Teams Think Roki Sasaki To The Dodgers Was RIGGED

[@SO-if3yn]

Luka to the Dodgers.

[@annabellegardner2273]

😂👍

[@Paul_Sleeping]

This might go down as one of the worst trade ever. Either Mark Cuban knows something or he has gone bonkers.

[@turkeybowlwinkle4440]

@@Paul_Sleeping Cuban doesn't own* or run the team anymore (*he still has a small minority share but is not involved in running the team))

[@elcidcampeador9629]

Comment section conquered

[@SO-if3yn]

@ Cuban isn’t the majority owner. This was a majority and GM pulling a shady deal.

[@LiterallyAmerica]

People who think this deal was rigged have never watched a chiefs game

[@javi994]

Or a Jake Paul/Mayweather fight

[@AncestorEmpire1]

We have. That’s how we know it’s fixed

[@henrykaiser8809]

That's an outstanding take!

[@darrenthompson710]

@@LiterallyAmerica the accuracy of this post is on a level above.

[@hopespringseternal2624]

I have, so do not lie about me.

[@darrenthompson710]

It’s called the OHTANI EFFECT! What people don’t understand is once the dodgers signed ohtani, the team will corner the Japanese market going forward. This is now an MLB problem not a dodgers problem that the Angels fumbled a MASSIVE opportunity.

[@nickr3441]

@darrenthompson710 what about the White effect?

[@Bossman.official]

@@nickr3441 tf are you even talking about?

[@gbalph4]

Now the Angels are doing more Asian heritage day/night games trying to capture the large Asian audience they could have had during Ohtani’s time there.

[@LHHELPS]

yk what else is massive (dragging this to 2025)

[@ektran4205]

la isnt a toxic media market like the nyc metro media market is

[@mythictyrant3]

Rules were same for everyone … I’m a Padres fan but the Dodgers are running a solid organization. Believed in Asian athletes while others invest in Dominican Republic or discount Asian players entirely. Good for them. Padres are a mess with dumb contracts. The Dodgers will most likely sign the best player in Japan every year for the next decade until they change the rules.

[@crazyonebyfar]

This is so well written. I'm a Dodgers' fan but I hope the Pads find a way to be competitive again, and that their owners issues don't affect them that much. We need to consolidate that rivalry, Giants haven't been fun since 2016, and the DBacks aren't constant. We need the Pads to be better for us to thrive

[@Josy5527167]

Hope the Padres get their things together and don’t waste the talent they have. Players are attracted by how stable the dodgers front office is. They also treat everyone in the organization well, including the families. Which speaks volumes to players.

[@jykim3604]

Thank you. Some of the Padre fans have shown unpleasant reactions, even critiquing Sasaki's dog. I am not a Dodgers fan, but objectively the team is the best choice for Sasaki's short and long-term growth.

[@JorgeFeliz-v4l]

Why sasaki get to choose where to play? He’s a regular international player with a minor league contract like others better than him that don’t get to choose where to play ..

[@AAFuturePilot]

Thanks man! Hoping the Padres get their management situation resolved and settled. The Dodgers-Padres rivalry is not just good for each fanbase, it’s good for the game of baseball. Much respect!

[@RVFD2008]

Keep in mind: the dodgers were a joke in late 2000s, early 2010s to the point where MLB forced frank McCourt to sell the team. Players didn’t want to come to the dodgers, they got desperate and signed has beens to massive contracts and they failed (Andruw jones, Jason Schmidt, Juan Pierre etc)

[@killemkillua]

Yup dodgers were bad, ownership tried to sell his TV rights when its an MLb deal so they were forced out. If your ownership seen teams as an winning investment and not just a AMT for them at the fans expense. You would have more team built like the dodgers but its a league filled with Rockies

[@thebigcnel]

Anyone with a brain knew he was going to the dodgers. I was calling it the second he declared for MLB.

[@trumpcard4182]

110% correct its called common sense

[@villarreal6]

Same

[@joshx413]

Everyone except iTalk. lol

[@JonathonGutierrez-kf2yi]

The dodgers have been scouting him for years, then all of a sudden every team is interested when he's posted?

