Miss Ohtani and miss Yamamoto, "I'll definitely catch Sasaki"... The prestigious club in the east, may be in his mind
Miss Ohtani and miss Yamamoto, "I'll definitely catch Sasaki"... The prestigious club in the east, may be in his mind
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What do we need the most to recruit Japanese pitcher Rocky, who is set to post? Sasaki has never said what he wants.
The Athletic, a local media outlet, predicted that the living environment, stability of the club and the player development system would be important criteria for Sasaki. It is not known which club satisfies all three, but the team with the conditions to maximize its performance over the next six years is likely to be the one who has to join through a minor league contract. 먹튀검증
Meanwhile, ESPN reported that the teams expected to do the best sales work for Sasaki are the Los Angeles Dodgers, Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers, and Tampa Bay Rays. "Sasaki has not yet said what he thinks is important in evaluating the team. That's why each club has both speculation and hope."
Many teams with relatively good "environment" are bound to be mentioned.
However, one of the big market clubs is missing. It is the Philadelphia Phillies. The Philadelphia Phillies, the winner of this year's National League East, ranked seventh with 2.92 billion dollars in the major league club value ranking, which Forbes estimated in March, and ranked second after the Dodgers with 3,363,712 spectators entering this season's home games.
It is no exaggeration to say that the Philadelphia Phillies have the most stable starting lineup between the two leagues. Zack Wheeler, Aaron Nola, Christopher Sanchez, Rangers Suarez, and Taijuan Walker had a starting ERA of 3.81, ranking eighth overall and third in the NL.
However, it was predicted that Philadelphia would be eager to recruit Sasaki.
MLB.com said on the 14th (Korea time), "The Phillies, who missed Shohei Otani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, are drawing attention amid the imminent posting disclosure of Japanese pitcher Sasaki," adding, "Unlike Yamamoto, Sasaki is under 25 years old, so he has to sign a minor league contract according to the international amateur Cyning Bonus full regulation. A contract similar to the way Otani signed with the Los Angeles Angels (seven years ago) is likely."
There is nothing new about Philadelphia jumping into the Sasaki scramble, but why did Ohtani and Yamamoto come out of the blue.
Philadelphia is a club that actively pursued the contract with sincerity when the two players first crossed the Pacific Ocean. When Ohtani was posted in December 2017, Philadelphia was preparing for a presentation, but failed to pass the first interview. At that time, Ohtani designated seven clubs as the final candidates for interviews, focusing on Western teams, and eventually chose the Angels.
"When I go to the U.S., I want to take a picture in front of Rocky Balboa," Ohtani said, adding that he might be interested in the Philadelphia club, but he said flatly, "I just want to visit there." He meant that he was not interested in the Philadelphia club.
When Yamamoto posted in December last year, Philadelphia bet more than $300 million, but was also not chosen. Philadelphia owner John Middleton later said, "The Dodgers offered a better condition than the $325 million they paid for 12 years," but did not disclose the amount.
However, he plans to win Sasaki's heart this time. "There are many good players in Japan. From our perspective, we want to make the best efforts to bring in top Japanese players," Philadelphia Phillies general manager Sam Fuld told MLB.com .
MLB.com said, "Sasaki may have in mind Philadelphia, which has been pioneering the Asian market in recent years. Just because the Dodgers acquired Ohtani and Yamamoto last winter does not mean that all Japanese players will continue to sign with LA."