{"id":11049,"date":"2024-11-21T22:22:56","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T22:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=11049"},"modified":"2024-11-21T22:22:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T22:22:56","slug":"clubs-like-yankees-and-mets-reportedly-complained-to-mlb-about-roki-sasakis-rumored-secret-deal-with-dodgers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=11049","title":{"rendered":"Clubs like Yankees and Mets reportedly complained to MLB about Roki Sasaki’s rumored secret deal with Dodgers"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new MLB rumor claims that teams like the New York Yankees<\/strong> and New York Mets<\/strong> heard the rumors that Roki Sasaki already has a deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers<\/strong> before hitting free agency. So they complained to MLB about the reports.<\/p>\n

While players like Juan Soto and Corbin Burnes have garnered a lot of attention in free agency, the player who seems to be leading the next tier of intrigue is Japanese ace Roki Sasaki<\/strong>. With Japanese pitchers like Kodai Senga<\/strong>, Yoshinobu Yamamoto<\/strong>, and even Shohei Ohtani<\/strong> having recent success in MLB, it\u2019s no surprise that clubs want the next big arm from Japan.<\/p>\n

Related: When can teams sign Japanese pitching star Roki Sasaki? MLB commissioner reveals date<\/strong><\/p>\n

However, what makes Sasaki\u2019s situation different is he is entering the market as an international free agent instead of a regular one who can take the highest bid possible. With him limited to those guidelines, every team can compete for him. But ever since a move to MLB was speculated on he has been linked to the Dodgers.<\/p>\n

There have even been rumblings around the game for weeks that the two sides have unofficially agreed to a deal before he is even posted by the Chiba Lotte Marines in January. And that is something various teams around the game are not happy about.<\/p>\n