Turns out Roki Sasaki's choice is exactly the one everyone expected him to make. On the day I revealed him to be my No. 1 prospect, just ahead of Roman Anthony, he announced that he's signing with the Dodgers.
In news that hardly qualified as surprising, star Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki will sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers, he announced Friday. The Dodgers were considered the favorite to sign Sasaki for weeks.
Starting pitcher Rōki Sasaki announced his intention to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers in an Instagram post on Friday. According to ESPN's Alden
The Japanese phenom will join countrymen Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in blue, but this addition isn’t about the Dodgers bludgeoning the rest of the sport with their financial might.
Roki Sasaki, the prized 23-year-old Japanese right-hander, has signed with the world champion Los Angeles Dodgers, he announced Friday.
So now what? Roki Sasaki was the Padres' Plan A this winter. They hoped desperately to woo the ace Japanese right-hander as an anchor of their starting rotation for years to come. They made that much known from the moment he was posted last month.
The Padres have reportedly been eliminated as a destination for the Japanese right-hander. Meanwhile, the Blue Jays traded for additional international bonus pool money.
The most intriguing free agent of the offseason will wear Dodger Blue to begin his big league career. Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki has agreed to sign with the Dodgers, he announced in a post on Instagram on Friday afternoon.
The Dodgers have assembled one of the more astonishing quintets of starting pitching talent the game has ever seen. But they do not come without questions and concerns.
In San Diego, news that one-man Powerball ticket Roki Sasaki has decided to join the Dodgers was more than a gut punch. It was a steel-toed boot to the shin, a Clydesdale stomp to the foot, a right hook to the jaw. This hurt in all kinds of ways, big and bigger than big.
Japanese star right-hander Roki Sasaki announced on Instagram Friday that he will sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers.Sasaki, 23, was the most coveted international free agent of the MLB offseason. H