'Chiba Lotte must have fallen in love with Sasaki' Is it a scheduled failure to throw for four seasons and challenge to the Major League, manager Yoshii'''Mainichi''
Nov 10, 2024
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He reached the maximum speed of a Japanese pitcher at 165 km/h several times in 2023. He was on par with Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers. He played for Japan in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) along with Yu Darvish (San Diego Padres), Ohtani, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto (LA Dodgers). He contributed to his first win in 14 years.
However, he joined the team in 2000 and has never met the regulation innings for five years until this year. Two seasons have barely passed 100 innings. This year, he played in 18 games and won double-digit games for the first time. 10-5 - 2.35 ERA. Every year, he was out of the team due to injuries, showing problems with durability.
Rocky Sasaki (23), who aspired to major leagues, has finally achieved his dream. His team, Chiba Lotte Marines, allowed a major league challenge through the posting system. An official from Chiba Lotte said on the 9th "Sasaki has been talking about the Major League since he joined the team. I finished my fifth year of the season, and I decided to support his dream by judging it comprehensively."
Sasaki thanked the club. I will try to be the best player so that I don't have any regrets in my once-in-a-lifetime baseball career."
The club supports the dream of becoming a player, and the player thanked the club deeply. It seems like a very warm and desirable picture, but the inside is different. From the Chiba Lotte team's point of view, they must be reluctant to allow a child who cries and swarms. Power leakage is regrettable, but the financial damage is also significant.
Players under the age of 25 must sign a minor league contract, not a major league contract. The posting fee for the original team is limited to a maximum of $1.875 million. If Sasaki leaves after two more years of performance, he can take a lot of money, but he can't catch it.
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Sasaki also has to bear the gold damage. Nevertheless, I had a strong desire to fly as soon as possible. 'Monetaka Murakami, 24, chose a different path from the monster hitter. Murakami had 56 home runs and the most by a Japanese in 2022 and signed a three-year contract with Yakult Swallows that winter. It was to play until 2025 and challenge to the major leagues beyond the age of 25.
Japanese media speculate that when Sasaki joined Chiba Lotte, he included a contract related to his entry into the U.S. When Sasaki came out in the rookie draft, four clubs nominated him one. Chiba Lotte recruited through a lottery.
Like Ohtani, he leaves after playing in Japan for five years, but the situation between the two is very different. Ohtani shook Japan for five years with a combination of pitcher and batter 'Idolryu'. As a pitcher, he won double-digit games for three consecutive years from 2014 to 2016. He won 42 games as a pitcher and hit 48 home runs as a batter.
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Sasaki has played 64 games, 394 ⅔ innings, 29 wins and 15 losses with a 2.10 ERA, which he has achieved for four years since 2001. Sasaki took a rest in his first year as a member of the club in 2000. The club decided to rest the whole time in terms of body management. In other words, he plays for four years and goes to the Major League.
Many people are critical of Sasaki. From the club's point of view, early entry into the Major League is inevitably seen as a very selfish behavior. The team's contribution was low compared to hard work to send it willingly. In terms of performance, incomplete elements are also noticeable.
Former Seibu Lions manager Tatsuro Hirooka (92) said, `Chiba Lotte must have fallen out of love with Sasaki, which is unruly. Japanese professional baseball is not in the middle of going to the Major League. If this continues, we will fail."
Chiba Lotte manager Masato Yoshii (59) was a pitching coach when Sasaki joined the team. I know Sasaki's strengths and weaknesses better than anyone else. 그는 "나도 메이저리
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