{"id":16893,"date":"2024-12-11T02:06:55","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T02:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=16893"},"modified":"2024-12-11T02:06:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T02:06:55","slug":"good-news-roki-sasakis-mets-praise-throws-wrench-in-padres-and-dodgers-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=16893","title":{"rendered":"GOOD NEWS: Roki Sasaki’s Mets praise throws wrench in Padres and Dodgers plan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Roki Sasaki might not be a lock to go to San Diego or Los Angeles after all.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

When it was revealed that Roki Sasaki was going to be made available this offseason for any MLB team to sign, it felt inevitable that the right-hander would sign with a team in the NL West.<\/p>\n

The Los Angeles Dodgers were seen as early favorites to land Sasaki, and it isn’t hard to see why. They not only give Sasaki the best chance to win, but they also have both Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto on their roster. If it wasn’t the Dodgers, the San Diego Padres seemingly had a great chance. They’re also out west, have a great roster, and have Yu Darvish to dangle as a potential teammate.<\/p>\n

Both the Dodgers and Padres make a lot of sense, and might even be considered co-favorites to land him where things stand right now, but the New York Mets might be a team standing in their way, according to Jim Bowden of The Athletic.<\/p>\n

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Roki Sasaki's agency is "very high" on Jeremy Hefner's ability to develop pitching, per @JimBowdenGM<\/a><\/p>\n

Sasaki is said to be valuing endorsement opportunities, winning, and pitching development as he decides which team to play for, per Bowden pic.twitter.com\/7h6dO8BGJd<\/a><\/p>\n

— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) December 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n