1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,400 Speaker 1: I really think it's very, very similar down to the 2 00:00:02,440 --> 00:00:04,880 Speaker 1: numbers they wear. Roki Sasaki war is number seventeen, just 3 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:05,480 Speaker 1: like Otani. 4 00:00:09,000 --> 00:00:11,880 Speaker 2: Hello everybody, and welcome to a brand new episode of 5 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:15,080 Speaker 2: Fair Territory with Ken Rosenthal. You can see that that 6 00:00:15,240 --> 00:00:17,800 Speaker 2: is not Ken Rosenthal. He is still on assignment. I'm 7 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:19,239 Speaker 2: going to take us through the next half an hour. 8 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:22,160 Speaker 2: My name is Alana Rizzo. That is Kyle Glazer, who 9 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 2: has covered the world of baseball, the minor league, popline, 10 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:28,640 Speaker 2: the international signing pool for decades. Kyle, thanks so much 11 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 2: for being with us today. We certainly appreciate having you here. 12 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:35,240 Speaker 2: It is all things Roki Sasaki. Of course, it was 13 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 2: announced over the course of the weekend Kyle that his 14 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 2: team is going to be posting him at some point. 15 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 2: What do you think this means in the broader picture 16 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:46,920 Speaker 2: of perhaps a big free agent signing in this offseason. 17 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, Roki Sasaki immediately becomes one of the most coveted 18 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 1: free agents of the offseason, and in some ways you 19 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:56,560 Speaker 1: could argue the most coveted, because every team's going to 20 00:00:56,600 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 1: have a shot. Look, we know only a few teams 21 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 1: realistically are going to be to afford Won Soto only 22 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:03,440 Speaker 1: a few teams realistically are going to be able to 23 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:07,320 Speaker 1: pursue Corbyn Burns Roki Sasaki by coming out now before 24 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 1: he turns twenty five years old. He's subject to the 25 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 1: international bonus pools, which means teams can sign him for 26 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 1: the max international bonus pool for next year is seven 27 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:19,720 Speaker 1: and a half million dollars. Teams can acquire up to 28 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:23,280 Speaker 1: sixty percent more of that through trades, which basically means 29 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 1: the maximum contract he can receive is twelve million dollars. 30 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:28,959 Speaker 1: Every team in baseball can afford to pay twelve million 31 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:31,560 Speaker 1: dollars for a potential future ACE, So he's going to 32 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: have every team on him, and in some ways he 33 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:35,960 Speaker 1: does become the most coveted free agent because every team 34 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:36,479 Speaker 1: has a shot. 35 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:39,840 Speaker 2: And Kyle Sasaki has been known to be the hardest 36 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 2: throwing Japanese pitcher at one hundred mile an hour fastball. 37 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 2: You got to make sure you can locate it. But 38 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:46,840 Speaker 2: he certainly has the heat, but there has been some 39 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 2: question marks as far as his durability. What are perhaps 40 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 2: some red flags that teams need to look at when 41 00:01:52,120 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 2: signing Sasaki? 42 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, look, as you mentioned, the stuff is as good 43 00:01:56,080 --> 00:01:57,480 Speaker 1: as it gets it's the kind of stuff when you 44 00:01:57,480 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 1: see it, you go, wow, it's a fastball. It's it's 45 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 1: ninety seven to one hundred, a splitter that is absolutely ridiculous. 46 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:04,520 Speaker 1: Hitters can't touch it even when they know it's coming. 47 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 1: And his slider is his third best pitch. It's pretty 48 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:09,640 Speaker 1: good swing and mispitch too. The biggest thing with him 49 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 1: a is his command and control can be inconsistent at times. 50 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 1: This is still a very young pitcher, and as you mentioned, 51 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:17,640 Speaker 1: the health has been a little bit of a concern 52 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 1: in recent years. Last year he made only eighteen starts 53 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 1: due to some lingering arm soreness and arm fatigue. The 54 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 1: year prior he made only fifteen starts due to a 55 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 1: torn left oblique muscle. So the biggest thing with him, 56 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:32,160 Speaker 1: as with all young pitchers, is keeping the sky healthy. 57 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 1: He touched one hundred miles an hour in high school 58 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:37,120 Speaker 1: and we know that that much velocity, that young of 59 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:39,640 Speaker 1: an age can lead to some arm problems down the road. 60 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 1: So there are health concerns. Again, the command and control 61 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 1: have a little bit of ways to go, and we 62 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 1: saw his velocity dip a little bit last year in 63 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: part due to that arm fatigue and armed soreness. That 64 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 1: being said, his potential is still that of a number 65 00:02:52,320 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 1: one starter. It's just about staying healthy like most talented 66 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:55,840 Speaker 1: young pitchers. 