Roki Sasaki's Agent Reveals Signing Process, Key Factors, When He'll Likely Sign & More!

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@wampabites Ай бұрын

From the perspective of a young Japanese man, going abroad is terrifying. It's not just the language and culture barrier. They will long for home from week one and start avoidind crowds and contact as soon as they meet troublesome situations. LA is clearly a place he can call a home away from home, and explore new and exciting things for himself. He won't be alone. He'll be surrounded by mentors and friendly, competent people. He can take his time to adapt until he can unleash the "Monster of the Reiwa Era". It's not the money. IT'S. NOT. THE. MONEY. It's literally the people, the place, the food, the culture. For me it's clear he's a Dodger.

@yo2trader539 Ай бұрын

He's 23, not 13 years old. There are 410,000 Japanese citizens living in the US. Sasaki will survive any city...as long as there are Japanese supermarkets and restaurants. And top Japanese pitchers will almost always be accompanied by a translator and trainer when they move to the MLB. He's never going to be alone wherever he ends up.

@NancynMark Ай бұрын

Hell yea Dodger For Life

@CUMBICA1970 Ай бұрын

Jeez... he's gonna have a whole entourage to support him. Translator, nutritionist, personal trainer and on. All provided by whoever employer. Plus he's been on spotlight nationwide since highschool. Pretty sure he's gonna have way more privacy in the US (as tons of Japanese star players like Ichiro pointed out.)

@GLOWSTER323 Ай бұрын

Los Angeles is waiting for you young legend! You will want for nothing and you will shine along side the brightest of stars..

@pjscafe Ай бұрын

Roki is the 3rd Japanese infinity stones the Dodgers will collect. Go Dodgers!

@andrewsimon713 Ай бұрын

@@pjscafe I mean we got ohtani Betts freeman Yamamoto snell… adding sasaki completes the infinity gauntlet

@westcoast-ninja Ай бұрын

The Dodgers check all the boxes☑ they have two of his close friends, they are the defending world series champs. They have arguably the deepest and best rotation in baseball. For him to be in that rotation with his two buddies, Snell, Glasnow and possibly Buehler is insane. The Dodgers are deep and he would be crazy not to go there.

@davidhoffman2311 Ай бұрын

It’s so crazy how good we already are on offense, and so to now see us get a bullpen equal to or somehow even greater than our current offensive might is simply incredible. If Teoscar comes back this year, then I feel like I can confidentially say this is the greatest team ever assembled… That is, if you couldn’t already say that.

@hectorcastle1187 Ай бұрын

What’s important to rookie Sasaki in his decision making? Sasaki’s Agent - “Yeah I don’t know”

@arthursoto9130 Ай бұрын

DODGERS. 🙏

@Userrrtube Ай бұрын

This manager is gonna get him lost ! The best deal for rouki and chiballote 😂😂😂💀

@ranmatendo7793 Ай бұрын

Roki is practically already a Dodger.

@robbyrob0723 Ай бұрын

I would think so but, san diego, cubs both have japanese pitchers as well. Yu Darvish was his idol growing up

@savageruss0354 Ай бұрын

In terms of best pitching development and best marketing value for him and plus add to him wanting to compete for a WS every year. Dodgers make the most sense. Darvish tho is his idol how much longer is he gonna pitch he’s in his late 30s. Cubs would make more sense than the padres

@socalastarte6727 Ай бұрын

Darvish is 38 and turns 39 this summer. He’s got maybe 2 seasons left in the show. Dodgers and maybe Cubs (with Imanaga) seem most likely.

@robbyrob0723 Ай бұрын

@@savageruss0354 i agree and I'm a dodger fan. Just saying it's not a slam dunk. With all Roki's priorities from my eyes the Dodgers are the right choice

@jsa790 Ай бұрын

@@socalastarte6727that’s incorrect, darvish is signed for 4 more years

@MichaelrennieG Ай бұрын

Being a Dodger would be the best for him, there are already high end Japanese players on team, the dodgers have already proven to be a championship team, they have the resources to make him happy and pay him, Dodgers are very honorable with the players and their needs... To go to another team would be a risk it makes no sense to choose another team at this point..

@cdog3114 Ай бұрын

Roki's agent basically said between the lines: Roki will be signing with the Dodger on January 15th.

@ViN1988-m6w Ай бұрын

At what point in time?

