{"id":23077,"date":"2025-01-02T14:14:42","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T14:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=23077"},"modified":"2025-01-02T14:14:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T14:14:42","slug":"report-shohei-ohtani-yoshinobu-yamamoto-were-not-part-of-dodgers-meeting-with-roki-sasaki-maybe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=23077","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto Were Not Part of Dodgers Meeting With Roki Sasaki. Maybe\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Joel Wolfe, Roki Sasaki\u2019s agent, invited all 30 MLB teams to submit presentations for the pitcher through a letter sent to each organization after his client was posted on Dec. 10.
\n\"Shohei<\/p>\n

Twenty teams took up the offer, and several met with Wolfe and Sasaki in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

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Per the pitcher\u2019s request, no current players were present at the meetings, meaning any recruiting pitch from Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers Shohei Ohtani or Yoshinobu Yamamoto, for example, was not done face-to-face. The same can be said about San Diego Padres ace Yu Darvish.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the criteria for the meetings is that Roki asked that no players were to attend,\u201d Wolfe said this week. \u201cThere were a couple of teams that had a video from one or two players, but for the most part, it was the general manager, possibly an assistant GM, the manager, the pitching coach, and people from the biomechanics, performance, and training staff.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Shohei<\/p>\n

More news: Roki Sasaki Scouting Report: Full Breakdown of Dodgers Free Agent Target<\/p>\n

Sasaki also requested not to travel to any team\u2019s stadium or city.<\/p>\n

During a media conference call, Wolfe shared limited details, stating only that Sasaki had met with \u201ca select few teams\u201d in recent weeks. Sasaki is expected to make his decision sometime between Jan. 15, when the international signing period opens, and Jan. 23, when his posting window closes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a very unique process and a very unique player,\u201d Wolfe said.<\/p>\n

According to Wolfe, Sasaki is unlikely to make his choice immediately after the signing period opens.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is definitely driving the ship and calling the shots,\u201d Wolfe said.<\/p>\n

At 23, Sasaki is considered an international amateur under MLB rules, which limits teams to offering him a minor league contract using their international bonus pool money, typically between $5 million and $7 million.<\/p>\n

The Chiba Lotte Marines of Japan\u2019s Nippon Professional Baseball league officially posted Sasaki on Dec. 10. Had Sasaki waited two more years to move to MLB, he could have sparked a bidding war similar to the one that resulted in Yoshinobu Yamamoto\u2019s record 12-year, $325 million contract with the Dodgers last winter.<\/p>\n

Reports have suggested that the Dodgers, San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Chicago Cubs, and San Francisco Giants were among the teams granted initial meetings with Sasaki, although his representatives have not confirmed this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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