@@PaloVerde1414 Nah he doesn't wanna be a 6th starter and Darvish is his idol. I would bet you US currency he doesn't go to the Dodgers. It's between the Padres and Blue Jays, but I'm leaning he signs with the Padres.
@@KyleJustinLyons nah your take is actually crazy. knowing Roki prefers the 6-man rotation as it’s what he’s grown accustomed to in Japan, the Dodgers rotation is set up nicely for him, and I counter would be seen as a benefit in Roki’s eyes.
As a Dodger fan, I would love him to come to LA as his number one priority, but it wouldn't bother me if he went to the Padres. I'm gonna support him no matter what. Also, if you look at how the Padres brought their pitching prospect Alek Jacob and his mentor Yu Darvish, he has a bright future in San Diego.
@@EddieGarciaVQ huh why? it's the most contract-friendly deal in sports and he is 23. why would any team be trading him away? especially the padres who have traded no elite players outside of soto
"I want to become the best pitcher in the world." Those were the words Roki told his fans before entering the posting system. How can you say, you are the best when you don't have to face Ohtani for the next 9 years?? Yu Darvish has been an excellent mentor for many Japanese pitchers willing to come over to the US. Every teammate on Japan's 2023 WBC gold medal winning pitching staff had great respect for him, and it resulted in Yuki Matsui's decision to pick the Padres. Darvish still has 4 more years remaining on his contract which is enough time for Roki to get accustomed to the life in the US. Darvish shutting down Shohei Ohtani in last year's NLDS spoke volumes. Ohtani's final stats against Darvish was 1 for 11 with the lone hit coming in the opening game in South Korea. Darvish can definitely give you some tips on facing major league hitters, don't you think? If Padres had re-signed Kyle Higashioka, it would've been an icing on the cake. Higgy's ancestry is one-half Japanese and learned the language to better communicate with former teammate Masahiro Tanaka. Having been a battery mate with Darvish as well, Higgy catching Roki would've been an even greater advantage for the Padres, but unfortunately the Padres are under a tight budget with a family feud going on over their ownership. I still believe the Padres are the favorites. Roki's manager in Japan, Masato Yoshii was a former teammate of Hideo Nomo. Nomo is no longer with the Dodgers. He happens to be an advisor for the Padres since 2016. And with the request of Yoshii, Nomo has already given few tips to Roki in the past, including the grips of his devastating splitter. Want to learn more types of breaking balls? Hey Yu!! Dodgers luck ran out when they signed Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto last year and won the World Series. They are too crowded with starting pitchers anyways. What's going to happen to Clayton Kershaw when he returns? "We don't need you anymore, so go get that 300th win somewhere else"?? What's there for Roki to prove if he signs with the Dodgers? That he can be part of their success as well? Sorry Bluejay fans, for leaving your team out of the conversation. You guys might have had a slight chance if you had re-signed Yusei Kikuchi, but you can't even get the best out of your talent to begin with. Kikuchi proved that when he became the best pitcher on a loaded Astros staff at the end of the year. That's not going to appeal well. The least you could do is take Roki across the lake on a tour of the Niagara Falls. Roki will love to come visit Toronto everytime he plays an away game.
@@phillies4ever100 Just call up one more pitching prospect to add to your opening day 5 man rotation. Will the prospect be good? Who knows. What you meant to say is only one team can provide a 6 man rotation with 6 cy young caliber players.
Darvish is aging and towards the tail end of his career. Yamamoto and Ohtani are in their primes. Dodgers are also built to have success over the next 5-8 years. I’m picking the Dodgers.
Right now with how all three teams are set, the Dodgers are his best option, team is stacked and has the potential to do a 6 man rotation with him, when it come to Padres I’m not sure how things are going to be looking soon with the lawsuit still open, and the Jayz are having way to many rumors of their own players no staying
LOL.....Darvish is 38. He's not even going to be around much longer. Ohtani is 30, Yamamoto is 26. Glasnow is 30. Snell(2x CY) is 32. Kershaw is there(1x CY). If any team can teach him about MLB pitching and transitioning from NPB to MLB, it's clearly the Dodgers. Ohtani looked up to Darvish BIG TIME before coming to MLB. Even played in the same organization(Fighters), but what happened?
