{"id":6419,"date":"2024-11-09T17:11:05","date_gmt":"2024-11-09T17:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=6419"},"modified":"2024-11-09T17:11:05","modified_gmt":"2024-11-09T17:11:05","slug":"report-phillies-expected-to-pursue-japanese-superstar-pitcher-sasaki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=6419","title":{"rendered":"Report: Phillies Expected to Pursue Japanese Superstar Pitcher Sasaki"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mar 20, 2023; Miami, Florida, USA; Japan starting pitcher Roki Sasaki (14) delivers a pitch during the first inning against Mexico at LoanDepot Park. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n<p>A report from <em>Nikkon Sports<\/em>, a Japanese newspaper with a daily circulation of over 1.6 million, indicated Friday that &#8220;numerous [Phillies] scouts made numerous visits to Japan this year,&#8221; and that &#8220;top-level members of the organization repeatedly checked out leading players such as Giants pitcher Tomoyuki Kanno (35) and Lotte pitcher [Roki] Sasaki (23) in person.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Japanese-language headline of the report translates roughly to, &#8220;The Phillies, a powerhouse in the East, will enter the Japanese market. Already have exclusive scouts in Japan. Repeated checks on leading players.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Roki Sasaki career stats:<\/p>\n<p>414.2 IP<br \/>2.02 ERA<br \/>524 K<br \/>0.883 WHIP<\/p>\n<p>Do you envision the 22 year-old RHP landing in Queens this winter? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/obgHlW5TWB\">pic.twitter.com\/obgHlW5TWB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MetsMuse (@MetsMuse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MetsMuse\/status\/1849872184573046895?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Sasaki will be the most intriguing Japanese player to join Major League Baseball this offseason. He has a triple-digit fastball and, despite his young age, his accomplishments overseas are already legendary. In an extremely high-profile high school tournament, Sasaki threw a 12-inning, 21-strikeout, 194-pitch complete game. And since joining the Nippon Professional League (NPL), his stats are extraordinary:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEWS: The Phillies have assigned scouts exclusively to Japan and top-class personnel in the organization have repeatedly checked out Yomiuri Giants pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano and Chiba Lotte Marines pitcher Roki Sasaki. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5zG5nW7FDd\">pic.twitter.com\/5zG5nW7FDd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Phillies Tailgate (@PhilsTailgate) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhilsTailgate\/status\/1855067714185801760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>ESPN&#8217;s\u00a0<\/em>Jeff Passan reported Saturday that Sasaki&#8217;s NPL club, the Chiba Lotte Marines, initiated the &#8220;posting&#8221; process, &#8220;paving the way for the 23-year-old to join Major League Baseball in 2025.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Passan&#8217;s piece is well worth reading for those interested in the intricacies of the posting process. But, in short, any of MLB&#8217;s 30 teams can sign Sasaki as an international amateur free agent. And because of certain timing issues, all teams will be able to afford the several-million dollar cap on Sasaki&#8217;s permissible initial contract. The pursuit of Sasaki will come down to a recruiting exercise.<\/p>\n<p>The Phillies haven&#8217;t had any success luring Japanese stars to Citizens Bank Park. Passan&#8217;s article doesn&#8217;t even mention the Phils as a potential landing spot. West coast teams have a built-in geographical advantage, as well as experience helping players with the transition. But the <em>Nikkon Sports<\/em> report suggests that the Phillies will at least make a strong effort. They may also look to sign talented, but less exciting players such as Kanno to build inroads in the Japanese market.<\/p>\n<p>The Marines posted the following statement to twitter on Saturday:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/accessglobal.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com\/uploads\/froala_editor\/images\/IMG_6122.jpg\" alt=\"Report: Phillies Expected to Pursue Japanese Superstar Pitcher Sasaki\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/accessglobal.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com\/uploads\/froala_editor\/images\/IMG_6124.jpg\" alt=\"Report: Phillies Expected to Pursue Japanese Superstar Pitcher Sasaki\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The exact timing of Sasaki&#8217;s posting this offseason has not yet been determined. Once the posting is official, he will have 45 days to agree to a contract with an MLB team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roki Sasaki&#8217;s Nippon Professional Baseball League club announced Saturday that they will begin the &#8220;posting&#8221; process, allowing Sasaki to join an MLB club this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6420,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Report: Phillies Expected to Pursue Japanese Superstar Pitcher Sasaki - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=6419\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Report: Phillies Expected to Pursue Japanese Superstar Pitcher Sasaki - 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