@davidhoffman2311 Ай бұрын

Can you give a time stamp for this?

@cdog3114 Ай бұрын

@@davidhoffman2311 He literally described the Dodgers without doing it because the. MLB could try to say they're tampering with Rosaki. Listen to the press conference again and see which team he's talking about.

@davidhoffman2311 Ай бұрын

@@cdog3114 Yeah I do agree but was just curious if there was something more concrete at a specific point in time that I may have missed. But yeah right now I feel it’s 70-80% likely he will go to the Dodgers and 20-30% likely he will go to the Padres. Let’s go Dodgers! :)

@JoshuaMartian-go3tm Ай бұрын

"weather?" 🌴😎🌞

@berto8232 Ай бұрын

He’s looking for a successful team. That automatically takes the Padres out of the equation. Well, unless Sasaki measures success in the amount of showboating a team does.

@roysong1738 Ай бұрын

😂

@davidhoffman2311 Ай бұрын

I’m a Dodger’s fan and don’t really like the Padres myself, but to act like the Padres weren’t clearly our best competition last season is wild af, lol

@froylangarcia3053 Ай бұрын

Padres eliminated us just two years ago. They have recent success.

@froylangarcia3053 Ай бұрын

I like the showboating! What’s wrong with that?

@davidhoffman2311 Ай бұрын

@@froylangarcia3053 Yeah same here, hate when people try to argue about having some class and boring shit like that… It’s like, let people celebrate their wins and talk some shit. It’s entertaining and an overall good thing for the sport, so long as it isn’t taken too far.

@simply11believelane47 Ай бұрын

Roki, be good addition to Dodgers💯

@MangoGelato-m6l Ай бұрын

Roki needs to do what's best for him. Hope it means joining the 2024 WS CHAMPS ! Best wishes for him ! 💙

@JoshuaMartian-go3tm Ай бұрын

"weather?" 🌴😎🌞 😝🤞

@sabatka1 Ай бұрын

Shohei #17, Yamamoto #18, Roki #14. - A great rotation!

@nightrged Ай бұрын

@sabatka1 Well, unfortunately, he can't be number 14 because that is Gil Hodges' retired number.

@Benvyious Ай бұрын

Would be cool if he took 21 since that’s what darvish was when he was a dodger

@markeastridge9649 Ай бұрын

Batters faced average is a caution. Middle relief may be a big deal towards home field advantage. Snell and Yamamoto pitching into the 7th on their nights and occasionally the 8th would be huge.

@Dornosliw Ай бұрын

So Roki is looking for a team with success last year and “years past”, paying attention to what his WBC teammates did in MLB….hmmmm….sounds like a future Dodger to me.

@kapilagarwal9244 Ай бұрын

It's pretty clear from this presser: 1) He won't sign before the January signing period, optics matter. 2) It will most likely be a west coast team. Weather, proximity to Japan, cultural assimilation matter. 3) He's aware of the Shohei situation where he wasted away w/ the Angels so it will likely be a competitive team. This leaves most likely Dodgers or Padres w/ a chance he goes to another competive big market team.

@davidhoffman2311 Ай бұрын

I currently lean 70% likely to go to the Dodgers and 30% likely to go to the Padres.

@socalastarte6727 Ай бұрын

Hmmmm So weather? Check Pitching development? Check What his WBC teammates have done? Check Sounds like Roki would look great in Dodger Blue

@pabblo101 Ай бұрын

People who doesn't think Roki Sasaki signing with the Dodgers is a lock doesn't know the baseball landscape. The Dodgers are gonna showcase a 10 man ace rotation in 2025 and beyond. Dodger dynasty is now and for the next decade.

@davidhoffman2311 Ай бұрын

Yup, the next 9 years or so are going to be very exciting to watch.

@laartwork Ай бұрын

10 man rotation means... let me do the math.. ask my Magic 8 ball... 2 starters make it to the post season.