Did Sasaki and his agent release a list of finalist or is the media assuming these are the finalist? I saw where teams were eliminated but are we making assumptions or was there a definitive statement made by the agent?
"Roki Sasaki narrows down teams to Padres, Blue Jays, Dodgers" AND water is wet. Is anyone surprised these are the teams remaining at this point? We know its really between SD and LA but its like 0.0001% and 99.9999%
Im a time traveler. I have come back to let people know that he became a dodger but had to get Tommy John surgery he wins 2 World Series and 1 cy young.
If Roki doesn't care about winning now..he'll pick the Padres or Jay's which is fine.. Dodgers don't really need Roki its more of luxury to have him on the team. He'll still be delevoping like yamamoto was when he struggled first half of the season then picked it up post season. Dodgers have good amount of starters without Roki.
the padres are prima donas from ownership to machado. the dodgers are the class of the league. it's play with gentlemen or jerks. the blue jays are a longshot.
Can someone let me know who’s the last “good” young pitcher the Jays have developed. Gausman is a product of SF. Ryu of the Dodgers. Maybe Marcus Stroman in 2014…?
This is the biggest load of BS in history. He has been going to the Dodgers from day one, all this time wasted pretending he is going somewhere else. Baseball has a problem, it is already losing popularity. If one team consistently gets all the stars - even less people are going to pay attention.
Mlb is dumb and stupid now and they know that he is going to the dodgers but they don’t want to tell us they are hiding it from us this is what the media and the news and mlb network and sports to they keep stuff away from us from finding out but we are not stupid or dumb we will find out and work around it
This is interesting... I originally thought his agent might convince him that he wouldn't stand out enough in L.A amongst the super stars and that could affect his marketability for endorsements. But if that were the case then NY would've been perfect given the huge market and lack of star pitchers, yet he passed on them, so I guess his criteria is more nuanced. What an embarrassment of riches if he signs with the Dodgers.
@jdcaldwell5088 I want him to come to the Dodgers, but I don't see it. If we get them to the dodgers that would be great. It'll be awesome to have a six-man rotation.
San Diego isn’t doing good right now they are having problems right now with there team and there players and financially so it’s probably going to be the dodgers and I hope it’s the dodgers that do sign him and get him
Oh come on, Morosi. So Yu Darvish was chop suey to Ohtani and Yamamoto? Did you see the picture of Roki & Ohtani together and the huge smile on Roki's face? Sasaki doesn't look up to Ohtani that Japan sees as the best? Yes, give the Padres some hope, but don't use "Political Spin" of giving one side as if there zero of that on the other. Remember, Darvish told Ohtani he would cry if Ohtani didn't sign with the Padres. And Ohtani looked up to Darvish. But, no. Same old one side only "Spin Cycle" like politics. We just had a Presidential election. The country is tired of "SPIN"!
Ohtani is the one who personally asked Darvish to join the 2023 WBC national team. They're from the same NPB team in Hokkaido. Ohtani has trained with Darvish during off-season when he was still young and preparing for MLB. Darvish isn't just a mentor for Ohtani, his stature was more like a pitching coach for the entire national team. He will one day lead the national team as the head coach. Senga also trained with Darvish before going to the Mets. Imanaga always mentions advice from Darvish. Sasaki has received valuable advice during the nearly 1-month long WBC training and tournament. But that doesn't mean Sasaki is going to pick a team based on other players.
@@yo2trader539 Correct. Got to wonder why Morsi, Bowden, and Ken have so much spin that they cannot pointing that out every time they mention Roki's close association with Yu?
He might as well go to Antarctica if he joins the Blue Jays. The Padres franchise has never won anything, their players have bad vibes, and San Diego the city is mainly known for abusing Shamu. That leaves the Dodgers which are the reigning champs, the most popular team in Japan, and their players have great chemistry.
If he goes to the dodgers then MLB deserves the bad ratings. At some point when is enough enough. All player will continue to go there. There needs to be limits. It's not fair to smaller cities and smaller market teams. It's a joke. I am the biggest dbacks fan ever and I would never want a super team. It's like went Durant went to the warriors after they won. No one cared that they won after, and all it did was create super teams.