[@killemkillua]

Anyone with a brain wants to be traded or drafted by them. Why would anyone wanna play for a losing company when you can get paid and live in a winning club house? ALOT of teams show even when they finding lighting in a bottle. The cost to keep them is "too" high and they rebuild a championship team lmao

[@derekconstantino7759]

So because he willingly chose LA its rigged? lol

[@douglasmacarthur9256]

Whattt the metro area with a massive Asian American Population is chosen by a Japanese player no wayyyy. Also if MLB was rigged why the hell did they let a Dback v Rangers WS?

[@charlesneumann9151]

@@douglasmacarthur9256 There’s other major cities that have just as big of an Asian population. It just gets boring after a while just knowing every major free agent is going to go to one team or two or three. To the point where the Dodgers are literally signing people that they don’t have room for they’re just signing them for the fucking sake of signing them. And after a while for other markets and other teams and other fans it’s like enough is enough

[@nunyabidness7547]

@@charlesneumann9151 so i googled this cause i was curious...number one was in Honolulu, HI...the other 9 outta 10..you guessed it..sunny california

[@laartwork]

​@charlesneumann9151 Los Angeles has the largest Japanese population in the world outside of Japan. But he chose L.A. because proximity to Japan, they have great player development. Best chance for winning. Grew up a Dodger fan. Mark Pryor a pitching coach and two fellow Japanese players. It would have been weird if he chose any other team.

[@douglasmacarthur9256]

@@charlesneumann9151 “enough is enough” bro is bootlicking his billionaire owners because they actually have to spend money on their team to be competitive instead of being trash

[@Randomness-from-the-bench]

Top comment is gay

[@ELTOXICANO]

🫵🏽🫵🏽🫵🏽🫵🏽🫵🏽

[@SO-if3yn]

I’m not gay, but my butt is.

[@rogerj21]

Literally you 😂

[@sexpistols5thbullet816]

🫵🏽😂🫵🏽😂🫵🏽😂

[@Just26Frank]

Congrats 🎉🎊🍾🎈

[@Aut0KAD]

in the 80s and 90s, people had the attitude: "I am so great, I don't need anyone else on my team. its better to be the only one in the spot light" now people realize more than ever, having the best people around you, no matter how good you are, is the best option

[@WalkoffGrandslam]

Not in baseball... its always been a team sport. One man alone will never get a team to the promised land. Think of Braves in the 90s. Super team stacked. Yankees.. never a solo party. Always multiple stars on winning teams.

[@michaelreed6858]

Using Dallas as a reference for who is cheating? Did we already forget? I didn’t…

[@daniellares454]

I was about to say this lol

[@iavera]

It was a very fitting example…Dodgers cheated too, they just got caught earlier and stopped, good for them…

[@DavidRamos-sr8cx]

If you’re American. You can sign for any La Liga football team. You going to Mallorca or Real Madrid? 😂

[@inzomniak9298]

yes !!! I've been saying this for the past few years. The Dodgers are a global brand and now their reach is in Asia where baseball is huge ! I'm sure they'll keep investing in Asia and most of them will dream on being a Dodger and not so much any team in MLB. @DavidRamos-sr8cx good point and well said !!!

[@THEAmateurSommelier]

I'm breaking the rules and going to Barcelona

[@switchlife19]

Ill be playing for Ibiza thank you very much 😂🎉🇪🇸

[@fireinfireout]

Way more top heavy in La Liga. Rangers in 2023 proves that.

[@killemkillua]

Even in American football why would I wanna sign with the Cleveland Browns when I can play with the chiefs? Dieon Sanders straight up telling his sons. These are the teams WE are blackballing they ain't gonna treat you right behind close dooors.

[@mattosso7676]

Ok. Stop. This is ridiculous. This was no more rigged than LeBron gathering up his buddies to play in Miami. Same deal. These guys played together at the WBC, they're buddies and probably talked about playing together. (As most of us would do the same thing. Who WOULDN'T want to play with their friends)

[@elcidcampeador9629]

So what you are saying is, its rigged?

[@nostalgic9856]

@@elcidcampeador9629 What rules were broken for it to be rigged?

[@marcuswilliams7512]

​@@nostalgic9856you can't Negotiate before the posting date. so that rule was broken. that's basically the only rule!

