody. He\u2019s gonna be a Dodger,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Samson said in an interview with Foul Territory.<\/p>\n<p>Samson believes that Sasaki will need to sign a deal like Ohtani to avoid complications in his free agency.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cA Japanese team they are not going to grant him his free agency. But I think that they are going to post him, and the thing is, he\u2019s gonna have to sign an Ohtani-like deal. He can\u2019t get paid right off the bat as a free agent in Major League Baseball,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>Samson continued.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"David Samson breaks down Roki Sasaki free agency questions | Foul Territory\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AY48ARo73_8?feature=oembed\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-dodgers-hold-advantage-over-roki-sasaki-with-international-pool-money\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dodgers Hold Advantage Over Roki Sasaki With International Pool Money<\/h2>\n<p>Roki Sasaki has more chances of being with the Dodgers than any other team. Sasaki will fall under the league\u2019s international bonus pool restrictions since he is below 25 years old. That said, a major league contract is out of the way since he can only sign an amateur deal.<\/p>\n<p>Any team interested in signing the young pitcher must use their international signing pool money. The Chiba Lotte Marines must also post him to make things possible. It also depends on Sasaki and how long he is ready to wait for an offer.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-3\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\">\n<p>The international signing pools for all MLB teams will reset after December 15, 2024. If his present team posts him and he\u2019s ready to wait beyond December 15, Sasaki could get a good deal from several teams.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Dodgers hold the advantage as they could offer him a contract before December 15. If Sasaki does not want to risk waiting, the Dodgers are the only team with the most international signing pool money. With close to $2.5 million, they could easily rack up an offer for the rising star and get him down to Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/mlb\/dodgers-fans-in-distress-as-team-opts-against-extending-qualifying-offer-for-pitcher-over-teoscar-hernadez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">not offered Walker Buehler an extension<\/a>. The other free agents are Joe Kelly,\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/clayton-kershaw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clayton Kershaw<\/a>, and Blake Treinen. There is enough room to get Sasaki on board.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pw-ad-scroll-container pw-clearfix pw-hide-in-content-out-of-view\" data-pw-in-article=\"true\">\n<div class=\"pw-ad-container-logo\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Roki Sasaki has been associated with the\u00a0MLB\u00a0in the past few months. 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