Roki Sasaki - It's Happening!!!

[BabaORiley]

He's being posted!

Just turned 23. Whole career in front of him. Watch out.

Source - the wonderful @yakyuCosmo twitter account.

[anusinha]

95% chance he goes to the Dodgers

[JRX]

Originally Posted by anusinha

95% chance he goes to the Dodgers

Off by 5%

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[Lonewolf]

C'mon Roki, LA needs you!

[fulltritty]

Originally Posted by anusinha

95% chance he goes to the Dodgers

In a few years, the Dodgers will be renamed Team Japan and 2 guys named Betts and Freeman.

[dbodbodbo]

Been hoarding his stuff for a while! [IMG][/IMG]

[ThoseBackPages]

LA Bound!

[anusinha]

I would like to thank BO for putting those NPB cases on clearance a couple days ago.

[BabaORiley]

Originally Posted by anusinha

I would like to thank BO for putting those NPB cases on clearance a couple days ago.

His stuff is about to explode but it still may not equal that period where it seemed like he may throw a perfecto any given outing. But this is truly fun news for baseball fans. He’s an alien.

https://x.com/pitchingninja/status/1...285457670?s=46

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[JRX]

Originally Posted by BabaORiley

His stuff is about to explode but it still may not equal that period where it seemed like he may throw a perfecto any given outing. But this is truly fun news for baseball fans. He’s an alien.



https://x.com/pitchingninja/status/1...285457670?s=46

Yes, but his numbers were down last year. Plus this kid has a lot of pitches already on his arm. You think youth sports is bad in the US, what was the anecdote in the espn article, 500 pitches in 8 days!

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[rms13]

Originally Posted by JRX

Yes, but his numbers were down last year. Plus this kid has a lot of pitches already on his arm. You think youth sports is bad in the US, what was the anecdote in the espn article, 500 pitches in 8 days!

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But how many Japanese pitchers are breaking down like pitchers here? Maybe Nolan Ryan was on to something when he said pitchers today should be throwing more not less.

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[JRX]

Originally Posted by rms13

But how many Japanese pitchers are breaking down like pitchers here? Maybe Nolan Ryan was on to something when he said pitchers today should be throwing more not less.

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Hasn't ohtani had 2 elbow surgeries?

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[daeve]

Originally Posted by rms13

But how many Japanese pitchers are breaking down like pitchers here? Maybe Nolan Ryan was on to something when he said pitchers today should be throwing more not less.

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Yeah there is clearly no legitimate answer right now, it's all theory. I remember when "starting late" ie being a positional player / hitter well into high school was being touted as "the answer" but it's since been clearly disproven.


I think strain and an individual's biomechanics play a much larger role, but is obviously a very difficult thing to answer. So I don't think throwing a lot as a youth is necessarily a bad thing, as you may be training up the joints/ligaments to be able to withstand more strain. As in any discipline that is physical or a workout, constant training is pretty key as long as you give the body rest, which to me moreso is about adequate sleep and having "lighter days" than refraining from training altogether. Modern exercise science seems to agree with this.

[Asian62150]

Originally Posted by anusinha

I would like to thank BO for putting those NPB cases on clearance a couple days ago.

Even the single boxes at $150 are gone now.

Another site is offering to buy them for $125. Quick flip if you bought them at $100 a couple days ago.

Cheapest on the bay is $175 DLVD.

[eastbayak]

Originally Posted by Asian62150

Even the single boxes at $150 are gone now.

Another site is offering to buy them for $125. Quick flip if you bought them at $100 a couple days ago.

Cheapest on the bay is $175 DLVD.

Guy is moving some boxes at ~$180 per (a few bucks for shipping label).

Timing couldn't have been any better for those $1200 TC NPB cases lol.

[Bcr]

How did Sazaki compare to Yamamoto in the NPB?

[rms13]

Originally Posted by Bcr

How did Sazaki compare to Yamamoto in the NPB?

I believe Yamamoto won the MVP and equivalent to Cy Young three years in a row and Sasaki hasn't won any

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[BabaORiley]

Originally Posted by Asian62150

Even the single boxes at $150 are gone now.

Another site is offering to buy them for $125. Quick flip if you bought them at $100 a couple days ago.

Cheapest on the bay is $175 DLVD.

The 2021 Topps NPB (non-chrome) is a good buy. Way more likely to hit any particular player out of a single box with 2021 NPB paper. Plenty of color.

[JMStang]

Originally Posted by BabaORiley

The 2021 Topps NPB (non-chrome) is a good buy. Way more likely to hit any particular player out of a single box with 2021 NPB paper. Plenty of color.

The other thing with paper NPB is that you get the whole set in 1 hobby box.


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[oddstuff]

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...oki-sasaki-mlb

[Stringmusic]

Ehh, doesn’t look like he even hits bombs.

[awz50]

Glad LA got another potentially star pitcher

[hammertime]

The feeding frenzy is on. If you've been sitting on a stash I'd think about moving it now.

[Hollywood42]

Very excited to see him in the MLB. Less excited for him to go to the Dodgers