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until March 19. This time around, he appears to be looking for a much earlier resolution to his free agency, and is taking meeting with clubs interested in a top flight starter., however he would not be attached to a qualifying offer that would cost a team signing him a draft pick.
According to Rosenthal, the Blue Jays are pursuing all three pitchers as they seek to add an elite arm to their rotation.sweepstakes may be getting all the shine this off-season but where 23-year-old Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki signs could end up being nearly as impactful long-term.Drellich adds that executives have informally brought suspicions of an unwritten agreement to the commissioner's office. Sasaki's agent, Joel Wolfe of Wasserman, denied such an agreement existed.
“While a bunch of executives who should know me better and do a lot of business with me insult my integrity by insinuating that I would be a part of some type of nefarious agreement,” Wolfe told The Athletic, “in reality, this is just poor sportsmanship.” Drellich reports the Dodgers have $2.5 million remaining in their international signing bonus pool for this period, and have $5.1 million next season. Some teams will be able to offer Sasaki north of $7 million, but industry speculation heavily leans toward him signing with the Dodgers given the success of fellow Japanese starsThe 6-foot-2 righty finished up his fourth NPB season for the Chiba Lotte Marines in 2024, going 10-5 with a 2.35 ERA and 129 strikeouts in 111.0 innings pitched.
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