The approaching resolution to the Roki Sasaki sweepstakes has international baseball scouts and executives bracing for unusual activity.
“It could get crazy,” an experienced international evaluator said this week.
Sasaki, the highly sought-after 23-year-old pitcher from Japan, has shaken the international market. Sasaki can only be signed through each team’s international bonus pools, which range from roughly $5.1 million to $7.5 million. MLB’s international signing period opens every year on Jan. 15. Sasaki’s agent Joel Wolfe said he anticipates his client signing at some point between that date and Jan. 23, when Sasaki’s negotiation window closes.
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