Roki Sasaki decided to sign a MLB contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, because, of course he did. Just like the last best pitcher available, Yamamoto, and that other pitcher, Snell. Oh, and Ohtani. Not to forget Betts, Freeman and all the other stars. And thus, baseball gets to be a little less of a game and more of a race between merger and acquisition specialists to see who wins. The game becomes incidental. And that's a problem, because while some Angelenos, even if they can no longer afford to go to a game, may think it's fine to watch their team pile up superstars and, maybe, trophies for years, they might not notice one-time fans of the sport slowly slipping away.
Baseball, We Have a Problem
