[Levitt] Roki Sasaki’s agent Joel Wolfe: “I think that there’s an argument to be made that a smaller, mid-market team might be more beneficial for him as a soft landing.”
Joel Wolfe, the agent for Roki Sasaki, says Sasaki “has paid attention to how teams have done as far as overall success both this year and in years past. He does watch a lot of major-league baseball.”
Sasaki asks questions about weather, comfortability and pitching development.
Media coverage in Japan has been challenging for Sasaki per Wolfe: “There’s been a lot of negativity directed toward him … it’s been very detrimental to his mental state”
Sasaki hasn’t closed doors, but possible “it might be beneficial for him to be in a smaller market”
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Joel Wolfe, the agent for Roki Sasaki, says Sasaki “has paid attention to how teams have done as far as overall success both this year and in years past. He does watch a lot of major-league baseball.”
Sasaki asks questions about weather, comfortability and pitching development.
[Smith](https://x.com/bnicholsonsmith/status/1866537142962258025?s=46&t=KdU2-ebQ9n0tuXaO05eELQ)
Media coverage in Japan has been challenging for Sasaki per Wolfe:
“There’s been a lot of negativity directed toward him … it’s been very detrimental to his mental state”
Sasaki hasn’t closed doors, but possible “it might be beneficial for him to be in a smaller market”
[Smith](https://x.com/bnicholsonsmith/status/1866541638614388866?s=46&t=KdU2-ebQ9n0tuXaO05eELQ)
LA will now add another $50M to soften the landing
Just a heads up, he was then asked if Saski could handle New York and he said “he probably could”. So not really much an advantage for SD lol
As it relates to that LA team, I hope they factor in the trends of their pitching staff always going on the injured list
I really can’t get my hopes up. It really feels like roki’s team just trying to not make it look predetermined.
This is just pr talk. Next week: you could make the argument a big market is more beneficial because….
Don’t make me believe.
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Stop. Don’t give me hope. I’m not hoping until the ink hits the paper.
Miami it is /s
Honestly, what else would his agent say? I think the Padres have a chance but totally expect the Dodgers to sign him.
In addition to connections with Darvish & Yuki both Japanese pitchers, Padres also have Hideo Nomo in the front office.