[@minhnguyencong2084]

@@marcuswilliams7512the team can’t negotiate nothing said about the players

[@nostalgic9856]

@@marcuswilliams7512 The hell are you talking about? You got proof that they negotiated?

[@fridaysatjons1097]

If that’s the case then Max Fried to the Yankees is also rigged.

[@funkvillain]

California has a huge Asian population. California also has a huge Japanese community that dates back to the late 1800's. Flying to Japan from LA is much shorter than, lets say, flying from NY or Toronto. The Dodgers have always had a big Japanese fan base in California and Japan. The Dodgers are one of the first MLB teams to have a Japanese born player, Hideo Nomo. Andrew Friedman personally went to see Sasaki in Japan several years back. The Dodgers organization has a diverse, deep and storied history. The Dodgers are coming off a World Series win with the best player in the world, Shohei. The Dodgers have been in the playoffs for 12 straight seasons. The Dodgers are known to have a reliable, smart front office and a great player development system. The Dodgers are willing to spend money to put forth a great baseball team. The Dodgers want to win. Oh and Sasaki was a WBC champion with two current Dodgers players, Shohei and Yamamoto. Calling something "rigged" when so many pieces fit in place is ridiculous.

[@hopespringseternal2624]

Many teams GMs went to see Sasaki in Japan

[@killemkillua]

@@hopespringseternal2624 and all of them offered pennies on the dollar. If I can see how you run a company so poorly why would anyone wanna sign for you?

[@funkvillain]

@ okay

[@Zanchcrow]

Well that's absurd, it's not the Dodgers fault that they are the most attractive destination for Japanese players to develop and excel. Think about it, if you were Sasaki, why wouldn't you go to the Dodgers? You get to live in LA with a large Japanese community, best front office in the MLB that has been doing it for over a decade, great facilities, great coaches, great farm system, great clubhouse, and most importantly you join a team that is so strong, they can afford you far more time to find your footing than other teams. Dave Roberts is well known for sticking with his guys far longer than most managers would as well. Why wouldn't you go to the Dodgers?

[@codetaku]

Yeah literally the only reason Sasaki wouldn't go to the dodgers is if he thought of himself as an anime character and wanted to face off against Ohtani. That's the ONLY reason. In terms of community, location, hometown love (all of Japan loves the Dodgers now), development opportunities, and winning chances, going to the dodgers is just common sense.

[@MonkeyDBuild]

Coward just how Yamamoto is. Not wanting to compete against the best of the best and prove that you can take him out is pure cowardice.

[@killemkillua]

@@MonkeyDBuildPretty much the team you support is full of cowards. Ownership too scared to spend and win. You cheer for a poverty team whos ownership hates you. You pay for 20$ beers at least the dodger defer that money to players contracts while they rob you for everything out in ohi

[@tas-f3x]

Sound and advanced organizational management. Friedman's wisdom and Ohtani's tremendous financial influence and influence on other players. that's it.

[@killbot_factory]

crying RIGGED because the outcome you wanted didn't occur is loser mentality, see also: Trump, Donald J.

[@knarf714sc4]

Red Sox fan here I don’t care what the dodgers are doing all the other teams should start doing the same

[@huntercook1726]

Bro, no one can convince me any other teams had a chance lmao. They have yamamoto and othani and are closest to japan ofc hes gonna choose them.

[@bpach8919]

Haven’t the dodgers been scouting this guy for years? Most these other teams barely noticed Roki during the WBC

[@88BW-e4o]

Pirates and Rockies straight up catching stray bullets in iTalk drive by! 😂

[@killemkillua]

If you know ball Rockies hate seeing their player win because they know they will have to pay them, they always scrap any success they get Wish fans gave shitty owners like them and the As the real heat and not over-dosing cope blaming Cali LA like kids

[@starscreamjesse2121]

It wasn't too long ago that the Dodgers had a terrible owner and no big free agents.

[@That90sKidJake]

Us Angels fans currently have that in the form of Arte McCourt…I mean Moreno.

[@killemkillua]

All it takes is the people running the show to care to win. Mavs just gave up Luka for free purely due too cuban selling majority ownership and the buyers being braindead af.

