Sasaki is coming! The exciting ML, it's not money, it's not a winning streak...What should I appeal to catch him?
Nov 11, 2024
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The Chiba Lotte team had no choice but to raise its hands in the container of 'trying to send it again this time. According to an American reporter, Sasaki will not accept offers from Chiba Lotte next season"He threatened to shake the club. No matter how much the club holds the handle of the knife, it will be difficult to find more meaning only by sitting down the player who has left his mind.
Now the ball has gone to the major leagues. It is not known when Chiba Lotte will post, but it is a given that Sasaki signs with a major league club this offseason. According to the U.S.-Japan contract agreement, Sasaki is under the age of 25 and does not fill six seasons in the NPB, so he must sign a minor league contract with a down payment within the range of 'International Amateur Signing Bonus Pool'. The negotiation period is 45 days from the date the posting is announced.
First of all, the timing of posting and signing is important. The international amateur contract period is for 11 months from January 16 to December 16 of the current year. From December 17 to January 16 of the following year, he cannot sign with the International Amateur FA. Each club has a pool of Cyning Bonuses. The allocation for 2024 has been almost exhausted. In order to use the 2025 Sinning Bonus Pool, you must sign a contract after January 16 next year.
In other words, if you sign a contract before December 16, you will have to use the 2024 bonus pool, and if you sign a contract after January 16 next year, you will be subject to the 2025 bonus pool. If you calculate the 45 days of the negotiation period in reverse, you will use a bonus pool in 2024 if the posting time is before December 2, a bonus pool in 2024 or 2025 if December 3-16, and a bonus pool in 2025 if it is after December 17. In theory, that's the case.
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For the 2025 bonus pool, there are eight teams with $7.555,500, six teams with $6.908,600, 12 teams with $6.261,600, two teams with $5.646,200, and two teams with $5.146,200.
Sasaki can receive up to $2.5 million in Sasaki if the contract is before Dec. 16 and up to $7.55 million in Saining Bonus if it is after Jan. 16 next year. However, the size of the Sinning Bonus does not matter much in winning Sashiki's heart.
When Shohei Ohtani signed with the Los Angeles Angels on December 10, 2017, the Cyning Bonus was only $2.315 million. Ohtani chose the Angels because he promised to guarantee the opportunity for both pitching and playing as much as possible.
Sasaki is also expected to be given an opportunity to properly perform his skills for six years until he becomes an FA as he starts his major league career as an international amateur, not money. Just as Ohtani did not consider the winning power, it should be seen that Sasaki also does not prioritize the team's power much.
In December last year, Yamamoto Yoshinobu was a complete FA over the age of 25, so money and winning power were the criteria for selection. The case that Sashiki will refer to now is not Otaniji seven years ago and Yamamoto last winter. An AL team official said, `In the case of Sasaki, things are different from Yamamoto,' adding that `Money will not be a basic issue when he chooses a team.'
Local media outlets cite the Dodgers, Yankees, New York Mets, San Diego Padres and Chicago Cubs as leading destinations for Sasaki.
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The Dodgers have Ohtani and Yamamoto, which is an attractive team for Sasaki. In addition, Sasaki is known to have built a close friendship with San Diego Japanese ace Darvish Yu on the WBC in March last year. There is an analysis that San Diego could have an advantage.
San Diego is much higher than the Dodgers, who have a thick depth, in terms of the opportunity to take a regular mound as a starter. In other words, the Dodgers have a lot of starting agents, and Sasaki is 'No."' You can be excluded from the rotation if you want, but San Diego has a relatively small risk of doing so.
The Mets, Yankees, and Cubs also sent scouts to Japan throughout this season to closely monitor Sasaki's pitching. An AL official said, `I think the Mets are the most likely of the teams in the East" he said.
The downside of Sasaki is its lack of durability. I've never filled a regulation inning at Chiba Lotte. This season, he pitched only 111 innings in 18 games due to arm and abdominal muscle injuries. An NL official said, `Sasaki will be very picky with big league hitters. But no one should expect a worker to throw 200 innings, no matter who signs him", he pointed out.
However, Sasaki is considered a Japanese pitcher who crosses the Pacific Ocean with the strongest pitching power. MLB.com said, "'Sasaki is a former NPB and has the potential to become the greatest pitcher in the Major League' and marked a career ERA of 2.02 for four seasons, an average of 11.4 strikeouts, 2.0 walks and 6.0 hits in nine innings for Chiba Lotte. The 2023 WBC introduced him with 11 strikeouts in seven ⅔ innings. It is explained that durability is not recognized, but when you are healthy, you can be an ace in the Major League.
However, it is regrettable that the fastball speed has turned downward. Four-seam fastball average constraints decreased from 99.0 miles in 2023 to 96.8 miles in 2024. It seems to be due to the injury, but it is also said that he focused on controlling that much. MLB.com said, `He has ideal athleticism and he throws a lot of strikes while showing control to take control of the command right away.' `Although there are concerns about the drop in three pitches over the last year and this season, he has the potential to start as a first starter.'
Sasaki is third in the MLB.com FA rankings after Juan Soto and Corbin Burns, and second in the ESPN rankings after Soto.
노재형 기자 jhno@sportschosun.com
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