{"id":2941,"date":"2024-11-21T03:13:17","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T03:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=2941"},"modified":"2024-11-21T03:13:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T03:13:17","slug":"dodgers-rumors-roki-sasakis-expected-signing-date-revealed-by-rob-manfred","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=2941","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers Rumors: Roki Sasaki\u2019s Expected Signing Date Revealed by Rob Manfred"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred told reporters on Wednesday that he expects superstar Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki to be a part of the 2025 international signing class.<span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-613\" class=\"ezoic-adpicker-ad\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>With the 2024 class almost over, Sasaki will open up greater financial opportunities by waiting until the 2025 class, which begins on Jan. 15.<\/p>\n<p>That has appeared to be the plan all along for Sasaki, and on Wednesday, Manfred confirmed just that.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=noahcamras&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1859369106144653593&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fdodgersnation.com%2Fdodgers-rumors-roki-sasakis-expected-signing-date-revealed-by-rob-manfred%2F2024%2F11%2F20%2F&amp;sessionId=67989ce536c2e0255ba3218e1fd733b44e1b3a04&amp;siteScreenName=dodgersnation&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1859369106144653593\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Sasaki is widely expected to\u00a0sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers\u00a0when he officially gets posted by the Chiba Lotte Marines. However, since he\u2019s still considered an amateur free agent, he will only be eligible to sign for a team\u2019s international bonus pool. That means it will be an even playing field for all 30 teams, and the bigger markets won\u2019t have any financial advantages.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the Dodgers offer plenty of advantages to Sasaki, who is reportedly looking for a team with great player development. The Dodgers are one of the best teams in MLB at developing prospects, and they also are home to two of the biggest Japanese stars in MLB in Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"stream-item-size\"><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-184\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/1254144,54622027\/dodgersnation_com-large-leaderboard-2_0__container__\">\n<p>On top of that, the Dodgers are coming off a World Series victory, and will be the favorites to repeat in 2025. 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