@Sammy_Boy_Smith_Rules Ай бұрын

Another thing that's in favor for the Dodgers is: the agent said the roki does not take anything for granted, and wants to make sure that he's healthy until he's a free agent and can make a big payday". Since the Dodgers already have or will have a complete pitching staff especially with Rocky sasaki, they can use sasaki sparingly and with the utmost care. San Diego or the Yankees will want to plug and play him right off from opening day! And the agent was also talking about wanting not to say anything about sasaki and darvish's relationship. The agent responding to the reporter that it was quote they want to keep their friendship private". So I don't know what the heck that means? I mean, how well do they know each other outside of the WBC and other sporting events in Japan?? Or are they buddies and hang out and stuff?? I mean you play together and joke around the locker room but then you go home. I mean, I don't need to be with my friend all day long. Just hang out once in a while go to his daughter's wedding have a beer every couple weekends, etc etc... lol. It's not like- hey hey let's hold each other's hand here in San Diego and we can hang out everyday for years. He'll still be just a hour or so away in LA, plus the 13 to 20 games they'll see each other every year. So I call BS on that being in favor to San Diego. Only way I see San Diego getting him would be if roki is dead set on wanting Darvish to mentor him, and that alone he will cherish over everything else that Los Angeles could do for him! Lol Think about it: " no, I'm not going to sign with the Dodgers, I want to go to San Diego cuz I need Darvish to hold my hand while I'm here , and we're going to chill everyday.lmao Darvish is 15 years older than Roki! When Roki is wanting to play fortnite, and wanting to go have a couple beers with the boys after the game, Darvish will be wanting to go to Denny's or shoney's to get the early bird dinner for seniors, then watching Jeopardy on TV. Lol

@markread8650 Ай бұрын

Darvish was terrible during the World Series. That’s why he is not a dodger

@josuedelatorre35 Ай бұрын

@@markread8650we all know the real reason why Darvish got hit so many times now lmao

@saikeomany5686 Ай бұрын

Lets hope he choose Dodgers! If he decide he is going Padres ,he will be like Ohtani with Angels and never get anywhere. He will be successful even with 2 japanese players already. He is young and will be successful with Yoshi.

@froylangarcia3053 Ай бұрын

Padres have actually make the playoffs unlike angels! Plus they did beat us two years ago and took us to game 5 this year. No comparison to angels!

@saikeomany5686 Ай бұрын

Sorry but as you can see i am for DODGERS!!!

@davidhoffman2311 Ай бұрын

I currently lean around 70% likely for Dodgers and 30% likely for Padres.

@G-T1me Ай бұрын

Shohei, do your thing man, as you made it with Yoshi, recruit him for us, Please! We need to see Rōki as a Dodger

@yellomonky4272 Ай бұрын

Thing is Ohtani didn’t recruit Yamamoto, he just came because he wanted to.

@G-T1me Ай бұрын

@ Ohtani influence the approach and the decision, theres a story about it, That was one of the main reasons why I agreed to defer payments, Yoshi and other players, to be a real contender for the WS

@True2blue71 Ай бұрын

shohei and Yamamoto gonna cruise him around Cruising down whittier blvd and he’ll fit it well

@Mr.REEP0 Ай бұрын

I didn't expect this kind of turn out...Oh yes you did buster...🤣🤣🤣🤣

@ivancortina4398 Ай бұрын

We got your back Roki ! , the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area has the highest Japanese American population next to Honolulu 💙

@beerussama7093 Ай бұрын

“I didn’t expect this turnout.” Yeah right 😂

@Dornosliw Ай бұрын

Never be first, never be last and don’t volunteer! Go with the Doyers Roki-san!

@ViN1988-m6w Ай бұрын

As a member of the Los Angeles press Mr. Roki we promise to love him and squeeze him and love him and be gentle and squeeze him and love him.

@Kinghunter182 Ай бұрын

The final boss of winter meeting.

@philltafolla Ай бұрын

SD Madres fans punching the air rightnow 😜

@MattD1234 Ай бұрын

All the reporters are out of breath...

@RDL9909 Ай бұрын

In the U.S., the NY media is the toughest. It’s also the longest travel from Japan. Probably rules the Mets and Yankees out.

@ViN1988-m6w Ай бұрын

This guy makes my high school economics teacher sound like Richard Simon

@ViN1988-m6w Ай бұрын

Question? What jersey number does he want to be on the Dodgers?

@tiyoserrano7342 Ай бұрын

All i herd was a wind storm

@ViN1988-m6w Ай бұрын

And coughing 😅

@chrisk4109 Ай бұрын

As anyone can see the dodgers are trying to build a dynastie and there close he would give the dodgers another pitcher who could be great and be up there with Yamamoto ohtani and him oh my think about that along with Glasgow snell kershaw and may and goslin what a pitching staff use ur head young man become a dodger and join the train 😊

@darthaz84 Ай бұрын

This agent is loving the attention. What he really needs to do is shut the hell up and let Roki pick the dodgers.

