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Roki Sasaki is on the Dodgers. Here’s why that’s great for MLB
This is not a sad day for baseball. This is a great day for baseball.Roki Sasaki, arguably the best young pitcher in the world, is a Dodger. Sasaki announced his…
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With Roki Sasaki set to make a decision, Dodgers hope pursuit pays off
A little more than a year ago, the Dodgers saw an opportunity on the horizon.They knew Japanese two-way star Shohei Ohtani was entering a historic free agency. They knew decorated…
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‘Absolutely insane’: Roki Sasaki chase has clubs rethinking prospect deals, seeking trades
The approaching resolution to the Roki Sasaki sweepstakes has international baseball scouts and executives bracing for unusual activity.“It could get crazy,” an experienced international evaluator said this week.Sasaki, the highly…
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Could a small-market team be a surprise fit for Roki Sasaki? Parsing his agent’s words
At last month’s Winter Meetings in Dallas, agent Joel Wolfe held court in front of a large group of reporters and caused a stir when discussing his client, Japanese right-hander…
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Predicting where the top 15 remaining MLB free agents will sign: Who lands Sasaki?
The Mets signed Juan Soto to a record-breaking $765 million deal, the Yankees landed Max Fried with a $218 million deal, and the Diamondbacks once again shocked the baseball world,…
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Dodgers’ in-person push to sign Roki Sasaki didn’t involve Ohtani
Neither Shohei Ohtani nor Yoshinobu Yamamoto were part of the Dodgers’ initial in-person pitch to Japanese pitching star Roki Sasaki, a meeting that took place at the Westwood offices of…
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How will Dodgers reward Dave Roberts? Will they land Roki Sasaki?
Roki Sasaki will wait until the 2025 international signing period opens on Jan. 15, when clubs will have money bonus pool money available to sign him, to decide on an…
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Bryan Cranston tries to get Dave Roberts to reveal Roki Sasaki info
Bryan Cranston is such a huge Dodgers fan that he got goosebumps in a Los Angeles studio six years ago while narrating an MLB Network documentary on the team’s 1988…
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Are the Dodgers what pitcher Roki Sasaki wants in an MLB team?
Roki Sasaki already knows if he wants to pitch for the Dodgers. This is purely speculation on my part, but based on what his agent said about him this week…
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Rosenthal: When Roki Sasaki signs, other international amateurs will suffer. They shouldn’t
The excitement over Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki coming to Major League Baseball should be tempered by the likelihood that his signing will produce unintended consequences — teenage Latin American prospects…