When will Roki Sasaki be available for MLB?

[Chuck]

This guy is legit.

 

[jsnpritchett]

Probably not until the 2027 season, unfortunately. 

[Chuck]

21 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

Probably not until the 2027 season, unfortunately. 

Dang. 

[BTH]

6 hours ago, jsnpritchett said:

Probably not until the 2027 season, unfortunately. 

 

6 hours ago, Chuckster70 said:

Dang. 

On the other hand, maybe the Angels will actually be a quality organization by then.

I think their chances of signing Sasaki would be higher in 2027 than now.

Rendon would also be off the books by then.

[HaloBronco]

Definitely looks legit, hopefully when he eventually becomes available the Halos land him. 

[Angel Oracle]

Delivery is even somewhat like Shohei’s.

Let these 2022 Japan League stats as a 20 year-old sink in.

129 innings (almost 6.5 per start),  80 hits, 173/23 Ks/BBs, 2.02 ERA, 0.80 WHIP

Edited March 12, 2023 by Angel Oracle

[jsnpritchett]

https://www.mlb.com/news/roki-sasaki-apologizes-to-czech-republic-player-for-hit-by-pitch

 

[FromJapan]

Some quotes from the article below:

Just when you think the Dodgers can't possibly sign any more stars, several GMs believe that Roki Sasaki, 22, one of the best pitchers in the world, already has plans to sign with the Dodgers after the season. 

“Every team in baseball wants this guy," one GM told USA TODAY Sports, “but there's no way he's going anywhere else but the Dodgers. We all know it."

(USA TODAY on March 31, 2024) With Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers' Big 3 of MVPs is a 'scary' proposition | Nightengale's Notebook

[Inside Pitch]

On 3/11/2023 at 1:02 PM, Chuck said:

This guy is legit.

 

As soon as the Dodgers tell Manfred they can add the salary.

[Stradling]

He’s a Dodger. 

[Taylor]

Seems like the Dodgers are violating some kind of rule if they have a pre-agreement with him. 

[Chuck]

If adding Sasaki means that the Angels have to slide in a shitty starter to pitch every 6th day, I'm out. 

 

[Angelsfan1984]

3 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Seems like the Dodgers are violating some kind of rule if they have a pre-agreement with him. 

I’m more interested in the betting line. 

[Ron Mexico]

Just like Ohtani MLB will make sure he ends up with the Dodgers . 

[Blarg]

2 hours ago, Ron Mexico said:

Just like Ohtani MLB will make sure he ends up with the Dodgers . 

Just like Ohtani, back in 2018.

[Ron Mexico]

2 hours ago, Blarg said:

Just like Ohtani, back in 2018.

LOL We all know if the NL had a DH back then that's where he would have signed. 

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

2 hours ago, Blarg said:

Just like Ohtani, back in 2018.

That was only due to being NO DH in the NL.. MLB changed the rules so in the end their world wide marketable Generational player could finish his career in LA with the Doggs.

Otani (see what I did there) has said in many interviews that he always wanted to be a Dodger. 

The Angel fan base was the only part of the equation that didnt get anything financially out of it! 

Arte, Otani, MLB, and now the Doggs.

[Ron Mexico]

1 minute ago, SlappyUtilityMIF said:

That was only due to being NO DH in the AL.... MLB changed the rules so in the end their world wide marketable Generational player could finish his career in LA with the Doggs.

Otani (see what I did there) has said in many interviews that he always wanted to be a Dodger. 

The Angel fan base was the only part of the equation that didnt get anything financially out of it!