Latest on Roki Sasaki Sweepstakes | Anthony DiComo

[@Coicoy]

If he didn’t like the media in Japan, why would he want the New York media?

[@kingrama2727]

He doesn’t speak English and won’t have to deal with them…

[@Standdividedfalltogether]

He wants Hefner and a winning team.

[@Joe-j1f]

He didn’t like the media in Japan because the media in Japan feels like he is not paying his “dues“ if he would wait until he was 25 and then get posted his team would make 50 60 million compared to maybe 1 million when signs acouple of weeks! so the Japanese media is not happy with him, the American media won’t have the same issue

[@chuchimp9262]

He also felt that the new york teams are the way they are because the fans and media have great baseball spirits. It's never in malice they just want to win badly

[@pochen23]

@@Joe-j1f I think you are thinking of it wrong. His general dissatisfaction for Japan media is that they are too critical of him, not paying his due is just an example of it, they find any reason. This is the same thing as Philly media, NY media etc. Did you see the issue Philly media had with Jalen Hurts on a team that's 12-2? do you remember how much crap Philly fans gave Bryce Harper. That's the issue. LA media doesn't care. Yamamoto would have been destroyed by NY media for missing 2 months with a strain rotator cuff and would have been destroyed by NY media after getting blown up in Korea vs SD. That's the stuff he doesn't want.

[@pochen23]

I think it is very unlikely he will want to go to a small market team despite many seem to say that. He wants to win, and smaller market team has a disadvantage in winning. His preference to not want to be the center of focus could very much add to the Dodger's chance in signing him since he will have Ohtani and Yamamoto to shield him a bit.

[@ja9890]

Toronto is the best place to sign. People treat their athletes with much respect.

[@Jens-we3vg]

STL would be a perfect match, heart of america. No crazy media pressure, no performance pressure. Fans will welcome him like family. 🎉

[@WHlSKYtx]

Y’all ass though

[@AvocatDude]

Happy Dodger fan.. we are great without him now that we signed Snell, if we get Sasaki, SMH, it’s gunna be a crazy good rotation, especially with Ohtani joining the rotation in 25.

[@PullinMyOwn]

Let’s just hypothetically say he was a free agent like Yamamoto. What kind of contract is he getting? More than his? I can’t imagine he would want to sign some crazy 12 or 15 year deal.

[@Jordan-f9t]

Seattle!

[@GHKim-ko8ec]

Sasaki is going to sign with Dodgers 😃 End of discussion 🙂

[@upandin]

Either everyone says told ya so on Dodgers and it looks like it was always gonna happen OR a shocker result

[@shanehunt5098]

He will be with the Mets you just watch

[@aldito7586]

I think that Asian born sports players like to sign with west coast teams in the USA. If for example they want or half to see family or friends in Asia - well it's a little bit easier to do this from California or Seattle. I have heard from a few people "That's no big deal !" "You don't know what you are talking about!" / No big deal eehh? What if a trainer came into the clubhouse and said "We just got word that something is wrong with your brother in Japan" . "Something VERY wrong". / Now what???

[@ramongonzalez6653]

Although I don't have faith that Roki Saski will sign with Yankees because I hear he wants to play in west coast and what to play for smaller city. Now if Roki is considering an East Coast team then I believe Yankees have a shot even if it mean competing with Mets. Met would not be able to outbid Yankees on Saski because Sasaki's contract will fall under that $25 million threshold because At age 23, Sasaki is subject to international bonus pool money restrictions, as he’s under 25 and has less than six seasons of service time in a foreign league recognized by MLB!

[@josuedelatorre35]

Joel Wolfe advised Sasaki not to think about money but to think more about the long term. It’s not gonna be a bidding war, it’s gonna be a matter of who can set him up for success

[@EJayMD-11]

That is not the right contract number, where are y'all getting this from?

[@ramongonzalez6653]

@@josuedelatorre35 I agree, I just keep hearing he wants to play in a smaller market.

[@tecolotegto]

He's a Ranger

[@xKillZone99]

he'll be a met

[@Joe-j1f]

2:08 this dude can’t stand the Mets 😂

[@AL__EX]

Roki's idol is Masahiro Tanaka. Tanaka did not resign with the Yankees/MLB cause he saw first-hand the discrimination against Asian Americans in NYC during COVID. if they had any talks about what NY is like, Sasaki ain't coming to NYC. 🤣🤣

[@kennethmiller9237]

Yanks didn't want him back.

[@jdsthird]

White Sox have their pitch ready for Sasaki. They have a shot. C’mon guys.