[@Wolf-wc1js]

One argument that I’ve heard for trying to make this situation more “fair” to other teams is having an international draft which could potentially be brought during negotiations for the next CBA with the current one set to expire December 1, 2026

[@samuelsandate9804]

Also make some restrictions on how much money teams can defer in salaries. That's really the only 2 issues that need to be addressed.

[@killemkillua]

@@samuelsandate9804 everyone can do this, your poverty teams owners are just cheap af do better in ohio lil broo

[@travelnewbie]

I am getting so sick of other teams thinking this was rigged. How incompetent do you have to be to accuse another team who is doing everything right to think the deal was rigged?

[@killemkillua]

saving face too the public eye, we all know none of these teams care to keep their own guys if they beat the dodgers in t he playoffs.

[@jaysmith6671]

The only unfair part of it is the “Distance to Japan” advantage that these west coast teams have over all the other teams. None of these under 25 Japanese stars are going to pick Pittsburgh or Toronto or the Mets or Kansas City over a West Coast team even if Pittsburgh built a state of the art operation that was the envy of the league. Maybe I’m wrong?

[@markeastridge9649]

There is one going with random. Rintaro Sasaki went from Japanese high school to Stanford to achieve MLB draft eligibility for the 2026 draft. Stanford debut on Valentine’s Day, looked good in amateur and collegiate US summer leagues last year. Maybe an instant impact draft guy.

[@killemkillua]

​@@markeastridge9649ever heard of suzuki? Thats just being lazy too. Its like saying why don't people wanna work at Walmart when you can work a office job with every benefit in the books.

[@Salsuero]

There's always a "best" at a given thing. You're either that best or you're looking up at it. The Dodgers are currently the best organization in MLB as a destination and a winning franchise. No other team can claim to be the best, while they may be able to claim they're close to it. Close isn't enough. If the guy wants to prove himself, doesn't care about the money, just wants to be HIS literal best... why would he not go TO the best? It would've been a little silly had he chosen another team based on why he opted to come to MLB early. It wasn't a surprise, shouldn't have been a surprise, and isn't a surprise. Everyone else is just crying sour grapes while the Dodgers continue to produce fine wine.

[@dandenrode]

Everyone shits on the dodgers because everyone wants to be the dodgers

[@A.C.T1997]

I can see why people think this was rigged given Friedmans comments about the Dodgers looking at him for 6 years and how him going to the Dodgers seemed obvious because they have two Japanese players but other teams have Japanese players so that doesn't seem to be the biggest reason. It does seem more likely its because the Dodgers are a juggernaut right now and they are just taking advantage of the slow and cheap owners from other teams that dont do shit in the off-season. Blame the other clubs for not doing anything, they could have easily scouted him for 6 years too. But I get why teams that actually went out and tried to get Sasaki would be suspicious. They feel like they never had a true chance and that sucks. I see both sides of the argument.

[@Humanistic_]

Was laughing so hard at the Padres subreddit yesterday reading so many comments completely convinced there was a backroom deal and the MLB investigation was bs. The mental gymnastics to avoid acknowledging the Dodgers are just a much more attractive team

[@bcabrera971]

The salt on that subreddit is unreal. I love it.

[@jykim3604]

I just don't understand people who keep insisting that the ownership turmoil has no impact on a young player coming from another country to commit 6 years of his life to that organization. The stability of knowing who your hiring managers (i.e., owners, GMs, managers) are and the support you'd get (i.e., teammates) is critical. As a Sasaki fan, it's been baffling and distasteful to observe. Some of those Padres fans have been even going after his dog, which I think is crossing the line.

[@anubizz3]

Well even their own player willingly leave the shit show...

[@bcabrera971]

@@anubizz3no one wants to stay in organization with ownership issues.

[@tarigarden78]

Hopefully this is the last time you have to make these kinds of videos. These dumb skeptical arguments trying to incriminate the Dodgers are getting more and more ridiculous.

