It has been argued that Sasaki Rocky is most suitable to go to the San Diego Padres, not the LA Dodgers.
MLB.COM predicted Sasaki's trip to San Diego on the 25th (local time), pointing to one of the most suitable FA for the 30 teams.
"Sasaki, a 23-year-old genius from Japan, could be the most exciting and popular FA this winter," MLB Dotcom said. "With his international amateur status, the team can only recruit him from the international bonus pool, so it won't be a bidding war like we saw with Yoshinobu Yamamoto last offseason."
"Many clubs will chase him, but a close friendship with Darvish Yu could allow San Diego to gain the upper hand in this competition," he said.
Darvish expressed disappointment when Yamamoto decided to go to the Dodgers and said he would not lose Sasaki to the Dodgers.
Shohei Ohtani also said he would not persuade Sasaki to come to the Dodgers.
MLB.COM said of Kim Ha-sung, "Buster Posey, the new president of baseball operations, said at the general manager's meeting that recruiting shortstop would be ideal for San Francisco and that Tyler Fitzgerald could be used as a more versatile role," adding, "Kim Ha-sung has a relationship with manager Bob Melvin, who coached him in San Diego from 2022 to 2023, and San Francisco outfielder Lee Jung-hoo has been close friends with Kim Ha-sung since his time in Korea." 토토사이트
Kim expected to go to the Seattle Mariners. "Cole Young, the Mariners' second baseman, performed well in Double-A last season, but he doesn't seem ready to take the job," MLB.COM said. "Kim Hye-sung, who will turn 26 in January next year, has a .304/.364/.403 slash line for seven years in the KBO and has stolen at least 25 bases six times. Kim is a contact hitter with speed that can help change the dynamics of the Mariners lineup, which ranks 14th in the AL batting average (.224) and has struck out more than any other club."
MLB.COM pointed to the Dodgers as Blake Snell's destination. "There are several starting pitchers in the Dodgers, but since many of them are suffering from health problems, chances are high that it will be a six-man rotation," the media said. "Otani will return after Tommy John surgery, and Dustin May will return after Tommy John surgery and esophageal surgery. Tyler Glasnow, on the other hand, has never pitched more than 134 innings. Snell is one of the best pitchers in the market and has been a strong potential recruitment target for the Dodgers for a while."