67 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:58,239 Speaker 2: Let me ask you this, Kyle, by posting him now, 68 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 2: his Japanese team is for going millions of dollars. Now, 69 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:05,160 Speaker 2: if Sasaki were to be posted after the twenty twenty 70 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:07,840 Speaker 2: six season and he remains healthy, it could very well 71 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:11,800 Speaker 2: be a contract in the realm of two hundred million dollars. 72 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:13,240 Speaker 2: Why is now the right time? 73 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 1: This comes down to the team honoring his request. Roki 74 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 1: Sasaki asked to be posted after last season. His team, 75 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 1: the Chiba Lote Marine, said no. He asked again this offseason, 76 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:29,520 Speaker 1: and ultimately their general manager came out with a statement 77 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:32,400 Speaker 1: saying that this was about honoring his wishes. You're correct, 78 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:35,800 Speaker 1: they forfeited upwards of fifty million dollars in terms of 79 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 1: what the team could have gotten in a posting fee. 80 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 1: Right now, Roki Sasaki, as we mentioned, the max he's 81 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 1: going to be able to sign for if a team 82 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 1: is able to acquire the full sixty percent of their 83 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 1: bonus pool and it's one of those top pooled teams, 84 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 1: it's going to be about twelve million dollars, which means 85 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 1: Sheba Loteo would come away with two million ish to 86 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 1: three million, whereas if they had waited till after he 87 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 1: turned twenty five, Roki Sasaki probably would have broken Yoshinoba 88 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 1: Yamamoto's three hundred and twenty five million dollar contract, which 89 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:05,600 Speaker 1: would have gotten the team fifty million plus. This was 90 00:04:05,600 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 1: not a business decision. This was about honoring Sasaki's wishes 91 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 1: and ultimately letting him go to the US like he's 92 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 1: been ask him to do. 93 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 2: Man, that's not something that you hear often. Most of 94 00:04:14,440 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 2: the time. The loyalty is to the organization, to the corporation, 95 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:19,920 Speaker 2: not necessarily the player. But to your point, Kyle, I mean, 96 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 2: just in comparison, in the case of Yosho Yoshi No Yamamoto, 97 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:27,240 Speaker 2: the ORGX Buffaloes did get that fifty million dollar posting fee, 98 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:31,159 Speaker 2: but because Sasaki is subject to that international bonus pool restriction, 99 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:33,960 Speaker 2: the Marines will only receive a high figure or low 100 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:38,159 Speaker 2: seven figure posting fee. Interesting there, Okay, So everybody thinks, 101 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:41,200 Speaker 2: of course that the major market teams will be in 102 00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:43,679 Speaker 2: on this. Of course everyone kicks the tires. But because 103 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:47,479 Speaker 2: of the signing international pool signing situation, all thirty teams 104 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:50,440 Speaker 2: can be in the mix. At twelve million, Dodgers seemed 105 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 2: to be the front runners, right. He probably wants to 106 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:55,880 Speaker 2: follow in the footsteps of Shoheo Tani and Yoshi Nobu Yamamoto, 107 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:58,560 Speaker 2: but not so fast. Where do you think he ends 108 00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:00,720 Speaker 2: up and our the San Diego pod is in real 109 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:01,280 Speaker 2: play here? 110 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:05,040 Speaker 1: Yeah? Absolutely. I think when you look at historically over 111 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:08,039 Speaker 1: the last decade or so, the Dodgers, Mets, Yankees and 112 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 1: Cubs are the four teams that have poured the most 113 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:16,359 Speaker 1: resources both in terms of time, scouting hours, money, and 114 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 1: ultimately you know, effort into signing Japanese players, and so 115 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:21,799 Speaker 1: I think you have to look at those four teams 116 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 1: probably as the favorites, but at the same time, the Padres, Giants, Mariners, Rangers, 117 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 1: Red Sox, these are also teams that have spent a 118 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 1: lot of time, money, energy, and resources scouting players in 119 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 1: Japan and building those relationships makes a big difference. One 120 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:38,320 Speaker 1: of the reasons Shoho Tani signed with the Angels was 121 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:41,120 Speaker 1: because of his relationship with Billy Eppler. So you look 122 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:43,760 Speaker 1: at those teams first and foremost just because they've been 123 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:46,479 Speaker 1: on the ground, they know Roki Sasaki. He knows them, 124 00:05:46,800 --> 00:05:49,320 Speaker 1: and there's been some relationship building that's taken place, which 125 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:51,359 Speaker 1: we see a lot of times, makes a big difference, 126 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 1: especially when this is going to be about which team 127 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:56,039 Speaker 1: can make the most convincing recruiting pitch. This isn't going 128 00:05:56,120 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 1: to be a situation where a team can just throw 129 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:01,279 Speaker 1: the biggest dollar figure at him, even playing field financially 130 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:03,000 Speaker 1: for a lot of these clubs, it's going to be 131 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:05,760 Speaker 1: about those relationships and where he feels best and most comfortable. 