@ciello___8307 Ай бұрын

Agent is just doing his job. Same agent as yoshinobu

@williamarcamo7588 Ай бұрын

Sasaki’s agent know what team he will go to, it’s just can’t say it right now.

@jPYUSD123 Ай бұрын

The Dodgers deserve to sign Sasaki - they've been studying Japanese players for decades, making countless trips back and forth between LA and Japan, investing an incredible amount of time and effort into this.

@lcglazer Ай бұрын

this guy talks as fast as a sloth!

@livinb450 Ай бұрын

I had already kicked this up to 1.25 speed, then read your comment.. 😂

@craigpeine5522 Ай бұрын

Mr Freedman sign Rokino matter what it takes

@livinb450 Ай бұрын

I heard it’s between the Ahs, Colorado and the white Sox.

@sandrahudkins474 Ай бұрын

He would be better off with the dodgers no brainer Darvish is at the end of his career

@Toneloc1818 Ай бұрын

You don't know him very well? Huh . . You're his agent fool. You should know him like the back of your hand.

@johndurrer7869 Ай бұрын

Dodgers are the one team that is acting like they already have a deal in place with Roki. Dodgers historically always get one of the top international free agents. Because they have arguably the strongest academies in South America. But they currently don’t have any of the top 40 international signings for the first time under Friedman. Padres currently have deals with the #20, #38 and #39 free agents. Mets have a deal with the #2 free agent and the Giants with the #1 (not counting Roki). Yankees have a deal with the #10. Dodgers are acting honorably by not making deals with kids they don’t intend to sign. Which means they either have a deal in place with Roki or they are the most honorable organization in the history of baseball

@sandrahudkins474 Ай бұрын

He should be a dodger they take care of the pitchers and are great at turning pitchers in to the best they can be great pitching staff.Padres will use him up.Darvishis not gonna be around that long.

@wayne0320 Ай бұрын

Yeah whatever, we'll see you at Dodgers spring training.😂

@joeyyarbrough336 Ай бұрын

🙏

@CXK13 Ай бұрын

That’s nice. Can he play OF!?

@socalfan32 Ай бұрын

The sound is terrible in that room…

@Prone2Thrill Ай бұрын

At the rate this agent is talking Roki won't be signed until Oct...

@craigpeine5522 Ай бұрын

Sign Roki no matter what it takes

@vincentsaunders4773 Ай бұрын

After all the BS with Teoscar getting signed (AND WHY ISN"T HE SIGNED? ITS ALL B S) I will only believe it is true when Roki, Fredman or Gomes, or the Voice of Reason-DMAC, announces it. Otherwise its is just talk talk talk...

@Sammy_Boy_Smith_Rules Ай бұрын

His agent said that the media has been hard on sasaki the past couple years. So the daughters are going to have to dress this! And obviously San Diego is a much much quieter Media Town than Los Angeles.

@livinb450 Ай бұрын

The daughters, 😂

@Toneloc1818 Ай бұрын

Done deal. Team Japan 2...

@markread8650 Ай бұрын

The correct 6th man

@markread8650 Ай бұрын

Besides, look at all the free Lakers tickets

@anodize1 Ай бұрын

If Roki wants to chart his own path, then Dodgers are not the organization for him. If Roki wants to ease into his MLB career, get comfortable, be on a six men rotation and develop into a top pitcher in MLB, then the Dodgers are the perfect fit. He will celebrate multiple WS championships with Ohtani and Yamamoto for the next several years.

@helloman3676 Ай бұрын

Imagine if the Mets sign Roki...😂😂😂They pulled a Dodgers

@reno-san87 Ай бұрын

Literally makes no sense to play there with no Japanese teammates to help his transition and the travel distance from his hometown who would fulfill both those desires and that much more in LA. It's a no-brainer and you know it lol

@helloman3676 Ай бұрын

@ kodai Senga? 😅

@yo2trader539 Ай бұрын

@@reno-san87 Sasaki Roki's agent also signed Senga Kohdai to the Mets, Yamamoto Yoshinobu to the Dodgers, Suzuki Seiya to the Cubs, and Darvish Yu to the Padres. And if it's just travel distance, Seattle and San Francisco is a bit closer to Japan than LA due to the flight path. My suspicion is that Sasaki will avoid both the Dodgers and Padres because they already have 2 Japanese pitchers. (Historically, Japanese pitchers used to avoid MLB teams with other Japanese pitchers, because they didn't want to compete with them on the same team.)

