The Roki Sasaki sweepstakes remains the biggest mystery of the offseason. While the Los Angeles Dodgers are one of seven teams known to have met with the Japanese phenom, there is one other club that received the opportunity to impress Sasaki.
MLB insider Jon Morosi believes the unknown club could be the Seattle Mariners, who have a prolific history with Japanese players and a reputation for their pitching development. Joel Wolfe of Wasserman, Sasaki’s agent, recently revealed his client is prioritizing a team’s track record with developing young pitchers as he narrows down his choices.
“We’ve had numerous conversations about team location, market size, team success – things like that,” Wolfe told Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register.