Roki Sasaki - It's Happening!!!

[Jaypers]

MLB Network is reporting the Padres are out.

What are the chances he picks the Blue Jays over the Dodgers?

[JRX]

Originally Posted by Jaypers

MLB Network is reporting the Padres are out.

What are the chances he picks the Blue Jays over the Dodgers?

This was always a complete joke.

[premium1981]

Originally Posted by Jaypers

MLB Network is reporting the Padres are out.

What are the chances he picks the Blue Jays over the Dodgers?

About the same percentage as Ohtani picking the Blue Jays over the Dodgers.

[BoSoxFan1999]

Originally Posted by premium1981

About the same percentage as Ohtani picking the Blue Jays over the Dodgers.

[sauceboy]

Disappointing but not surprising.

[Triple B]

The only thing that gives me hope as a Jays fan is that he wants to be in a smaller market. Toronto offers him less of a spotlight than LA does, but I'll be completely surprised if he picks Toronto (and our dental situation up here).

[JRX]

Originally Posted by Triple B

The only thing that gives me hope as a Jays fan is that he wants to be in a smaller market. Toronto offers him less of a spotlight than LA does, but I'll be completely surprised if he picks Toronto (and our dental situation up here).

If he picks Toronto I'll be shocked. It all screams that they agreed to all come over and play together. Why not just wait a year and get a 9 figure deal? There's only two ways to fix this. Either make it an international draft like other sports or if you go over the luxury tax thresholds you get no intl money.

[MiamiMarlinsFan]

He’ll end up in LA either now, or eventually for his contract. It’s inevitable.

[ObanMontecristo]

Just give your damn rose to the freaking Dodgers already, everyone knew this was coming months ago and you’re just dragging it out for unnecessary drama

[hermanotarjeta]

Originally Posted by ObanMontecristo

Just give your damn rose to the freaking Dodgers already, everyone knew this was coming months ago and you’re just dragging it out for unnecessary drama

Leroki taking his talents to LA?

[asujbl]

Myles Straw and International “cap space” just traded to Toronto from Cleveland

Just saying

[dodgerfanjohn]

Originally Posted by asujbl

Myles Straw and International “cap space” just traded to Toronto from Cleveland

Just saying

Dodgers and padres were doing the same.

Dodgers already have two Japanese legends. Familiarity is sometimes an important factor.

[asujbl]

Originally Posted by dodgerfanjohn

Dodgers and padres were doing the same.

Dodgers already have two Japanese legends. Familiarity is sometimes an important factor.

Why would Toronto literally do this trade 12 minutes ago then?

[JRX]

Originally Posted by asujbl

Why would Toronto literally do this trade 12 minutes ago then?

Desperation? I can't imagine the miniscule difference in cap space is going to sway things. Whatever he decides its not about money if it were he would wait a year.

[NYRE2PECT]

Originally Posted by ObanMontecristo

Just give your damn rose to the freaking Dodgers already, everyone knew this was coming months ago and you’re just dragging it out for unnecessary drama

I am getting to this place, too.

[JimEd14]

I really thought, and hoped it would be the Padres (if not the Red Sox).

I hate that the Dodgers are becoming a more likable* Evil Empire 2.0

(*100% understand Giants and Padres fans will never think the Dodgers are likable)

[bradical]

Frank Hermann is the connection here.

[Cornerstore]

Well got a couple nice Rokis in, including a topps NPB Blue 9.5 /75 and foilboard 9.5 /99 if dodgers or blue jays got a nice color match atleast

[lemmer]

Originally Posted by JimEd14

I really thought, and hoped it would be the Padres (if not the Red Sox).

I hate that the Dodgers are becoming a more likable* Evil Empire 2.0

(*100% understand Giants and Padres fans will never think the Dodgers are likable)

naturally, it is this fact that makes me hate them even more (as a giants fan).

Regardless, it will be pretty incredible to see this team play. Imagine if they're mostly healthy in like June or July when everyone is ramped up.

[JimEd14]

It does remind me of this gem from The Onion from over 20 years ago ...


Yankees Ensure 2003 Pennant By Signing Every Player In Baseball


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[JRX]

Originally Posted by lemmer

naturally, it is this fact that makes me hate them even more (as a giants fan).

Regardless, it will be pretty incredible to see this team play. Imagine if they're mostly healthy in like June or July when everyone is ramped up.

Its the mlb version of the showtime lakers. Granted they have a lot of injury prone players especially the pitchers, but its basically a traveling all star team

[BoSoxFan1999]

Originally Posted by JRX

Its the mlb version of the showtime lakers. Granted they have a lot of injury prone players especially the pitchers, but its basically a traveling all star team

New All Star game format should be the Dodgers vs the rest of MLB.

[marl1220]

The only chance the rest of the teams in MLB have of signing foreign talent (other than DR) is if Europe or Africa start producing high end baseball talent.

[JRX]

They really should just have an international draft its silly that the nba can do it, but mlb has this byzantine system of pool amounts.

[Hollywood42]

Maybe the other teams should aspire to be as good of an organization as the Dodgers are if they want to attract international free agent talent ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Am I happy about what the Dodgers are doing, I mean not particularly, but all this bellyaching to me just reads as people upset that their team didn't/won't get Sasaki, especially those complaining about this "extended drama"