132 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 2: You mentioned relationships, So let's talk about you, Darvish Owl 133 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:10,960 Speaker 2: of Minerva here on our chat, and don't forget, guys 134 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:12,719 Speaker 2: to load your questions that for Kyle. We're going to 135 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:15,200 Speaker 2: get to that in just a second. But brings up 136 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:17,480 Speaker 2: a good point that Darvish is an idol of his. 137 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 2: He has a great mentorship with you. Darvish obviously a 138 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:24,239 Speaker 2: fellow countryman of his. He's been seen wearing Padre's gear. 139 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:25,920 Speaker 2: How much should we read into this. 140 00:06:27,279 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 1: It definitely is a factor when you look at the 141 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:31,360 Speaker 1: fact that San Diego is a place that has been 142 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:34,680 Speaker 1: attractive for Japanese players. Now they haven't signed directly any 143 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:36,919 Speaker 1: of the huge players out of Japan, but they have 144 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:39,599 Speaker 1: been able to bring in some Japanese players and free agency. 145 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:42,839 Speaker 1: You have a fairly large Japanese population in San Diego. 146 00:06:42,839 --> 00:06:44,559 Speaker 1: There's going to be a lot of the comforts of home. 147 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 1: They're a competitive team, and of course you have you Darvish. 148 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 1: Anytime you have a chance to play with your idol 149 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:51,920 Speaker 1: and someone that he has a relationship with. They were 150 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:54,640 Speaker 1: on the World Baseball Classic team together last year. It 151 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:57,760 Speaker 1: certainly makes the Potters a very, very appealing option, and 152 00:06:57,800 --> 00:07:01,239 Speaker 1: the Padres desperately needs starting pitching. After Joe Muscrove's injury, 153 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:03,800 Speaker 1: he's going to miss the year after having Tommy John surgery. 154 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:07,480 Speaker 1: It's absolutely in play that hands up in San Diego again, 155 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:09,920 Speaker 1: there's gonna be a lot of fierce competition. Well, remember 156 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 1: aj Preller learn Japanese to make his pits to show 157 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 1: Heyo Tani back in twenty seventeen. Ultimately did not land him, 158 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 1: but you see that level of dedication. So we'll see 159 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:20,440 Speaker 1: if he does the same for Susaki. 160 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:24,480 Speaker 2: You mentioned show Heyo Tani back in twenty seventeen in 161 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:26,840 Speaker 2: the efforts that aj Preller made to sign him. How 162 00:07:26,920 --> 00:07:30,520 Speaker 2: does this situation compare itself to Otani situation when he 163 00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:32,960 Speaker 2: did eventually sign with the Angels to begin. 164 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:36,680 Speaker 1: With, very very similarly, Shoeo Tani was twenty three years 165 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 1: old when he was posted, just as Roki Sasaki is, 166 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 1: and just like Sasaki, Otani is also was subject to 167 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:45,480 Speaker 1: the international bonus pool restrictions. That's why Homely signed with 168 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:48,560 Speaker 1: the Angels for two point three one five million dollars. 169 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:51,440 Speaker 1: The other thing that's really interesting about this is in 170 00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:54,040 Speaker 1: terms of where sho Heo Tani was as a pitcher. 171 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:56,320 Speaker 1: Looking at the scouting report, where he was in his 172 00:07:56,400 --> 00:07:59,720 Speaker 1: development is actually very similar to where Roki Sasaki is 173 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 1: upper nineties fastball. I can touch one hundred, devastating split, 174 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 1: really good slider. But Otani at the time, his command 175 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:08,960 Speaker 1: and control were still a little bit inconsistent. He had 176 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:11,600 Speaker 1: some health concerns. People forget he missed most of the 177 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:13,920 Speaker 1: previous season with a foot injury before he came over, 178 00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:16,280 Speaker 1: and then of course we found out he had ucl 179 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:19,560 Speaker 1: damage at the winter meetings and also a show Hey, Otani, 180 00:08:19,920 --> 00:08:22,040 Speaker 1: there was room for him to progress. I mentioned that 181 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:24,040 Speaker 1: command and control, he still had some room to fill 182 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:26,400 Speaker 1: out physically, and we've seen him get bigger and stronger. 