@MegaSherlockian For some teams and some things. But it's not good for half the league. It drives casual fans away from other teams unless the super teams are playing. Sure it's fun when the dodgers come. But when most stars choose a few teams it gets really boring.
@MatthewVasquez-x9s Thats Bullshit. Not everyone can. LA is one of the most famous cities ever. It's not the same as pittsburgh or KC. The more they abuse their power the more it's MLB fault. It's like Starbucks vs local coffee shops. It's not the same at all
He’s a dodger…. He’s way closer to guys like Yoshi Yamamoto, Sho Ohtani, Hyeseong Kim then he is Yu darvish… it was only a matter of time let’s f’ing gooooo
Darvish will be 39 years this year. How long would Sasaki be a teammate of him? Yamamoto and Ohtani are not going anywhere so if he feels comfortable with Japanese Players, the Dodgers is the place to be. Also Roberts and Edmons are 1/2 Japanese also.
Yu Garbage? Yeah, I don't think any respect for his "mentor" can overshadow the complete disrespect his future teammates constantly show the game of baseball!
I’m a blue jays fan, I’m gonna get hurt again
By the Dodgers 😉 again
@@PaloVerde1414 Nah he doesn't wanna be a 6th starter and Darvish is his idol. I would bet you US currency he doesn't go to the Dodgers. It's between the Padres and Blue Jays, but I'm leaning he signs with the Padres.
I hope he ends up with you guys in Toronto.
Sorry man
@@KyleJustinLyons nah your take is actually crazy. knowing Roki prefers the 6-man rotation as it’s what he’s grown accustomed to in Japan, the Dodgers rotation is set up nicely for him, and I counter would be seen as a benefit in Roki’s eyes.
As a Dodger fan, I would love him to come to LA as his number one priority, but it wouldn't bother me if he went to the Padres. I'm gonna support him no matter what. Also, if you look at how the Padres brought their pitching prospect Alek Jacob and his mentor Yu Darvish, he has a bright future in San Diego.
@@Christopher-w1c8u blink twice if you're being held hostage by a guy dressed in urine yellow and poop brown attire
Bright future lol.. he will be traded away
@@EddieGarciaVQ huh why? it's the most contract-friendly deal in sports and he is 23. why would any team be trading him away? especially the padres who have traded no elite players outside of soto
Bro clearly doesn’t want him to go to the Dodgers 😂😂
Who does unless you’re a dodger fan
@ why wouldn’t he want to go to the best team in the MLB? Also, considering his buddies are there, too.
Baseball doesn’t want that for sure 😂
Sasaki is way closer to Yamamoto than Darvish. They actually hang out together.
No they don’t
@@DUSTER-BUSTER88how do you know
I think they saw him Dave & Buster's are there arcade
@@tiyoserrano7342 last seen strolling down ocean blvd on a tandem bike 👯♀️
Guys we have found the roki insider! He knows the inner workings of a japanese kids mind!
"I want to become the best pitcher in the world."
Those were the words Roki told his fans before entering the posting system.
How can you say, you are the best when you don't have to face Ohtani for the next 9 years??
Yu Darvish has been an excellent mentor for many Japanese pitchers willing to come over to the US. Every teammate on Japan's 2023 WBC gold medal winning pitching staff had great respect for him, and it resulted in Yuki Matsui's decision to pick the Padres. Darvish still has 4 more years remaining on his contract which is enough time for Roki to get accustomed to the life in the US. Darvish shutting down Shohei Ohtani in last year's NLDS spoke volumes. Ohtani's final stats against Darvish was 1 for 11 with the lone hit coming in the opening game in South Korea. Darvish can definitely give you some tips on facing major league hitters, don't you think?
If Padres had re-signed Kyle Higashioka, it would've been an icing on the cake. Higgy's ancestry is one-half Japanese and learned the language to better communicate with former teammate Masahiro Tanaka. Having been a battery mate with Darvish as well, Higgy catching Roki would've been an even greater advantage for the Padres, but unfortunately the Padres are under a tight budget with a family feud going on over their ownership.
I still believe the Padres are the favorites.
