While the Los Angeles Dodgers are considered as the leading destination for Japanese pitcher Rocky Sasaki, who is trying to advance to the U.S. through the posting system, it has been argued that he will go to another team.안전놀이터
Japanese sports newspaper Sports Hochi predicted Sasaki's transfer destination on the 7th, citing comments made by Jim Bowden, a former MLB general manager and columnist for The Athletic.
Seven teams are known to have met with Sasaki, including the Dodgers, San Diego, Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, Mets, Texas Rangers, and San Francisco Giants. Bowden expressed his low chance of joining the Dodgers. "It is because they are not subject to salary adjustment for three years and not subject to free agency for at least six years," he said. "The Dodgers is also overshadowed by Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, lowering the cap on sponsorship contracts."
In addition, he pointed out San Francisco's players' disappointment. The Texas Rangers also concluded that they will be compatible with the strong pitching staff and leadership, but it is unlikely.
The most influential transfer club has been narrowed down to two clubs. These teams had Sasaki's role model.
Currently, Masahiro Tanaka, who returned to the Japanese professional baseball league, and Yu Darvish, who played with the Yankees, played together in the 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC).
"We expect Sasaki to sign either the Yankees or San Diego," Bowden said.
Currently, Sasaki has assigned tasks to teams that he wants to recruit. The tasks include player development, market size, and team location. "Dodgers Nation" also said, "We don't know yet whether the movie will start with Dodgers uniforms or not," citing Sasaki's agent Joel Wolf.