Explaining The Roki Sasaki Chaos Before International Signing Day

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Image credit: Roki Sasaki (Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images)

On this episode of the Baseball America Podcast, Ben Badler and J.J. Cooper discuss Roki Sasaki’s signing decision, and especially what it has meant for the other international players who are planning to sign on Jan. 15.

We’ve already seen a player switch what team they plan to sign with because of Sasaki-based delays, and Ben explains why we could see others.

  • (00:00) Why this is the craziest signing day of Ben’s 18 years covering the international signing day
  • (05:00) “Darell Morel should be the biggest Roki Sasaki fan in the world”
  • (07:00) The consolation prize for the Giants being eliminated–Josuar Gonzalez
  • (09:00) How this Jan. 15 is different
  • (12:00) How teams can sweeten their offers for Sasaki
  • (15:00) How the timing on trades may be worth watching
  • (22:00) The difficult decision Dodgers and Padres prospects face as they are asked to wait
  • (27:00) What to watch for on Jan. 15

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