Texas Rangers’ Chris Young has no qualms over Rōki Sasaki’s Los Angeles Dodgers decision
While it shocked absolutely nobody that Japanese free agent right-hander Rōki Sasaki ended up choosing the World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers, with two Japanese pitchers already in their rotation, as his ultimate landing spot,
How Rangers’ pursuit of Rōki Sasaki tweaked their approach to international free agency
The Rangers took a more muted approach for the IFA period than past years, partly because they want to be opportunistic elsewhere.
Who is Rōki Sasaki? Stats, record, everything to know about superstar Japanese pitcher
Rōki Sasaki to Dodgers: Japanese phenom joining World Series champions
Rōki Sasaki, the 23-year-old phenom from Japan whose services for the next six seasons could be procured by every Major League Baseball franchise for the equivalent of a rounding error, ended his six-week recruiting period by agreeing to sign with the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday, he announced in a social media post.
Coveted Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki announces he’s signing with the Dodgers
At his age and talent level, Sasaki folds in perfectly for a Dodgers club that was already planning on running a six-man rotation.
Dodgers win Rōki Sasaki sweepstakes, cementing status as preferred destination for NPB stars
The Dodgers cemented their status as the preferred MLB destination for NPB stars and transformed their rotation into a Mount Rushmore of Japanese pitching luminaries by winning the Rōki Sasaki sweepstakes.
Roki Sasaki to Dodgers: Japanese phenom joining World Series champions
Along with Blake Snell – signed to a five-year, $182 million contract in December. And Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who was posted one year ago after seven dominant seasons in Japan, signed a $325 million contract – and was the starting pitcher for four of the Dodgers’ 11 postseason wins.
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Dodgers meeting with Japanese star RHP Rōki Sasaki
Sasaki's team has told the New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants and Texas Rangers that the Japanese phenom pitcher won't sign with their clubs, according to several reports (YES, San Francisco ...
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Rōki Sasaki Told Giants He Won't Sign Free-Agent Contract with Team, SF GM Says
Baseball fans at least know one team Japanese star Rōki Sasaki won't be signing with this offseason. San Francisco Giants general manager Zack Minasian told reporters Monday that Sasaki's ...
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Rōki Sasaki sweepstakes: Giants, Yankees are out as window to sign Japanese ace looms
With just two days before the window to sign him opens, the field for star Japanese right-hander Rōki Sasaki has narrowed ... News reported Monday that the Texas Rangers, longshots at best ...
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Mets 'not expected' to win sweepstakes for Japanese phenom Rōki Sasaki
The New York Mets, like many other teams, made a run at Japanese superstar Rōki Sasaki. However, as his deadline to sign approaches, teams are being ruled out and the Mets have seemingly lost the ...
Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts takes issue with narrative team doesn't spend enough
Cubs fanbase growing restless as owner Tom Ricketts insists they don't have the money to spend like the Dodgers and Mets.
Dodgers cement themselves as MLB's new Evil Empire with Rōki Sasaki signing
The mighty Dodgers, that Evil Empire on the West Coast, have struck again, signing Japanese phenom Rōki Sasaki.
Texas Rangers Will Quickly Show if They’re in Roki Sasaki Sweepstakes
Because Sasaki is considered an international free agent, Major League teams are only allowed to use their bonus pool money to sign him. That balanced the playing field somewhat and allowed the Texas Rangers to get in the pursuit.