[@heavensroyalty9896]

Let's be real, the Dodgers didn't need to do anything fishy to get roki. Their actions ad an organization did all the work the past 10 plus years

[@peterson88keyz]

But is this good for baseball? Is this fundamentally beneficial for the league as a whole? Will this help grow interest in MLB, particularly amongst younger fans not on the west coast? I don’t have an answer, I’m just not sure MLB’s success and the current situation being sustainable for very long. The 2026 CBA should be…interesting.

[@jffrantzichfa2149]

Yes, dodgers have attracted the Asian market since Ohtani joined, and now there are more Asian (Japanese player) it only gonna attract more

[@killemkillua]

yes its better to see companies spend into their own product compared to teams like the As which is killing the market at the expense of making personal gains as a owner and pissing on their paying fans.

[@savingferris8279]

Rigged? Can't he CHOOSE to go where ever he wanted?

[@malkinmalone]

What is to investigate? Japanese players want to play for the Dodgers. The Dodgers do not need to rig it. They’re the best choice because of the way they run their organization. What about his deal doesn’t make sense? If any other player in NPB has a chance to make the Dodgers 26 man roster they will come next hear too. Be better MLB owners. Stop worrying about your profits and worry about winning and you will get players wanting to play for you too. In the mean time, enjoy your 83 win season.

[@TurnOntheBrightLights.]

"Like parents not wanting their daughter to date the guy she likes" This is spot-on!! 💯

[@RM-TheQuadroon]

Even if he was always knew he was going to be a Dodger, but was just semi-curious about the other options, what's "rigged" or "fixed" about the situation? The decision was always his. I'm sick of the teminology being used like the Dodgers cheated to get someone that wanted to play for them the entire time.

[@pongski13]

Nah, that's just envy.

[@KidFresh71]

As "mid" as the Giants offseason has been, SF could sign Bregman for 2B and Alonso for 1B, and probably make the playoffs. Gotta spend money to make money! How have only the Dodgers, Mets and Yankees figured this out?

[@ChrisKorman-nr2uc]

If the dodgers truly want their haters to go out of their collective minds then win 4 in a row.go dodgers.

[@jdcaldwell5088]

The 29 other teams should be mad at themselves 😊😂🎉🎉🎉

[@alexpiela3860]

I think a team like the Brewers is an interesting counter-argument here. They’ve been a pretty good team in terms of making the playoffs and have a great track record in developing pitchers. They have also been very active in international signings, but were not even considered to be in the running for Sasaki. Maybe some sort of rookie/draft situation would make things fairer for these high profile signings?

[@F1Fanatic76]

He may have gotten less when going to the Dodgers, but he’ll make that up in playoff shares for the foreseeable future. Those add up.

[@kiefdemon1979]

I think teams need to start asking themselves why everyone is willing to sign with LAD for less money than their team.

[@danielz8183]

Well said iTalk studios 👏🏽 in the last three minutes. Keep up the great work!👍🏽👌🏽

[@thein-famouselguapo15]

Spitting nothing but common sense and logic. You need to run for office.

[@dashpratt4097]

Don’t blame the Dodgers. Blame your own team

[@Flashspeed84YT]

A Skenes, Sasaki 1 2 punch would be crazy

[@CruiseDude1]

He can directly ask Ohtani and Yamamoto what it's like playing for the World Champion Dodgers in paradise or, no, he could move to Cleveland.

[@andredaquan]

He blue balled the padres

[@Mr1stcat]

🤣🤣🤣

[@ScreamingCelt]

Well played Sir

[@ghiandesilva9142]

Wow I’m shocked he chose a team who’s ownership reinvest in its teams. Everything from what I hear is top notch. Scouting analytics and such. Players have to ok deferring $$$ and they chow to with LA.

[@killemkillua]

California is a top taxes state, everyone has a fair shot to win but we all see the effect on the paper trails. Id rather have a 401k early retirement job with all the benefits in the world compared to Oaklands wAlmarts xd

[@cstellaria3000]

I feel like the Dodgers are still gonna be blamed if a Japanese player signs elsewhere. 😞

[@glOckcOma]

Someone explain to me the Tatis contract, wasn't he brought in with a 6 year foreigner contract then in a few years they gave him a huge contract before his 6 year foreigner contract was over?

