Chris Getz confirmed to reporters that the Chicago White Sox are putting together a pitch for Japanese free agent Roki Sasaki immediately after trading Garrett Crochet to the Boston Red Sox.
Right after the Chicago White Sox shipped their young ace out of town, the front office has its eyes set on another.
"Yeah, we plan on putting a presentation for Sasaki," Getz said. "He's going to be a very sought-after pitcher, but we're gonna get a crack at it and see if we can convert."by his Nippon Professional Baseball team, the Chiba Lotte Marines, this week. The right-hander immediately became one of the top arms available on the open market, only he won't get paid like one.
The White Sox have a Crochet-sized hole in their rotation, meaning Sasaki could step in and serve as their ace right away. Jonathan Cannon, Davis Burks, Drew Thorpe, Nick Nastrini and Sean Burke are currently projected to serve as Chicago's top-five starters, whileFor as intriguing as some of those young pitchers are, though, none of them carry the hype that Sasaki does.
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