183 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:28,920 Speaker 1: Roki Sasaki is in the same boat. He's six' three 184 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:31,240 Speaker 1: to two. Hundred he still has room to get bigger and. 185 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 1: Stronger he still has room to refine his command and. 186 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:36,320 Speaker 1: Control and just as we've Seen otani add some pitches 187 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:38,720 Speaker 1: to his, mix there's a Sense sasaki can do the. 188 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:41,040 Speaker 1: SAME i actually think there's a lot of direct, parallels 189 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:43,640 Speaker 1: speaking strictly in terms of Where atani was as a, 190 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:45,480 Speaker 1: pitcher not talking about the two way. 191 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 2: Player, yeah that's WHAT i was just about to ask, You. 192 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:50,040 Speaker 2: Kyle that's one thing That sasaki doesn't have as far 193 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 2: as the comparison To. Otani he's not a two way. 194 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:54,559 Speaker 2: Player at least it's my understanding that he's not a 195 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:56,920 Speaker 2: two way. Player so let's just say The San Diego 196 00:08:56,960 --> 00:09:01,280 Speaker 2: padres are the team that ends UP Signingi. Sasaki does 197 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:04,319 Speaker 2: this close the gap in your opinion between The padres 198 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:07,120 Speaker 2: and The dodgers in THAT Nl west To padres team 199 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:09,239 Speaker 2: that Even Dave roberts said felt like The World. 200 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:12,400 Speaker 1: Series, yeah it absolutely. Does when you consider The padres 201 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:15,000 Speaker 1: were in the division race with The dodgers till the very. 202 00:09:15,160 --> 00:09:18,680 Speaker 1: End they won the regular season series against, them and 203 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:20,480 Speaker 1: they were the team in the postseason that gave The 204 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:22,640 Speaker 1: dodgers the biggest run for their. Money not The, mets 205 00:09:22,760 --> 00:09:24,920 Speaker 1: not The. Yankees potters had that two to one series 206 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:28,200 Speaker 1: lead ultimately couldn't hold. It if they Get Roki sasaki 207 00:09:28,240 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 1: and they can line up You, Darvish Michael, King Dylan 208 00:09:30,840 --> 00:09:33,959 Speaker 1: Ce's Roki sasaki next year is their top. Four that's 209 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:36,680 Speaker 1: as good of a starting, rotation top, four at least 210 00:09:36,840 --> 00:09:39,160 Speaker 1: as any in. Baseball The dodgers, included it's going to 211 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:41,640 Speaker 1: make THE Nl, west which has already been very tight 212 00:09:41,679 --> 00:09:42,520 Speaker 1: in recent, years even. 213 00:09:42,559 --> 00:09:47,560 Speaker 2: Tighter how can teams manipulate the international pool money to offer? 214 00:09:47,679 --> 00:09:50,080 Speaker 2: More do they have to offer just twelve? Million or 215 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:51,320 Speaker 2: can they offer more to? 216 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:54,400 Speaker 1: Him they can offer more tunes so that twelve million 217 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:57,280 Speaker 1: figure comes. From every team has assigned a certain amount 218 00:09:57,400 --> 00:10:00,280 Speaker 1: of international bonus pool. Money it ranges from about four 219 00:10:00,280 --> 00:10:02,160 Speaker 1: and a half million dollars to seven and a half 220 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:04,840 Speaker 1: million dollars at least for next year's bonus pools that 221 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:08,320 Speaker 1: those open On january fifteenth to twenty twenty, five and 222 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:11,320 Speaker 1: teams are allowed to acquire up to sixty percent of 223 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:14,480 Speaker 1: their bonus pool amount through. Trades they can trade for 224 00:10:14,640 --> 00:10:17,440 Speaker 1: set dollar. Amounts they call them international bonus. Slots so 225 00:10:17,559 --> 00:10:19,199 Speaker 1: one of the teams that has that seven and a 226 00:10:19,240 --> 00:10:23,040 Speaker 1: half million dollar allotment could get another sixty, percent which 227 00:10:23,040 --> 00:10:25,760 Speaker 1: is where that twelve million comes. From, however a lot 228 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:27,960 Speaker 1: of those big market teams aren't the teams that have 229 00:10:28,040 --> 00:10:29,840 Speaker 1: that seven and a half million dollar. ALLOTMENT a lot 230 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:31,880 Speaker 1: of them are in between that four and a half 231 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:33,920 Speaker 1: five and a half, Range so they might only be 232 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 1: able to offer nine to ten. Million and that's even 233 00:10:36,320 --> 00:10:38,840 Speaker 1: if they can acquire six percent of their bonus pool, 234 00:10:38,880 --> 00:10:42,080 Speaker 1: money which is no guarantee they. Can Roki. Sasaki there's 235 00:10:42,080 --> 00:10:44,240 Speaker 1: a very real chance he signs for a figure less 236 00:10:44,240 --> 00:10:47,559 Speaker 1: than ten million, dollars which is an absolute bargain for anty, Team. 237 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:49,600 Speaker 2: No question about. That, now you had mentioned AND i 238 00:10:49,600 --> 00:10:53,320 Speaker 2: can understand why The, yankees The, mets The, dodgers The 239 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:56,880 Speaker 2: cubs as far as putting a lot of money Into japanese. 