[@iTalkStudios]

Gonna be honest with you, not sure and not sure what rule is stopping the Dodgers from extending Sasaki tomorrow if they wanted to cause Tatis was 22 when signing that contract. Could the Angels have extended Ohtani at any point? Yeah idk it's weird

[@yeekenny]

MLB Teams have been scouting in advance in other parts of the world since forever. LAD did their due diligence. Maybe they had a better idea what's important for Sasaki. Maybe the LAD has already build a foundation and is equipped already to fit the requirements for Sasaki. etc etc etc. But shouldn't a team, an organization, a scout, an executive be applauded for their foresight and building a organization and culture that is best set up to win in all aspects of running the business of baseball and winning World Series Championships. It's a masterclass and everyone needs to learn from this... and this was not and is not rocket science

[@ssannee6741]

simple ask the furious fans what makes your team better fit for sasaki than dodgers

[@ShiroiKiba]

Any team can present the argument that they're not the team that has the highest rate of TJs among their pitchers lol And a number of other playoff teams can claim having a superior defense to support him (and a few more can claim ballparks more conducive to good results on batted balls) I don't care where he signed either way because my team was never in the running; that being said, it was very common knowledge that Sasaki was the #1 target of both the Dodgers and the Padres. If everything is above board? Cool, but there absolutely should be an investigation into the courting process Even if Sasaki signed early, the Dodgers had plenty of incentives to encourage him to have other teams continue to court him (numerous teams had their offseasons completely on hold while waiting to find out the sweepstakes)

[@ssannee6741]

@@ShiroiKibai really love how logical you are with your response and I don’t have anything more concrete than yours

[@laartwork]

Roki chose L.A. because proximity to Japan. Largest Japanese community outside of Japan of any city in the world. They have great player development. Best chance for winning. Grew up a Dodger fan. Mark Pryor as a pitching coach and two fellow Japanese all stars. It would have been weird if he chose any other team. Just goes to show the professional "pundits" are overpaid and know less than the guy at the end of the bar.

[@killemkillua]

Media ragebait with LA, everyone wants too come here to make it but everyone bitter about it in cousin loving states

[@charliegone1652]

Crazy that people are probing and getting angrier or suspicious of the Dodgers, but were making up excuses for the Astros "everyone does it", "they just did it better", "Mickey Mouse ring." As a Dodger fan, honestly, IDGAF anymore what anyone thinks. I hope the Dodgers win the next 8 WS. Just to piss everyone off. (not a dig at you italk, just it's crazy that other "teams" think this, when a team literally cheated to win a WS and these same teams didn't really say anything.)

[@killemkillua]

gotta remember people in places like Alabama have internet access gotta love the inbreeds.

[@SABRMatt2010]

If you were coming to the US from a foreign land to play at the highest level...where would you want to go? It's pretty obvious what the answer is.

[@SGBassplayer]

Don’t hate the player (in this case the team), hate the game. I’m a Braves fan, most baseball fans wish their team won as much as mine. I wish MY team was as aggressive toward building a championship level club as the Dodgers were. We’re all a little disappointed. Except Dodgers fans.

[@killemkillua]

Should of kept fred, just shows which team care to actually win and the others don't.

[@DanteMcClutch]

Like put yourself on Roki's place, where would you go if getting better and winning is your goal?

[@waxknucklebearingjuice5592]

Unless they change the rules so you can't make a huge offer after the first year this will always be a rumor when someone goes to a big team.

[@toneriggz]

LA has a geographical and financial advantage, especially when it comes to Japanese players. I don't think it's rigged as much as LA just makes more sense for Japanese players. I figured Roki was going to LA, especially after they won the World Series.

[@tsangchim]

Sasaki sacrificed hundred of millions so he can to come mlb rather than wait two years, that’s make him the right to pick his teams If the teams make early extension so to compensate for this I would doubt if there are any pre agreements but I feel haters better better point fingers to other team for being cheap and lagging behind for player development

[@bretr7327]

This is hilarious. So many teams that only land players through a draft, trade, or lots of money can’t fathom the idea of landing a player simply because they actually want to play there. Even if he made the decision to play for the Dodgers before he was eligible, so what? The man has been a fan since he was a kid and now given an opportunity to play for his favorite team why would he pass on that?