@almejia915 Ай бұрын

I think he will go to the padres unfortunately. He has something to prove and they have something to prove. Let’s be real, Padres were the hardest team dodgers played in the post and regular season. Given the negative media he’s getting in Japan, he is going to want to shine on his own to prove a point. He will be overshadowed in LA.

@am3lagrimas410 Ай бұрын

Overshadowed? More like remembered I’m history. Think about it , we all remember Babe Ruth, Gehrig , combs, lazerri on that team. But we never remember the guy against them. We remember first place team , not the team who coulda beat them. If sasaki joins LA. We’ll remember that 3 headed Japanese super stars , snell and glasnow all on the same team. Not the guy that beats them lol

@Sammy_Boy_Smith_Rules Ай бұрын

I'd laugh my fn sack off if Roki's agent was wearing an old Nomo Jersey.

@Jaay_562 Ай бұрын

Bunch of mouth breathers!🤦‍♂️

@87davidbleedblue Ай бұрын

Give my man wlsome water 💧 😂

@MikeLopez-w7m Ай бұрын

not going to lie this is the most boring press conference ever made worse by the horrible audio quality. Is this guy Roki's agent or his grandfather? This is the guy you want negotiating your future on your behalf? He seems better suited to welcome everyone to the insurance seminar.

@toonheaded1 Ай бұрын

U guys don't read your comments your audio is bad

@jameswright4253 Ай бұрын

Can this guy just spit it out? Talk a little slower, bro.

@ufcguruofficial Ай бұрын

Dmac you guys gotta get better at filming these things, it's so amateur/sloppy! I had to stop watching..

@mohjoe09_16 Ай бұрын

Sounds like either Athletics or White Sox 🙌

@robertsantos5713 Ай бұрын

This dude is boring! Hope Sasaki the best!

@alchemistchef3622 Ай бұрын

This dude talks too much…get on with it!!..he’s about as long winded as a woman!!! lol

@23skidoo46 Ай бұрын

he sounds mentally soft if he can't handle the Nihon media. how's he gonna handle the media here? good luck. don't want him. not a good sign. he sounds fragile.

@jsa790 Ай бұрын

disagree. do you know what’s he’s been through? you need to do some research. the media is just noise.

@phigher1 Ай бұрын

They literally make him pitch on the anniversary of the horrific tsunami that took the lives of his father and grandfather. That would happen here

@jykim3604 Ай бұрын

Dealing with the U.S. media will be a cakewalk compared to what he's been through this year. They decided to make him the villain to Ohtani's saint (constant comparison). I've followed him starting this year, and the bullying by the media and online commenters in Japan have been just brutal. Basically, he couldn't do anything right. If he pitched well, then it was for the MLB scouts. If he pitched badly, then he was over the hill at the age of 22. When he was out due to injuries, rampant lies were floated, including faking it on the orders of the Dodgers. Then they ragged on him for being mentally weak. The attacks were relentless.

@phigher1 Ай бұрын

@@jykim3604 interesting, I hope that doesn’t deter him from coming to the dodgers. I think whichever mlb team he goes too will come be pressure to perform and added media attention but in LA Ohtani would deflect a lot of that and also reap the benefits of all of ohtani’s relationships with his sponsors. Anyone who says roki would make less on endorsements then really anywhere else doesn’t understand the influence of ohtani. But imo eventually he will be greater than ohtani, at least as a pitcher. There’s no mistake, this man is the MONSTER 👹

@yo2trader539 Ай бұрын

He's soft-spoken but not soft. He's been famous in Japan since highschool years, so he's pretty used to media attention. But he's a bit introverted and has always limited media interviews in Japan. You can find him being interviewed on Chiba Lotte Marines' KZbin channel. FYI, there are about 25-30 Japanese media reporters covering Dodgers right now because of Ohtani...and for some Japanese athletes that is way too much attention on a daily basis.