The Los Angeles Dodgers were always the favorites to sign Roki Sasaki, but it wasn't because there was a deal already in place like many critics speculated.
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.
Andrew Friedman reveals the Los Angeles Dodgers' plan for Roki Sasaki to start the 2025 season against the Chicago Cubs.
“Dodgers president Andrew Friedman said they began scouting Roki Sasaki six years ago when he was in high school,” Nightengale shared in a post on X (formerly Twitter). The Dodgers ...
Even with Soto no longer available, there are plenty of other top-tier free agents, including Japanese pitcher Rōki Sasaki ... operations Andrew Friedman said signing Sasaki was "a major priority ...
This is how it feels, anyway, and it isn't just because the Dodgers were revealed as the winners of the Rōki Sasaki sweepstakes on Friday. It is a big deal that one of the most talented pitchers on Earth is destined for Dodger Blue, but there's more going on here.
At his age and talent level, Sasaki folds in perfectly for a Dodgers club that was already planning on running a six-man rotation.
"One of our goals is to have baseball fans in Japan convert to Dodger blue," president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman ... their interest in Sasaki known early, with Friedman describing ...
The Los Angeles Dodgers have quickly become the most hated franchise in Major League Baseball over the past 12 months or so. Their ridiculous amount of spending on big-name free agents, a large amount of deferred money and acquisitions of multiple superstars from Japan have helped them build a superteam,
Although Roki Sasaki seemed destined for the Los Angeles Dodgers from the beginning, his agent Joel Wolfe believed the Japanese phenom could have easily wound u
It seems like just a matter of time before the Cubs sign a name-brand reliever. Estévez is on their radar, according to Jon Morosi of MLB Network. So are Jansen, Robertson and Ryan Pressly, per Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney of The Athletic.
Andrew Friedman responded to "ridiculous" claims that the Dodgers had a secret handshake deal with Roki Sasaki.