[@crazyonebyfar]

The other 29 fanbases are acting like the Dodgers are kidnapping and taking hostages all these players. No dudes, your teams' General Managers are just shitty like that. Your Front Office didn't knew how to answer Sasaki's questions and that's why he didn't choose you.

[@youngtripp5184]

Yeah, you’re a Red Sox fan so of course it doesn’t bother you because your team is a big market. A smaller market can’t just spend the money to attract these types of players to come and play for them without a salary cap. So a team like the Reds and the Royals. The twins, those types of teams cannot attract these types of players to come and play for them because they don’t have the TV revenue to attract these types of players to come and play for them. That’s why a salary cap is needed so it’s not.

[@ethanniedorowski116]

Elly an Bobby with arnt superstars shit Bobby isn't going anywhere so againv$? Teams can could an should spend

[@ethanniedorowski116]

Even pittsburgh

[@switchlife19]

There are rich teams and there are poor teams, then theres 100ft of 💩, then there is your opinion. 😂

[@samuelsandate9804]

Players don't want a salary cap. Stop crying. Royals need to worry about developing because other than Bobby Witt Jr, they really can't develop anybody. The Twins are getting new ownership soon, so hopefully it's someone who cares about winning. The Reds ownership literally told fans they can't go anywhere, so they're stuck with what they have. He ain't serious about winning.

[@sofukingwat]

Ever owner is a billionaire by the way keep that in mind

[@Twicelovetwicelife]

Bro really threw in some Rocky 4

[@jasongiannaros4091]

The Dodgers are ruining the NBA

[@darthaz84]

Repeat after me .. better team.

[@XxX-wl2dm]

The dodgers are notorious for signing Asian players , this is not a today thing, it’s been decades the dodgers have been building that market, and yet here we are , fans complaining about the dodgers dominating the Asian market.

[@javi994]

Wasn’t Seattle known for that for a little?

[@jykim3604]

@@javi994Yes until people found out how cheapo the owners are. I live in the area, and calling Seattle a small market is an insult to actual small markets.

[@XxX-wl2dm]

@@javi994 yeah but when you’re cheap and have no structure, players won’t sign and move on to better teams like the dodgers.

[@ThisGuyHasName]

@@jykim3604 The Mariners are the *only* baseball team in the PNW right now. It's pathetic how cheap the owners are.

[@fernandofuerte6661]

So he gets the same amount of money, hes going to get pointers from two of the best Japanese pitchers, and he gets a chance to win a WS every year... yeah im sure its rigged.

[@kablopz]

I don't think the other fans/teams realize how small and weak they look while whining about the Dodgers. Dodgers have broken the MLB; they are truly the greatest team ever.

[@InfinateRadiant]

We’ll see about that! Super teams fall flat all the time. Fingers crossed some underdog humbles them!

[@kablopz]

@@InfinateRadiantAnd then LA will be right back to contending for a WS the next season while they grow the game and subsidize half the MLB. You're welcome.

[@LeNoLi.]

he was joining the dodgers whether or not they attempted to rig it

[@gabrielquesnot7840]

To quote a famous line from George Carlin regarding those who think Roki Saski to the Dodgers was rigged?! "Like I give a shit!"😂

[@Mo_Ketchups]

Anyone remember the Schilling/Theo hullabaloo? No? That’s THIS “controversy” by June. Get over it. S’done. Move along. 🤷‍♂️

[@steve13191]

if you’re a basketball player and was given the opportunity to play with kobe or jordan but in china or japan, would you take cheaper contract for that once in a lifetime opportunity? or you go somewhere else and play with ben simmons, kyle kuzma or austin reaves? 😂😂😂 for 10 percent more money. give me 50 percent more money then we’ll talk.

[@danieldanielson2324]

The dodgers were an obvious choice, but not because it’s rigged, but because the dodgers made themselves the obvious pick. They put a lot of work into their club. No one really talks about being a foreign Japanese player moving to America. That’s a life adjustment. Why would he not choose the place that has his friends as a Japanese presence in the club house and that wins.

