{"id":11603,"date":"2024-12-17T01:02:36","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T01:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=11603"},"modified":"2024-12-17T01:02:36","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T01:02:36","slug":"dodgers-predicted-to-beat-padres-in-free-agency-battle-for-23-year-old-ace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=11603","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers Predicted To Beat Padres In Free Agency Battle For 23-Year-Old Ace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Japanese free agent Roki Sasaki is one of the most intriguing free agents on the market. Unlike the other top free agents, Sasaki isn&#8217;t eligible to sign a nine-figure deal.<\/p>\n<p>Sasaki&#8217;s free agency decision will come down to which team he feels he fits with the best rather than which team is able to cough up the most money.<\/p>\n<p>Still, two of the top teams in the Sasaki sweepstakes are National League West rivals: the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres. FanSided&#8217;s Michael Brakebill recently predicted\u00a0Sasaki would choose the Dodgers over the Padres.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"imageBox\">\n<div class=\"innerBox ar23-innerBox\"><picture class=\"mapping-embed\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2545479\/san-diego-padres-yu-darvish-roki-sasaki.webp?w=790&amp;f=f904bdf17016fd4900fbab3373ee97a4 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2545479\/san-diego-padres-yu-darvish-roki-sasaki.jpg?w=790&amp;f=f904bdf17016fd4900fbab3373ee97a4 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2545479\/san-diego-padres-yu-darvish-roki-sasaki.webp?w=900&amp;f=3ab9cbfd52d230537643dc72da41357e 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2545479\/san-diego-padres-yu-darvish-roki-sasaki.jpg?w=900&amp;f=3ab9cbfd52d230537643dc72da41357e 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2545479\/san-diego-padres-yu-darvish-roki-sasaki.webp?w=790&amp;f=f904bdf17016fd4900fbab3373ee97a4 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2545479\/san-diego-padres-yu-darvish-roki-sasaki.jpg?w=790&amp;f=f904bdf17016fd4900fbab3373ee97a4 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2545479\/san-diego-padres-yu-darvish-roki-sasaki.webp?w=450&amp;f=e547f9e59df11dbeb2d594b133e44354 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2545479\/san-diego-padres-yu-darvish-roki-sasaki.jpg?w=450&amp;f=e547f9e59df11dbeb2d594b133e44354 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2545479\/san-diego-padres-yu-darvish-roki-sasaki.webp?w=1200&amp;f=f2c404d53402f39ab939e61371067445\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i2545479\" class=\"mapping-embed imgPhoto\" src=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2545479\/san-diego-padres-yu-darvish-roki-sasaki.jpg?w=1200&amp;f=f2c404d53402f39ab939e61371067445\" alt=\"San Diego Padres Yu Darvish Roki Sasaki\" width=\"1200\" height=\"815\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"caption ar23-caption\"><span id=\"short-cap-description\" class=\"cap\">MIAMI, FLORIDA &#8211; MARCH 21: Yu Darvish (L) #11, Roki Sasaki #14 of Team Japan pose after winning theWorld Baseball Classic Championship between United States and Japan at loanDepot park on March 21, 2023 in&#8230;<\/span>\u00a0<button id=\"read-more-cap\">More<\/button>\u00a0<span class=\"credit ar23-credit\">Gene Wang\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;In about a month, Roki Sasaki will be the biggest name on the board and garner the most attention of anybody still on the board. Sasaki has elite stuff, and at just 23 years old, all 30 teams should be going all in with their presentations to try and woo him to their organization. A West Coast team like the Dodgers makes sense, given their marketability and relationship with Japanese players recently,&#8221; Brakebill wrote. &#8220;Sasaki may not be the face of the franchise if he signs with L.A., but he will have a fantastic start to his career. The Dodgers are built to win for many years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Predicting where Sasaki lands is quite difficult. Each team is on nearly even ground financially. A team like the Dodgers has Japanese connections with Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, but this takes a bit of the spotlight away from Sasaki.<\/p>\n<p>San Diego has Yu Darvish, who has been a teammate of Sasaki&#8217;s as well.<\/p>\n<p>Only time will tell where the young flame-thrower will sign. 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