The team that will be eliminated first? Storm Negotiation Sasaki Confirms Contact With 5 Clubs When Will LADSD Meet
Dec 25, 2024
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The Texas Rangers and the San Francisco Giants have already met with Sasaki and exchanged the joining morning.
Dallas Morning News reported on the 24th (Korea time) 'Chris Young confirmed that Texas leaders met with Sasaki last week'
In an interview with the media, Young said "It was a really beneficial time. But that's the extent to which I'm going to say it today." Texas recently re-signed veteran right-hander Nathan Ivaldi for three years and $75 million to complete the rotation, but actively pursuing Sasaki recruitment is also inexpensive.
On the other hand, the Philadelphia Phillies asked Sasaki to meet, but he was rejected. Dallas Morning News reported that `Philadelphia President Dave Dombrowski sent data to Sasaki's agent Joel Wolf last week to ask for a meeting, but was told that the invitation could not be made at this point.'
Around the same time, San Francisco also met with Sasaki. The San Francisco Chronicles reported on the same day that President Buster Posey clearly expressed interest in Japanese pitcher Loki Sasaki during the winter meeting, with the Giants being talked about as a strong candidate for FA pitcher Corbin Burns, and reportedly met Sasaki and Wolff in Southern California last week.
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So far, five clubs have had face-to-face contact with Sasaki, including Texas and San Francisco, the New York Mets, the New York Yankees and the Chicago Cubs. The Chicago White Sox are also expected to meet with Sasaki, but nothing has been confirmed yet. In addition, the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres, which are considered the most likely destinations, also plan to set up a negotiation table with Sasaki soon.
Some predict that Sasaki will meet with clubs he is not very interested in first, collect information, and finally negotiate with the Dodgers and San Diego.
Sasaki is an international amateur FA under the age of 25, so it doesn't cost much to recruit. You can sign a minor league contract by giving a signing bonus in the full range of international signing bonuses set for each club. This is why all major league clubs can contact. In 2025, the international Cyning Bonus Pool is distributed from a minimum of $5.146,200 to a maximum of $7.555,500 for each club.
Dodgers and San Francisco are set at $5.146,200 each, while Mets and Yankees, Texas, San Diego and Cubs are set at $6.261,600 each. Eight teams, including the Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Miami Marlins, Tampa Bay Rays, Oakland Athletics, Minnesota Twins, Milwaukee Brewers and Seattle Mariners, have the largest number of bonkers at $7.555,500.
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Regarding some claims that they favor the West, "Geographic elements may be important, but Sasaki never said that. There are direct flights from Japan, whether from the west or the east. Location is not an issue."
And a remarkable statement is about the media. Sasaki may prefer a place where there is less media attention. Wolf agrees with the argument that a relatively small market size club could be a more beneficial place for Sasaki. This is especially true given that Sasaki has not had a pleasant experience with the media so far."
jhno@sportschosun.com