Roki's manager in Japan, Masato Yoshii was a former teammate of Hideo Nomo. Nomo is no longer with the Dodgers. He happens to be an advisor for the Padres since 2016. And with the request of Yoshii, Nomo has already given few tips to Roki in the past, including the grips of his devastating splitter. Want to learn more types of breaking balls? Hey Yu!!
Dodgers luck ran out when they signed Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto last year and won the World Series. They are too crowded with starting pitchers anyways. What's going to happen to Clayton Kershaw when he returns? "We don't need you anymore, so go get that 300th win somewhere else"?? What's there for Roki to prove if he signs with the Dodgers? That he can be part of their success as well?
Sorry Bluejay fans, for leaving your team out of the conversation. You guys might have had a slight chance if you had re-signed Yusei Kikuchi, but you can't even get the best out of your talent to begin with. Kikuchi proved that when he became the best pitcher on a loaded Astros staff at the end of the year. That's not going to appeal well. The least you could do is take Roki across the lake on a tour of the Niagara Falls. Roki will love to come visit Toronto everytime he plays an away game.
Salty padre fan huh 😂😂
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Didn’t expect Morosi to be such a big anime fan
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Darvish is Sasaki's senpai..
He wants to be part of a 6 man pitching rotation. Only one team can give him that. (Dodgers)
Any team can provide that…. Lol
More like a 12-man rotation.
M's are probably the only other team that could.
@@OGTirpleOGin what universe does every other team have a 2 way player that allows for a 6 man rotation????
@@phillies4ever100 Just call up one more pitching prospect to add to your opening day 5 man rotation. Will the prospect be good? Who knows.
What you meant to say is only one team can provide a 6 man rotation with 6 cy young caliber players.
MLB and the Dodgers need this to look good, thus all the hoopla. It's just an elaborate game of smoke and mirrors. Sasaki is a Dodger.
Darvish is aging and towards the tail end of his career. Yamamoto and Ohtani are in their primes. Dodgers are also built to have success over the next 5-8 years. I’m picking the Dodgers.
Yeah you're right. Darvish will turn 39 in August. Not much left in the tank for this guy.
He is shot up already he is not the same anymore
Right now with how all three teams are set, the Dodgers are his best option, team is stacked and has the potential to do a 6 man rotation with him, when it come to Padres I’m not sure how things are going to be looking soon with the lawsuit still open, and the Jayz are having way to many rumors of their own players no staying
The only guy to ever give the jays some support
Why do they have to make their guests scream over that god-awful music all the time??
LOL.....Darvish is 38. He's not even going to be around much longer. Ohtani is 30, Yamamoto is 26. Glasnow is 30. Snell(2x CY) is 32. Kershaw is there(1x CY). If any team can teach him about MLB pitching and transitioning from NPB to MLB, it's clearly the Dodgers. Ohtani looked up to Darvish BIG TIME before coming to MLB. Even played in the same organization(Fighters), but what happened?
Kershaw has 3 C.Y. Young Awards not 1
Darvish isn’t the same anymore he is shot up already he hasn’t been doing good
Did Sasaki and his agent release a list of finalist or is the media assuming these are the finalist? I saw where teams were eliminated but are we making assumptions or was there a definitive statement made by the agent?
Jeff Passan reported that these 3 are the finalists
It smells like old rob is a cubs fan 😂
Yes
@@DUSTER-BUSTER88 nope. I just question "reports" and "the media"
@@mannyacosta1 ah OK, so it's possible he's trying to get clicks and scoop it first. Got it.
He going to the Dodgers!!! It makes so much sense
It makes less sense that the Jays weren't eliminated already.
It has to make them favorites.. at least over one of the others
Seems like that guy dont want him going to the dodgers lol
he coming to LA
Ohtani is on a plane to Toronto.
If he wants to be a Eijun Sawamura he'll go to the Padres or Blue Jays.
"Roki Sasaki narrows down teams to Padres, Blue Jays, Dodgers" AND water is wet. Is anyone surprised these are the teams remaining at this point? We know its really between SD and LA but its like 0.0001% and 99.9999%
Im a time traveler. I have come back to let people know that he became a dodger but had to get Tommy John surgery he wins 2 World Series and 1 cy young.