240 00:10:57,160 --> 00:10:59,760 Speaker 2: Talent what about The florida? Teams you talk about the 241 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:03,600 Speaker 2: twelve million, Dollars, now it's a, Number, kyle that every 242 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:06,560 Speaker 2: single team all thirty can. Afford is there any sense 243 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 2: of perhaps A Tampa bay or A Florida marlins with 244 00:11:09,160 --> 00:11:11,079 Speaker 2: a brand new manager making a play. 245 00:11:10,800 --> 00:11:14,960 Speaker 1: Here anything as. POSSIBLE i think it's fair to say 246 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:17,280 Speaker 1: it would be a huge surprise if he went to 247 00:11:17,320 --> 00:11:21,680 Speaker 1: one of those, teams just given his, desire reported, desire 248 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:24,440 Speaker 1: and really every player's desire to go to a team 249 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:27,240 Speaker 1: that has a chance to win A World series as 250 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:30,240 Speaker 1: soon as possible and ultimately play with the best of the. 251 00:11:30,240 --> 00:11:32,400 Speaker 1: Best The marlins are trying to, build but they are 252 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:34,960 Speaker 1: coming off of a, really really poor season in The. 253 00:11:35,040 --> 00:11:38,319 Speaker 1: Rays while they continuously punch above their weight and certainly 254 00:11:38,360 --> 00:11:40,040 Speaker 1: have a lot of respect in the game for their 255 00:11:40,080 --> 00:11:43,280 Speaker 1: ability to contend with some of the bat of The Al, 256 00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:46,439 Speaker 1: east realistically they're not going to be able to offer 257 00:11:46,520 --> 00:11:50,800 Speaker 1: the same enticements as A dodgers And yankees and Metsa 258 00:11:50,840 --> 00:11:53,520 Speaker 1: cubs in terms, of you, know living in a major, 259 00:11:53,559 --> 00:11:56,400 Speaker 1: city the endorsement money, available you, know the high profile, 260 00:11:56,440 --> 00:11:59,400 Speaker 1: stakes and ultimately are the higher chance to win A World, 261 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:00,920 Speaker 1: series which is what every player wants to. 262 00:12:00,960 --> 00:12:03,280 Speaker 2: Do. Well Wes Ley, allen just here on our chat 263 00:12:03,280 --> 00:12:05,360 Speaker 2: brings up a really good point about Those florida. Teams 264 00:12:05,360 --> 00:12:07,640 Speaker 2: it makes sense that you, know some of the massive 265 00:12:07,679 --> 00:12:10,880 Speaker 2: market teams In New york And Los Angeles San diego with, 266 00:12:10,920 --> 00:12:14,120 Speaker 2: You darvish there would go After japanese born, players but 267 00:12:14,200 --> 00:12:17,920 Speaker 2: why doesn't The florida teams go after perhaps More cuban 268 00:12:17,960 --> 00:12:20,600 Speaker 2: born players like the you know before The Assiel puigus 269 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:22,800 Speaker 2: of the world and The San Diel contras and those 270 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:25,520 Speaker 2: types of things of you, Know cuban born players Or 271 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:28,360 Speaker 2: latin born players to make more sense in terms of 272 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:29,280 Speaker 2: their surrounding fan. 273 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 1: Base, yeah so The, rays to their, credit did start 274 00:12:34,160 --> 00:12:36,839 Speaker 1: going after some more of The cuban amateurs in the recent. 275 00:12:36,920 --> 00:12:39,000 Speaker 1: YEARS i think a big part of it is The 276 00:12:39,080 --> 00:12:42,000 Speaker 1: cuban baseball system is very different than The japanese baseball. 277 00:12:42,040 --> 00:12:45,440 Speaker 1: System we saw a lot Of cuban professional sign in 278 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:48,880 Speaker 1: the you, know two thousands and early twenty. Tens, recently 279 00:12:48,920 --> 00:12:52,600 Speaker 1: more of The cuban players have left the country as, 280 00:12:52,720 --> 00:12:57,440 Speaker 1: amateurs established residency in another Country mexico very, frequently and 281 00:12:57,520 --> 00:13:00,760 Speaker 1: then agree with you, know whatever team they want as 282 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:04,120 Speaker 1: an international. Amateur so The rays And marlin certainly have 283 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:06,920 Speaker 1: made their, pitches but it's a very different system and 284 00:13:07,200 --> 00:13:09,640 Speaker 1: ultimately a lot of those, players again they have an 285 00:13:09,679 --> 00:13:12,080 Speaker 1: opportunity to choose who they want to go, to and 286 00:13:12,120 --> 00:13:14,440 Speaker 1: in that case sometimes it is who offers the largest 287 00:13:14,440 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 1: amount of. Money and, look there still is a lot 288 00:13:16,800 --> 00:13:18,840 Speaker 1: appeal when you talk about The, dodgers The, yankees The, 289 00:13:18,840 --> 00:13:21,400 Speaker 1: mets et. Cetera getting the top flight. Talent we saw 290 00:13:21,440 --> 00:13:23,160 Speaker 1: y'all sa help we sign with The dodgers for. 291 00:13:23,240 --> 00:13:25,360 Speaker 2: Example, yeah it makes a lot of. SENSE i was 292 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:28,040 Speaker 2: there when Y'all SiO was with The Los Angeles. Dodgers 293 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:29,400 Speaker 2: let me ask you, this AND i don't know how 294 00:13:29,480 --> 00:13:31,640 Speaker 2: much you know About Roki sasaki in terms of his 295 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:34,560 Speaker 2: personal preferences and the things that he enjoys. Doing but 296 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:38,000 Speaker 2: justin wants to. Know Does roki want The hollywood lifestyle 297 00:13:38,120 --> 00:13:40,120 Speaker 2: unlike somebody who plays for The. ANGELS i, mean that's 298 00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:42,280 Speaker 2: a real. Thing Anthony rendon made it very clear he 299 00:13:42,360 --> 00:13:45,120 Speaker 2: wanted to be In. Anaheim Los angeles wasn't his, thing 300 00:13:45,160 --> 00:13:47,280 Speaker 2: and that's. Okay do you have any sense of what 301 00:13:47,320 --> 00:13:50,160 Speaker 2: he's looking for in terms of the type of city 302 00:13:50,160 --> 00:13:51,560 Speaker 2: and atmosphere he wants to play. 303 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:55,200 Speaker 1: In nothing. Definitive there's a lot of speculation out, there 304 00:13:55,240 --> 00:13:58,600 Speaker 1: But Roki sssaki and his Agency Joe Wolfoot, wasserman have 305 00:13:58,679 --> 00:14:01,840 Speaker 1: really kept it. Quiet they have not stayed any, preferences 306 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:05,000 Speaker 1: which is generally fairly in line with what we see 307 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:06,800 Speaker 1: you from a lot of The japanese, superstars you, Know 308 00:14:06,800 --> 00:14:08,800 Speaker 1: otani when he was coming, out there was a lot of, 309 00:14:08,840 --> 00:14:11,000 Speaker 1: guessing what does he? Want where is he going to end? Up, 310 00:14:11,200 --> 00:14:14,520 Speaker 1: You Shiba, yamamoto same, Thing and it's just a different 311 00:14:14,559 --> 00:14:16,680 Speaker 1: culture where it's a lot more reserved people are a 312 00:14:16,679 --> 00:14:19,800 Speaker 1: lot less likely to you, know STATE i want to go, 313 00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:22,960 