(12-31-2024, 09:38 AM)lex24 Wrote:Giants dateline='[url=tel:1735585655' Wrote: 1735585655[/url]']
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According to this article, mlb.com is reporting that the Giants are no longer in the running for Sasaki, nor are the Yankees or Rangers. There are six teams in the running: Padres, Dodgers, Red Sox, Mets, Mariners and Cubs.
MLB: Finalists Revealed in the Race to Sign Roki Sasaki
I think the Padres will win that derby…
Don’t sleep on the Mariners. His agent says development is important. And the Mariners have been great at developing starting pitchers.
Great call. In a few years, when Sasaki makes the Really Big Money, he'll want to have great stats...and the Mariners' ballpark favors pitchers even more than Oracle. Petco is about average for hitters and pitchers, Oracle is a strong pitcher lean, but T-Mobile Park in Seattle is statistically the pitchers' best friend. In the two articles below, Tony Blengino calculates that T-Mobile is the #1 most pitcher-friendly park, Oracle is #8, and Petco/San Diego is #17.
And Seattle has the most international development money to spend ($7.555 mms., along with other teams). If Sasaki wants to maximize his chances for Big $Money, he'll choose the Mariners.
Citi Field, Yankee Stadium Rank Among Most Pitcher-Friendly Parks
Citizens Bank Park Tops Second Tier Of Most Hitter-Friendly MLB Parks
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