The thumbnail should read, "Sasaki narrows teams down to Dodgers."
Yup I agree
If Roki doesn't care about winning now..he'll pick the Padres or Jay's which is fine.. Dodgers don't really need Roki its more of luxury to have him on the team. He'll still be delevoping like yamamoto was when he struggled first half of the season then picked it up post season. Dodgers have good amount of starters without Roki.
I blame Hideki Matsui for advising 🇯🇵 players to play on the West Coast
Morosi reporting that Sasaki and his agent are on their way to Toronto. Just kidding 😜
the padres are prima donas from ownership to machado. the dodgers are the class of the league. it's play with gentlemen or jerks. the blue jays are a longshot.
yeah but your city is on fire. you all have a nice pile of ashes for him to live in?
@@Jukeboxster Wow... must be a Padres fan. Way to prove him right by showing you're a classless jerk!
Or play for gentleman or jerks. Im sure roki saw a bunch of dodger fans throwing trash on the field during Yu Darvish pitching performance.
@@Jukeboxster the fire ain't last forever goofy
@@OGTirpleOG so he still going to LA and it showed it was the madres fault cause the dodgers won the series
Can someone let me know who’s the last “good” young pitcher the Jays have developed. Gausman is a product of SF. Ryu of the Dodgers. Maybe Marcus Stroman in 2014…?
ROKI TO THE DODGERS !!
what is vegas saying about this? Jeez 😂 this is golden ticket Willy Wonka wild
This is the biggest load of BS in history. He has been going to the Dodgers from day one, all this time wasted pretending he is going somewhere else. Baseball has a problem, it is already losing popularity. If one team consistently gets all the stars - even less people are going to pay attention.
Exactly.
It's due diligence.
@@yo2trader539 More like doo doo diligence
Mlb is dumb and stupid now and they know that he is going to the dodgers but they don’t want to tell us they are hiding it from us this is what the media and the news and mlb network and sports to they keep stuff away from us from finding out but we are not stupid or dumb we will find out and work around it
This is interesting... I originally thought his agent might convince him that he wouldn't stand out enough in L.A amongst the super stars and that could affect his marketability for endorsements. But if that were the case then NY would've been perfect given the huge market and lack of star pitchers, yet he passed on them, so I guess his criteria is more nuanced. What an embarrassment of riches if he signs with the Dodgers.
If money was a priority for him, he would have waited 2 years.
Sasaki will sign between Dodgers and Padres. I'm inclined to LAD, but maybe wrong...
Its the worst kept secret amongst all worst kept secrets. He will back with the tokyo dodgers.
please don't screw this up blue jays
he coming to LA
'Podgers' have been around for a while, actually. You'll hear it at the 7th inning stretch at Petco Park when the Dodgers are in town.
He is going to San Diego MLB won't allow him going to the Dodgers.
@@tiyoserrano7342 buzzkill
MLB has no say we’re he goes dodgers haters 😊
@jdcaldwell5088 I want him to come to the Dodgers, but I don't see it. If we get them to the dodgers that would be great. It'll be awesome to have a six-man rotation.
can't wait for u to take back those words future dodger
Well actually Mlb let’s the dodgers sign big all stars they actually wanted the dodgers to sign Ohtani and they did
San Diego isn’t doing good right now they are having problems right now with there team and there players and financially so it’s probably going to be the dodgers and I hope it’s the dodgers that do sign him and get him
Jon Morosin doesn't know Sasaki meeting with Dodgers today lol
if he wants the best chance, 4 a ring. Dodgers
Oh come on, Morosi. So Yu Darvish was chop suey to Ohtani and Yamamoto? Did you see the picture of Roki & Ohtani together and the huge smile on Roki's face? Sasaki doesn't look up to Ohtani that Japan sees as the best? Yes, give the Padres some hope, but don't use "Political Spin" of giving one side as if there zero of that on the other. Remember, Darvish told Ohtani he would cry if Ohtani didn't sign with the Padres. And Ohtani looked up to Darvish. But, no. Same old one side only "Spin Cycle" like politics.
We just had a Presidential election. The country is tired of "SPIN"!