Speaker 1: here you, know brashly and. Boldly so at this point 314 00:14:23,160 --> 00:14:25,720 Speaker 1: it's a lot of just kind of. Guessing at the 315 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:28,000 Speaker 1: end of the, day it's really going to come down, 316 00:14:28,040 --> 00:14:29,880 Speaker 1: to as we see with a lot Of japanese, players 317 00:14:30,440 --> 00:14:32,960 Speaker 1: who has the stronger's, relationships who gives them and who 318 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:33,960 Speaker 1: gives them the best chance to. 319 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:36,480 Speaker 2: WIN A, YEAH i would IMAGINE i just want to, Know, 320 00:14:36,560 --> 00:14:39,600 Speaker 2: kyle does he have a? Decoy does he have a dog? 321 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:42,560 Speaker 2: Too because that's ALL i care about just Obviously i'm 322 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:45,920 Speaker 2: just teasing. You but is this something you think that 323 00:14:46,240 --> 00:14:50,120 Speaker 2: if he does happen to sign with The Los Angeles 324 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:52,600 Speaker 2: dodgers and you have Three japanese pitchers in that same, 325 00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:55,600 Speaker 2: rotation how does that affect, though when assuming Show hey 326 00:14:55,640 --> 00:14:57,640 Speaker 2: comes back and he's okay to pitch next. Season is 327 00:14:57,640 --> 00:15:00,680 Speaker 2: he on that six day rotation that we're accustomed to 328 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:03,320 Speaker 2: Having japanese pitcher. Do how does that affect The dodgers 329 00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:05,880 Speaker 2: as far as their starting rotation, looks because we Know 330 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:08,720 Speaker 2: yamamoto prefers that's extra day of. 331 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:12,200 Speaker 1: Rest, yeah, realistically The dodgers are probably going to go 332 00:15:12,200 --> 00:15:14,480 Speaker 1: to a six day rotation regardless in terms of Giving 333 00:15:14,520 --> 00:15:17,760 Speaker 1: otani that extra day of. Rest yamamoto pitching on a 334 00:15:17,800 --> 00:15:21,000 Speaker 1: six day, Rotation yamamoto did not pitch on regular rest all. 335 00:15:21,040 --> 00:15:23,320 Speaker 1: Season he had an extra day of rest or more every. 336 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:26,160 Speaker 1: Start Tyler glasna has had a lot of injury, issues 337 00:15:26,200 --> 00:15:28,360 Speaker 1: building an extra day of rest for. Him so The 338 00:15:28,440 --> 00:15:30,480 Speaker 1: dodgers are going to go to a six, day a 339 00:15:30,520 --> 00:15:34,640 Speaker 1: six man rotation, regardless and a lot of teams we've 340 00:15:34,680 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 1: seen do the similar things With japanese. Pitchers The cubs 341 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:39,400 Speaker 1: Of shoto And managa gave him extra days when they, 342 00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:41,280 Speaker 1: could The mets With CODE i saying it gave him 343 00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:43,960 Speaker 1: extra days when they. Could we've seen a shift, previously 344 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:46,200 Speaker 1: a lot Of japanese pictures would come over and have 345 00:15:46,280 --> 00:15:49,680 Speaker 1: to adapt to the regular five man rotation only four 346 00:15:49,760 --> 00:15:52,200 Speaker 1: days of. Rest now we're seeing teams start to do 347 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:55,560 Speaker 1: the opposite and adapt to The japanese pictures schedule and 348 00:15:55,600 --> 00:15:57,200 Speaker 1: build in those extra days of rest for. 349 00:15:57,240 --> 00:15:59,560 Speaker 2: Them, yeah it's interesting to see what they're going to 350 00:15:59,560 --> 00:16:01,800 Speaker 2: do with. That you get the, talent you figure things. 351 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:05,040 Speaker 2: Out as far as that is, concerned, now they have 352 00:16:05,200 --> 00:16:07,960 Speaker 2: not made it. Official they haven't posted him. Yet the 353 00:16:08,120 --> 00:16:10,400 Speaker 2: rumor was that he was going to be. Posted when 354 00:16:10,440 --> 00:16:12,960 Speaker 2: he actually does get, posted then that forty five day 355 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:16,320 Speaker 2: clock kicks, IN i. Believe when do you anticipate them 356 00:16:16,360 --> 00:16:17,360 Speaker 2: to actually post? 357 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:21,120 Speaker 1: Him, Yeah so that's really key BECAUSE i mentioned the 358 00:16:21,160 --> 00:16:24,080 Speaker 1: international bonus pools for next year open up On january, 359 00:16:24,120 --> 00:16:27,080 Speaker 1: fifteenth twenty twenty. Five if they were to post him 360 00:16:27,160 --> 00:16:29,520 Speaker 1: in a period where that forty five day window ends 361 00:16:29,520 --> 00:16:32,320 Speaker 1: before that, date he'd be getting even less money because 362 00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:34,800 Speaker 1: a lot of teams have already spent their international pool 363 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:38,120 Speaker 1: money for the twenty twenty four international signing, period so 364 00:16:38,160 --> 00:16:40,080 Speaker 1: in that, case a lot of them only. Have the 365 00:16:40,440 --> 00:16:42,440 Speaker 1: teams that have the most left over is about two 366 00:16:42,440 --> 00:16:45,120 Speaker 1: million dollars two and a half million, Dollars so he'd 367 00:16:45,120 --> 00:16:47,240 Speaker 1: only potentially be able to get that if they wait 368 00:16:47,360 --> 00:16:50,480 Speaker 1: until the posting window at least part of it falls 369 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:53,840 Speaker 1: On january, fifteenth or after he has the opportunity to 370 00:16:53,880 --> 00:16:56,760 Speaker 1: get a lot more money again ten million verse two 371 00:16:56,800 --> 00:16:59,320 Speaker 1: and a half, million something in that, range so we'll 372 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:01,920 Speaker 1: see by that is the expectation is that they will 373 00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:04,040 Speaker 1: wait to post him until at least part of the 374 00:17:04,080 --> 00:17:08,000 Speaker 1: posting window does come in that after That january fifteenth date. 375 00:17:08,320 --> 00:17:10,400 Speaker 2: It makes, sense or we're going to continue to talk 376 00:17:10,440 --> 00:17:13,280 Speaker 2: about The Roki sasaki spotlight and the. 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America so how did you originally kind of 406 00:18:41,080 --> 00:18:43,639 Speaker 2: start covering him and take us kind of back to 407 00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:46,680 Speaker 2: when you were introduced To Roki sasaki and what you 408 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:47,320 Speaker 2: noticed right. 