"'Otani-Darvish' doesn't matter', the Sasaki scramble is already intensifying...Agent "Sending presentations to clubs already"
Dec 11, 2024
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Sasaki's agent Joel Wolf met with local reporters in Dallas, Texas, where the winter meeting is being held on the 11th (Korea time) and explained the approximate posting schedule.
"After discussions with Sasaki, we plan to set up a schedule to meet the clubs and start negotiations next week," Wolf said. "We will leave the first round adjustable depending on how many meetings Sasaki will have."
The teams are already sending presentation materials," he added. This means that negotiations have already begun in earnest.
In response, MLB.com said, `Sasaki should be considered the hottest FA in the market since Juan Soto agreed to a contract with the New York Mets.'Sasaki, which was posted to the Major League Baseball team yesterday at the request of the original Chiba Lotte Marines, will hold negotiations for 45 days from today.'
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Regarding Sasaki's selection criteria, Wolff said "What I can say is that Sasaki will not only see this year, but also her past performance as important. He's seen a lot of major league games. I also watched the performances of my teammates in the WBC and talked a lot with Chiba Lotte mercenaries " Sasaki asked them a lot of things, including the weather, convenience, and pitcher development system. I'm also seeing how Japanese players in the Major League are doing", he explained.
According to Wolf, more than half of the 30 clubs have closely watched Sasaki this season, and Sasaki basically does not put any special variables when filtering out clubs.
However, the Sasaki scramble seems to be a two-way race between the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
MLB.com said the Padres and Dodgers can be seen as strong destinations in terms of competitiveness in terms of power, the geographical advantage of the West, and the presence of Japanese players.
What matters is Sasaki's idea. Wolf argues that the small market small and medium-sized market club is in an advantageous position for him to make a soft landing from Japan"Geographic elements may also be important, but Sasaki never said that." There are direct flights from western or eastern Japan. Location is not an issue."
Wolf then said, "The presence of Japanese players will not shake Sasaki's mind that he can sign even with a club that no Japanese player has ever played before. "My advice to Sasaki is to approach it with an open mind. "
In other words, the presence of Shohei Ohtani and Yamamoto of the Dodgers, Yu Darvish and Yuki Matsui of San Diego will not affect the team's choice.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
