Roki Sasaki is potentially this winter’s big Japanese pitching prize, and the Mets have begun their recruitment.
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Shohei Ohtani arrived to MLB before the 2018 season under the same kind of circumstances Sasaki would be facing. “I think one of the reasons the market was held up last year for Yamamoto was that teams didn’t want to spend resources prior to knowing whether they were going to get Yamamoto,” Stearns said. “In this case, I don’t see someone like Sasaki, who is going to be subject to the bonus pool limitations, holding up the rest of the starting pitching market.” Chiba Lotte Marines Roki Sasaki pitches during a game against the Orix Buffaloes in Chiba, near Tokyo, Sunday, April 10, 2022.
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