When Joel Wolfe, the agent for free agent pitcher Roki Sasaki, spoke to reporters in Dallas earlier this month during the MLB Winter Meetings, he had not yet learned Sasaki’s preferences — including whether the pitcher wants to play in a large market like New York.

In fact, Wolfe speculated that Sasaki might prefer a quieter city.

“I think there’s an argument to be made that a small- or mid-market team might be more beneficial for him, as a soft landing, coming from Japan and what he’s been through and not having an enjoyable experience with the media — it might be,” Wolfe said on Dec. 10.

“I’m not saying it will be, but I don’t know how he’s going to do it. It might be beneficial for him to be in a smaller market, but I really don’t know how he looks at it yet because I haven’t had a chance and discuss it with him [at great length].”

Now that Wolfe has spent time with Sasaki, he has a more specific answer.

“Market size isn’t a factor either way,” Wolfe said on Monday evening in a text message to SNY, following a 20-minute Zoom call with media. (Wolfe and SNY were texting because a certain tech-challenged SNY reporter could not get the chat function to work during the call.)

Both the Mets and Yankees were granted in-person meetings with Sasaki after the winter meetings.

The goal of Wolfe’s Monday Zoom call was not to break major news about Sasaki but to provide incremental updates.

Wolfe shared that:

• 20 teams reached out to Sasaki with recruiting materials such as videos and books.
• Sasaki, who is very much in charge of this process, asked that all meetings be held at the Wasserman agency’s Los Angeles offices. He also asked that no players attend the meetings.
• Sasaki is currently in Japan with his family, mulling over his upcoming decision.
• Sasaki might meet with one or two more teams, or soon begin to eliminate teams. The latter seems somewhat more likely.
• Wolfe does not expect that Sasaki will sign with a team when the international signing period begins on Jan. 15. He will likely make his decision between that date and Jan. 23, the deadline of his posting process.
• Wolfe said that Sasaki is driven to be the best, and is prioritizing teams whose pitching programs will make him better.