'Now it's not a money party, but it's going to be wild again, what will the clubs seduce?
Dec 10, 2024
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On the 9th (Korea time) "Today, MLB announced the posting of right-hander Roki Sasaki of the Chiba Lotte Marines in the Japanese professional baseball league to 30 lightbulbs."Sasaki is free to negotiate for 45 days until 7 a.m. on January 24 next year as FA." he announced.
A month after Chiba Lotte announced on the 10th of last month that it would approve Sasaki's advance to the Major League, an invisible 'conflict battle' will take place.
The delay in posting disclosure is related to the size of the Sasaki's Cyning Bonus. According to the U.S.-Japan Professional Baseball Players Code, Sasaki is an international amateur FA under the age of 25, so he must sign a minor league contract when entering U.S. professional baseball and can receive a down payment within the full range of international syncing bonuses set by each club every year.
The international contract period is from January 16 to December 16 every year. In order for Sasaki to be subject to the 2025 International Cinning Bonus Pool rather than 2024, it is necessary to set a posting date for which contracts can be made after January 16 next year. It can be said that Chiba Lotte club requested MLB to announce the timing of Sasaki.
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However, Sasaki will not choose a club based on the Sining Bonus. You don't cross the Pacific Ocean at the age of 23 for money anyway. It can be said that Shohei Ohtani has similar circumstances as when he joined the Los Angeles Angels seven years ago in December 2017. On the reason for his early entry into the major leagues, Ohtani later decided when to enter the U.S. not to maximize his income, but to increase his chances of entering the Hall of Fame" he said.
At that time, Ohtani signed a minor league contract with the Angels for $2.315 million in the Cyning Bonus. In the first season, the annual salary rose vertically to $30 million in 2023, after receiving the lowest major league salary of $545,000 in 2018, $650,000 in 2019, $259,259 in 2020 (pandemic season), $3 million in 2021 and $5.5 million in 2022. In the sixth season, the FA year, the salary adjustment qualification was considered, and it was the highest ever in the sixth year at that time. In December last year, he signed a 10-year, $700 million contract with the Dodgers as an FA.
Both the sixth-year salary and contract size were broken by Soto. Soto received $31 million from the New York Yankees this year, the FA season, and signed a 15-year, $765 million FA contract with the Mets on the 9th.
The Sasaki scramble is not a money fight. It is highly likely that a club with an environment in which Sasaki can adapt well to the major leagues and succeed will be selected. Above all, it should be possible to promote the product 'Sasaki' well and maximize income through it. Winning the championship is not an important variable.
Local media view clubs in the West, including the Dodgers and San Diego, the Seattle Mariners, the San Francisco Giants, and the Los Angeles Angels, as potential destinations.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