Ohtani is the one who personally asked Darvish to join the 2023 WBC national team. They're from the same NPB team in Hokkaido. Ohtani has trained with Darvish during off-season when he was still young and preparing for MLB.
Darvish isn't just a mentor for Ohtani, his stature was more like a pitching coach for the entire national team. He will one day lead the national team as the head coach. Senga also trained with Darvish before going to the Mets. Imanaga always mentions advice from Darvish.
Sasaki has received valuable advice during the nearly 1-month long WBC training and tournament. But that doesn't mean Sasaki is going to pick a team based on other players.
@@yo2trader539 Correct. Got to wonder why Morsi, Bowden, and Ken have so much spin that they cannot pointing that out every time they mention Roki's close association with Yu?
Most MLB Clubs have no f’n pride. The dude is loving the fuss. He’s going to L.A. unless the fires have him shaking, then SD.
He might as well go to Antarctica if he joins the Blue Jays. The Padres franchise has never won anything, their players have bad vibes, and San Diego the city is mainly known for abusing Shamu. That leaves the Dodgers which are the reigning champs, the most popular team in Japan, and their players have great chemistry.
Lollllllllllllll
Accurate! (I’m laughing at the Shamu part)
Not Shamu!
All this just for him to sign with the dodgers like he’s known he would all along 😂.
If he goes to the dodgers then MLB deserves the bad ratings. At some point when is enough enough. All player will continue to go there. There needs to be limits. It's not fair to smaller cities and smaller market teams. It's a joke. I am the biggest dbacks fan ever and I would never want a super team. It's like went Durant went to the warriors after they won. No one cared that they won after, and all it did was create super teams.
Historically, super teams have increased ratings. Look at the warriors, for example.
@MegaSherlockian For some teams and some things. But it's not good for half the league. It drives casual fans away from other teams unless the super teams are playing. Sure it's fun when the dodgers come. But when most stars choose a few teams it gets really boring.
@@MegaSherlockianNobody but Dodger fans are going to watch a league where only one team has a chance of winning the World Series.
of course ur a dbacks fan hey its called being smart with money buddy everyone else can do it
@MatthewVasquez-x9s Thats Bullshit. Not everyone can. LA is one of the most famous cities ever. It's not the same as pittsburgh or KC. The more they abuse their power the more it's MLB fault. It's like Starbucks vs local coffee shops. It's not the same at all
Cause your a dodger hater
Even if he joins the Padres, the Dodgers will still dominate!
Toronto?? That has to be some mlb script for the media. Nobody wants to move there if they dont have to.
He’s a dodger…. He’s way closer to guys like Yoshi Yamamoto, Sho Ohtani, Hyeseong Kim then he is Yu darvish… it was only a matter of time let’s f’ing gooooo
Why would he know Kim?
I’ll be surprised if he doesn’t end up with the Dodgers.
He won’t go to the blue jays due to the fact that he denied the Yankees
Anybody but the Dodgers please!!!! 🙏
LOS DOYERS baby 😊
sorry he going to dodgers
@ bah humbug!
He going to the Dodgers bet
Darvish will be 39 years this year. How long would Sasaki be a teammate of him? Yamamoto and Ohtani are not going anywhere so if he feels comfortable with Japanese Players, the Dodgers is the place to be. Also Roberts and Edmons are 1/2 Japanese also.
Edman is half Korean. His wife is Japanese-American, though
Roki Sasaki is going to the LA Dodgers
WELCOME Roki Sasaki ! ! !
I Love LA ! ! ! 💙 💙 💙
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blue jays? if he didn't want to come to the yankees, theres no way he'd go to toronto. its the padres or dodgers
he just had a meeting with jays.thers a good chance
I hope he signs with the Padres but unfortunately I think he’ll be a Dodger
Yeah but the padres are having big family problems
Yu Garbage? Yeah, I don't think any respect for his "mentor" can overshadow the complete disrespect his future teammates constantly show the game of baseball!
Blue jays definitely out.
Either Padres or Dodgers.
dodgers
Hope he comes to Toronto but no ones wants to play here anymore
Dodgers had a handshake agreement with Sasaki and his agent months ago. This whole "process" was a complete joke.
This guy is ignorant