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The Dodgers Aren't Ruining Baseball After Signing Roki Sasaki; They're Just Better At It Than Everyone Else
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Dodgers flex Evil Empire might in signing Roki Sasaki and give rest of MLB reason to grumble — especially Jays, Padres
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Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki is signing with the world champion Los Angeles Dodgers
Prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki says in an Instagram post he intends to sign with the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.
In a way, the financial aspect is even rosier than that (from the Dodgers' perspective), as typically with a prospect of this caliber, a team might feel pressure to sign him to an early extension. With Sasaki, there's no such pressure: Any talk of an extension now would be viewed as circumventing the transfer rules. It's almost too good to be true.
Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki, the hottest international free agent in baseball, is headed to the Los Angeles Dodgers, he announced on social media Friday. The 23-year-old right-hander said he signed a minor-league deal. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Other major league teams are going to speculate that a deal between the Dodgers and Roki Sasaki had already been in place. Sasaki's saga may not be over just yet.
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The crown jewel 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.
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The 23-year-old right-hander whose fastball tops 100 mph will join fellow Japanese stars Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
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The Roki Sasaki sweepstakes is over—the Japanese-born pitcher announced Friday that he has signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Two days after the international signing period opened on Wednesday, Sasaki took to Instagram to share his decision,
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