409 00:18:47,359 --> 00:18:51,159 Speaker 1: Away, yeah during my time At Baseball, AMERICA i BECAME 410 00:18:51,320 --> 00:18:53,680 Speaker 1: i was assigned to be kind of the expert On japanese, 411 00:18:53,720 --> 00:18:56,040 Speaker 1: baseball SO i really dove, in starting with The otani, 412 00:18:56,080 --> 00:18:59,240 Speaker 1: sweepstakes AND i was one of the first reporters to 413 00:18:59,280 --> 00:19:02,160 Speaker 1: write extensively About otani coming. OVER i was the FIRST 414 00:19:02,320 --> 00:19:04,439 Speaker 1: us based reporter to land a one on one interview 415 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:06,600 Speaker 1: With otani and twenty eighteen at the end of his 416 00:19:06,680 --> 00:19:09,480 Speaker 1: rookie at The. Angels so just getting involved In japanese 417 00:19:09,520 --> 00:19:13,480 Speaker 1: baseball and with my job to be the expert on, 418 00:19:13,560 --> 00:19:16,000 Speaker 1: it so to. SPEAK i was first introduced To Roki. 419 00:19:16,040 --> 00:19:18,720 Speaker 1: SASAKI i had heard his name in twenty twenty. One 420 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:21,320 Speaker 1: he had had a fantastic showing in The Koshian High 421 00:19:21,320 --> 00:19:24,159 Speaker 1: school tournament when he struck out twenty one batters in 422 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:27,040 Speaker 1: a twelve in incomplete game with one hundred and ninety four, 423 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:29,920 Speaker 1: pitches and certainly that was WHEN i first heard of, 424 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:32,760 Speaker 1: them and then twenty twenty one he started really starting 425 00:19:32,760 --> 00:19:35,600 Speaker 1: to blossom IN. Npd at twenty twenty, two when he 426 00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:39,120 Speaker 1: threw a perfect game with A japanese record nineteen, strikeouts 427 00:19:39,480 --> 00:19:42,159 Speaker 1: that was when everything really started to. Explode and started 428 00:19:42,160 --> 00:19:45,760 Speaker 1: talking to evaluators throughout the game route about, him and 429 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:47,560 Speaker 1: one of the things they talked about at the time 430 00:19:47,720 --> 00:19:51,880 Speaker 1: Was Yoshinobu yamamoto And Kodai sanga at the time were 431 00:19:51,920 --> 00:19:54,480 Speaker 1: the two best pitchers still In, japan just in terms 432 00:19:54,520 --> 00:19:56,240 Speaker 1: of what they had accomplished over the course of their, 433 00:19:56,240 --> 00:19:58,960 Speaker 1: careers their ability to mix. Pitches they were a little more, 434 00:19:59,040 --> 00:20:01,680 Speaker 1: veteran little more, deck but they all felt That Roki 435 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:05,200 Speaker 1: sasaki had the best stuff and the highest. UPSIDE a 436 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:07,800 Speaker 1: little bit, younger a little bit more, raw but again 437 00:20:07,840 --> 00:20:10,280 Speaker 1: a perfect game with nineteen, strikeouts and then his next 438 00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:12,320 Speaker 1: start he threw eight more perfect innings and he got 439 00:20:12,359 --> 00:20:14,680 Speaker 1: pulled because they were monitoring his innings. Limit he could 440 00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:17,000 Speaker 1: have head back to back perfect. Games that was when 441 00:20:17,040 --> 00:20:19,600 Speaker 1: the interest really started to. Skyrocket over the last two, 442 00:20:19,680 --> 00:20:23,600 Speaker 1: years evaluators have been flying over To, japan general, managers 443 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:26,679 Speaker 1: top decision makers to scout him. Closely and even with 444 00:20:26,760 --> 00:20:29,359 Speaker 1: again a drop off in his stuff last, year some injury, 445 00:20:29,400 --> 00:20:31,120 Speaker 1: concerns he's someone everybody. 446 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:33,800 Speaker 2: Wants, well you had mentioned that they pulled him just 447 00:20:33,920 --> 00:20:36,160 Speaker 2: watching those, innings but you would also mentioned he threw 448 00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:37,880 Speaker 2: a game in which he had one hundred and ninety four. 449 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:40,439 Speaker 2: PITCHES i, mean what was the development, LIKE i, mean 450 00:20:40,480 --> 00:20:42,760 Speaker 2: this is a guy THAT i believe at twenty three years, 451 00:20:42,800 --> 00:20:45,160 Speaker 2: old is still kind of working into his, body growing 452 00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:48,199 Speaker 2: into his. BODY i, mean is there anything physically that 453 00:20:48,240 --> 00:20:49,359 Speaker 2: would stand out as a. 454 00:20:49,400 --> 00:20:53,320 Speaker 1: Concern just the. Usage, again we've talked about some of the, 455 00:20:53,359 --> 00:20:56,159 Speaker 1: injuries the arm. Fatigue In, japan a lot of times 456 00:20:56,200 --> 00:21:00,640 Speaker 1: pitchers are thrown a lot more as, amateurs particularly The Koshian. 457 00:21:00,720 --> 00:21:03,399 Speaker 1: Tournament he has a lot of innings on his arm, 458 00:21:03,440 --> 00:21:06,959 Speaker 1: already not AN npb, necessarily but as an, amateur and 459 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:09,479 Speaker 1: it's a lot of, velocity very very. Young and we 460 00:21:09,520 --> 00:21:11,960 Speaker 1: see a lot of pitchers who with a you, know 461 00:21:12,000 --> 00:21:13,720 Speaker 1: who threw a lot of, pitches have some of those, 462 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:18,080 Speaker 1: long long starts as young, kids followed by you, know 463 00:21:18,920 --> 00:21:21,920 Speaker 1: doing so at ninety nine to one. Hundred it can 464 00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:24,040 Speaker 1: lead to some stressors on the, arm and so that's 465 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:26,240 Speaker 1: where you have that. Concern he came up at nineteen IN, 466 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:29,320 Speaker 1: mpb was throwing one hundred right, away and he's really 467 00:21:29,320 --> 00:21:31,800 Speaker 1: maintained his velocity for most of his. Career we saw 468 00:21:31,840 --> 00:21:34,280 Speaker 1: in The World Baseball classic he averaged one hundred point 469 00:21:34,320 --> 00:21:37,240 Speaker 1: five miles per hour in his semi final start Against. 470 00:21:37,280 --> 00:21:40,560 Speaker 1: Mexico now that you saw some of those injuries start 471 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:44,359 Speaker 1: to crop, up there is concern about just the. Durability you, 472 00:21:44,400 --> 00:21:46,720 Speaker 1: know how much has he been, Used what is the 473 00:21:46,760 --> 00:21:49,600 Speaker 1: status of his arm and his. Health at the same, 474 00:21:49,680 --> 00:21:52,000 Speaker 1: time we do see a lot of young, pittures even 475 00:21:52,040 --> 00:21:54,880 Speaker 1: if they struggle with some of those injuries, early they're 476 00:21:54,920 --> 00:21:57,159 Speaker 1: able to develop and grow into. It and the thing 477 00:21:57,200 --> 00:21:59,280 Speaker 1: with him is he still can get. Stronger he still 478 00:21:59,280 --> 00:22:01,800 Speaker 1: has you, know he's not physically developed. Yet there's there's 479 00:22:01,840 --> 00:22:04,199 Speaker 1: he has a chance to keep getting. Better this is 480 00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:06,959 Speaker 1: not a finished, product and that's very enticing to, teams 481 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:08,119 Speaker 1: even with some of those injury. 