He'd cruise through the NPB pitching every 6 days until he came over for 9 figures due to his stuff. Crazy. GMs forgot

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Nov 5, 2024
10:49:10am

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Huge baseball FA news, where ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel reports it’s likely that Japanese SP Roki Sasaki will be posted

TCuz Coastal Elite

10:39am

Worked for Shohei but that is a giant gamble

shimmy

10:41am

Yah, that’s the gamble. It would essentially be like if Ohtani didn’t hit.

TCuz

10:46am

He'd cruise through the NPB pitching every 6 days until he came over for 9 figures due to his stuff. Crazy. GMs forgot

shimmy

10:49am

I have heard he really wants to play for the Angels

BYUheaven

10:43am

Supposedly not as big a financial hit as I would've guessed. He's making ~$1m/year in the NPB.

scootsy

10:47am

More just in opportunity cost if he were to wait two years.

TCuz

10:49am

I mean I get it but a case could be made he's just as likely to be injured

Methusaleh22

10:55am

~2 years vs 6 years of potential injury before free agency is the difference

TCuz

11:00am

ahh, right. I missed that. The international rules are confusing. Yes, dumb

Methusaleh22

11:07am

Baseball is just so lame! Roki's stuff is electric. I enjoy following the

pinolero

11:27am

And now you'll get to enjoy him pitching for the World Champs.

Methusaleh22

11:43am

The Bay Stars just won the Japan Series and I heard it described as if the Tigers beat the Dodgers in the WS

TCuz

11:56am

Padres don’t have much international money left this year so probably not there

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