[@Brownberet197]

Iguchi can help you white Sox land him but it’s a long shot

[@nathanhoward5083]

To win over Americans he's going to have to go to a team like the Mariners.

[@BigDaddyRice1]

Rangers. Look out.

[@Userrrtube]

He's a dodger ! Since mlb started an investigation,him and his agent don't want I make it obvious

[@Standdividedfalltogether]

Facts. All smoke and mirrors. End of the day he’s playing the game to avoid collusion. Like the Rooney rule in the nfl

[@fire_watch7735]

Mets sign an exceptional DH in Soto and they’re done?

[@SolaceEasy]

Deep Japanese culture San Francisco.

[@g311music]

He is going to do the whole dog and pony show so all the teams can tickle his balls a little and then he will sign with the Dodgers! This whole shit show for these top players is ridiculous, I get they are trying to create talking points but come on everyone already knows all the Asian players worth a damn are going to go play with the Los Angeles Dragons….I mean Dodgers!

[@am3lagrimas410]

Future looks greener in La, not SD. They don’t even have a catcher in SD lol

[@ooo_Kim_Chi_ooo]

@@am3lagrimas410 Not only that it sounds like their locker room is a toxic disaster. When Manny Machado is your leader, thats not good.

[@yo2trader539]

Senga signed with the Mets, Sugano with Baltimore, Tanaka the Yankees, Matsuzaka and Yoshida with Boston, Suzuki and Imanaga with the Cubs, Kikuchi with Mariners, and Darvish with Rangers initially. I don't know about the Yankees, but I think the Mets do have a chance because they were successful in recruiting Senga, who used to be the ace pitcher for Softbank Hawks.

[@andresgriborio6348]

Nah bro he is not Juan Soto. You do realize he is coming EARLY possibly losing a shit ton of money just because he wants to compete at the highest level. He does not want his balls tickle, he wants to see the whole project and how he fits.

[@yo2trader539]

​@@johndurrer7869That's nothing new to be honest. Dodgers were well-known in Japan since the 1990s when they had Nomo Hideo. They also had Saitoh Takashi, Ishii Kazuhisa, Maeda Kenta, Kuroda Hiroki, and Darvish who were all accomplished pitchers in NPB. The other well known teams used to be Seattle Mariners because of Ichiro, and Yankees because of Matsui. Japanese fans support individual players like Ohtani, or rather if he were playing for a different team, they will be rooting for that team and not the Dodgers. And Japanese kids who play baseball will often have one NPB and one MLB team as their favorite. Sasaki reportedly liked the Rakuten Eagles because he's from Tohoku region. That doesn't mean they always pick or get to play for that team in their professional career.

[@pitowil6321]

LET'S GOOOOOO YANKEES

[@littlesame]

Rouki said he wants to be the pitcher and improve his game, Mets isn’t one with top pitching development record, the list is short

[@sergeyyakubovsky7259]

Sasaki should pitch for the Padres and get more fame in Japan by getting the better of Ohtani.

[@jdsthird]

I think he wants to win WS and be competitive during his 6 years as a rookie to set him up for free agency. Padres are not perennial playoff contenders. They are bust every other year. Too many aging players with bloated contracts and they are cutting payroll for the second year in a row. Not good for a team trying to contend. They only want Roki because he’s cheap and they can’t afford players in free agency.

[@yo2trader539]

Sasaki has been famous in Japan since highschool. He was the #1 draft choice for 4 out of 12 NPB teams. Not many highschool kids can pitch over 160km/h, so everybody who plays or follows baseball in Japan knows Sasaki Roki. He has been dubbed 令和の怪物 or Monster of Reiwa Era, since his highschool years. The only two who pitched over 160km/h in highschool that I'm aware of is Ohtani Shohei and Fujinami Shintaro. They were all #1 draft choices in their final year of highschool.

[@johndurrer7869]

Being the villain to Ohtani is not something that will make him more popular in Japan. That’s their Babe Ruth. There is no way for a pitcher to become better than Ohtani, unless they hit too. It’s best to either join him or go somewhere that isn’t a direct threat to him. Like a team in the AL instead. The Yankees would’ve been perfect if they didn’t cheer Ohtani’s injury

[@kingrama2727]

He wants to win though. The Padres are on the way down

[@pradayou5405]

Lucky for us dodger fans, Japanese people seem to not have the same egotistical mindset that most American and Latin players have. I doubt he cares about who gets more of the spotlight. LA gives him the best chance to win and he'll have plenty of endorsement opportunities in the LA market.