482 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:11,359 Speaker 2: Concerns And, kyle you had said That Schiba loote gave, 483 00:22:11,560 --> 00:22:14,680 Speaker 2: him you, know honored his. Request why did he want 484 00:22:14,760 --> 00:22:16,679 Speaker 2: to be? Posted? Now why did he make that? 485 00:22:16,760 --> 00:22:21,159 Speaker 1: Request you know only he knows the real answer to. 486 00:22:21,160 --> 00:22:23,600 Speaker 1: That but, Look Major League baseball is the highest level 487 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:25,199 Speaker 1: of baseball in the, world and the best of the 488 00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:27,200 Speaker 1: best want to compete against the best of the. Best 489 00:22:27,280 --> 00:22:30,600 Speaker 1: that's universal all over the. WORLD mpb In, japan that 490 00:22:30,760 --> 00:22:33,679 Speaker 1: is the best level of baseball in the world outside OF, 491 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:36,640 Speaker 1: mlb BUT mlb is a step up and we see 492 00:22:36,680 --> 00:22:38,720 Speaker 1: the best players want to come over and. Compete that's 493 00:22:38,720 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 1: why so many do as soon as they, can whether 494 00:22:41,040 --> 00:22:44,239 Speaker 1: it Was Shoheo tani asking to be posted before he 495 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:47,239 Speaker 1: was twenty, five Or yoshinobayamamoto as soon as he got 496 00:22:47,280 --> 00:22:49,639 Speaker 1: a chance to jump TO mlb he made the choice to. 497 00:22:49,680 --> 00:22:49,760 Speaker 2: Do. 498 00:22:49,840 --> 00:22:52,359 Speaker 1: So it's about competing against the best of the, best 499 00:22:52,400 --> 00:22:54,720 Speaker 1: and that's What Major League baseball, is all. 500 00:22:54,800 --> 00:22:57,239 Speaker 2: Right so can you make a, Case, kyle for a 501 00:22:57,440 --> 00:23:01,720 Speaker 2: Non Dodgers padres contender where you could legitimately See Roki 502 00:23:01,760 --> 00:23:06,600 Speaker 2: sasaki and his? Services where has he taken his talents if. 503 00:23:06,440 --> 00:23:08,480 Speaker 1: It's Not dodgers Or, PADRE'S i do think you have 504 00:23:08,520 --> 00:23:10,879 Speaker 1: to look at The. Cubs they have been, very very 505 00:23:10,920 --> 00:23:14,439 Speaker 1: active in scouting and Signing japanese talent recent. Years we 506 00:23:14,440 --> 00:23:16,680 Speaker 1: Saw Saya suzuki a couple of years, Ago shoto In 507 00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:20,399 Speaker 1: monaga last. Year chicago is a very very appealing. Place 508 00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:23,119 Speaker 1: say A suzuki mentioned The Chicago Gold coast remind him 509 00:23:23,119 --> 00:23:25,560 Speaker 1: a little bit Of. Tokyo The cults are a good 510 00:23:25,640 --> 00:23:28,600 Speaker 1: organization that devotes a lot of resources to Scouting asia 511 00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:32,000 Speaker 1: and they should never be. Discounted and, look The yankees 512 00:23:32,040 --> 00:23:34,040 Speaker 1: And mets are always going to be. Involved they're two 513 00:23:34,119 --> 00:23:37,080 Speaker 1: legacy franchises with you, know a lot to offer in 514 00:23:37,160 --> 00:23:41,119 Speaker 1: terms of. Everything New york has endorsement. Opportunities if fame is, 515 00:23:41,160 --> 00:23:43,520 Speaker 1: important which it is to some, players to some, less 516 00:23:43,520 --> 00:23:46,320 Speaker 1: SO i think you can never discount. THEM i do 517 00:23:46,359 --> 00:23:50,600 Speaker 1: think those are the five that really stand out to. Me, Again, Mariners, Giants. 518 00:23:50,760 --> 00:23:53,560 Speaker 1: Rangers these are clubs that that scout heavily over there 519 00:23:53,560 --> 00:23:56,080 Speaker 1: as well in our. Possibilities BUT i would be very 520 00:23:56,080 --> 00:23:59,639 Speaker 1: surprised if it's not one of those five between The, Padres, Dodgers, Cubs, 521 00:23:59,640 --> 00:23:59,960 Speaker 1: mets And. 522 00:24:00,040 --> 00:24:03,040 Speaker 2: Yankees and you had mentioned his comparison in terms of 523 00:24:03,119 --> 00:24:05,840 Speaker 2: body and type of stuff of Sho Heyo. Tani besides 524 00:24:05,880 --> 00:24:07,960 Speaker 2: shoh is there any other comp that you might be 525 00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:10,760 Speaker 2: able to kind of tell The american viewer, of you, 526 00:24:10,800 --> 00:24:12,719 Speaker 2: know perhaps this is who you see in him as. 527 00:24:12,720 --> 00:24:17,359 Speaker 1: Well now that's really the. One just in terms of 528 00:24:17,400 --> 00:24:20,639 Speaker 1: again the body where the stuff is at twenty three, 529 00:24:20,680 --> 00:24:23,800 Speaker 1: Again Shoeo, tani we've seen his arsenal developed since he's come. 530 00:24:23,840 --> 00:24:26,800 Speaker 1: Over we've seen him get bigger and, stronger and we've 531 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:29,439 Speaker 1: seen his command and control. Improve and you look At 532 00:24:29,480 --> 00:24:31,919 Speaker 1: Roki saki and you see all the same. Potential so 533 00:24:31,960 --> 00:24:34,560 Speaker 1: both in terms of where he is now at the 534 00:24:34,560 --> 00:24:37,600 Speaker 1: same age coming over From japan and the room for. 535 00:24:37,720 --> 00:24:41,000 Speaker 1: IMPROVEMENT i really think it's, very very. Similar down to 536 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:43,000 Speaker 1: the numbers they. Wear Ro Ki, sasaki where is number, 537 00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:43,719 Speaker 1: seventeen just Like? 538 00:24:43,720 --> 00:24:48,080 Speaker 2: Otani and, yeah that's awesome, too and love. THIS i 539 00:24:48,119 --> 00:24:50,640 Speaker 2: love the fact that showed To Imanaga wars twenty seven 540 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:53,000 Speaker 2: because Of Mike. Trup so that's that's very. Cute all, 541 00:24:53,080 --> 00:24:54,119 Speaker 2: RIGHT i appreciate. 542 00:24:54,119 --> 00:24:54,159 Speaker 3: It. 543 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:57,040 Speaker 2: Kyle you have a plethora of information when it comes 544 00:24:57,040 --> 00:25:00,639 Speaker 2: To japanese pitching in the international, pool as far as 545 00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:02,520 Speaker 2: the money is. Concerned thank you so much for taking the. 546 00:25:02,560 --> 00:25:05,320 Speaker 2: Time you can Catch kyle ON mlb dot, com he, 547 00:25:05,359 --> 00:25:08,160 Speaker 2: writes certainly for dot. 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