[@kurumauzamaki2731]

I mean MLB can say nothing happened but why trust them multiple teams complained in 2017 about the Astros cheating yet they didn’t do anything until 3 years later everyone knew the Astros were cheating but MLB did nothing so if everyone sees the dodgers have an underhanded deal it’s likely right, also kinda weird he went to the team with the highest rate of Tommy John surgery to “develop better”

[@nickr3441]

Can you imagine a white player saying they went to X team bc of another white player? But when its Asians its ok....

[@iTalkStudios]

Huh? It's just a country/culture/language thing

[@villarreal6]

😂😂😂😂 no one sees it like that bro

[@nickr3441]

@@villarreal6 blow italk even more hahahah

[@villarreal6]

@@nickr3441 donkey brain airhead

[@anubizz3]

How many white player in blue jays? 2? Unless that white player say I choose blue jays because it's ONLY have white player now one will give a crap..

[@LilMacYT]

pft remember when we thought any other team had a chance with Roki Sasaski

[@villarreal6]

😂😂😂 yeah I was telling everyone to not get their hopes up

[@anthonycancellarich8329]

Masterful question dodging right there 😂

[@buzzawuzza3743]

Two season ago I offered Sasaki his pick from my baseball card collection to sign with the 1968 Yankees. He sorta liked the idea but took one look at the Time Machine that was going to take him back to 1968 and said forget it.

[@blairhorsey8851]

Teams think it was rigged? Orrrrrr fans of other teams think it was rigged? Huge difference. Just other fans being haters is all. This storyline is already old.

[@chico4105]

Hell yeah! I love the Rocky 4 training music in the background. DRAGO!!!!!!

[@johnshepherd9676]

Up and coming players love to play with their heroes. 90% of Sasaki's reasons for choosing the Dodgers is Ohtani and Yamamoto.

[@codycush_]

2:26 Bro dogged the question so quick! Shit was rigged 💀

[@alexandercisneros-uy5ci]

By teams you mean Padres right?

[@pblmrt]

No offense, but who wants to live in Ohio?

[@theStacyJames]

That's a serious 💩 take

[@kj9093]

There needs to be an international amateur draft. Period. Otherwise the idiot Dodgers are going to get all of them. Also, the whole deferment crap needs to end and all of that deferred money should count against the luxury tax. MLB needs to do this now.

[@TheFirebird123456]

The defered money does count for tax purposes. Thats what that net present value is all about.

[@todddavis3731]

Jim Bowden "I think Sasaki is most likely going to choose the Padres" Jim Bowden post Sasaki signing "I knew this was rigged the whole time. everybody knew he was goin to the Dodgers"

[@tommyfu9271]

Why would he have picked any team besides the Dodgers?

[@JacksonLane02]

... 😶😶😶 I swear if it's mainly the Rockies A's White Sox, then I wonder why. Almost as if the Dodgers wanna win

[@yaniyuhara8165]

Chiba Lotte could not make Sasaki do what they wanted him to do. I don’t think Dodgers or any other MLB teams are not able to make him do what they want him to do, either. Sasaki himself is the only person who is firmly in a driver’s seat of his destiny and will do whatever he thinks is right for him and his family. If anyone thinks or says otherwise, he/she is merely covering his/her inability to sign him to his/her ball clubs.

[@Sammy_Boy_Smith]

Dude .. i just fn hate it when i show up to a date's house for a hook up, then Chris Hansen walks into the room. Every time!

[@LadyJay114]

It probably wasn't rigged but the optics are just bad. I remember last year that the announcement of Sasaki being literally within a week of news stating that the Dodgers really wanted him. And then after that the league randomly announced a rule stating that MLB teams & their staff can't contact Japanese or Korean players. It was just too coincidental.

[@hopespringseternal2624]

The Dodgers will destroy Sasaki's arm. 14 pitchers on their team were injured last year and 3 pitchers of theirs had to have TJ surgeries last year.

[@JayZues556]

I find it weird international players can just pick and choose their team while American players have to get drafted why aren’t international players drafted?

[@dragonuv.edits86]

Not subbed in the big ‘25 is crazy

[@Nevertroon]

Covert Dodgers fans keep talking about this because they want people to believe their franchise is dominant even though they've only won 2 word series in the last 40 years and one of those didn't even count.

[@SukunaIsHim]

They can’t keep getting away with this😭