{"id":4237,"date":"2024-11-25T01:26:56","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T01:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=4237"},"modified":"2024-11-25T01:26:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T01:26:56","slug":"breaking-mlb-insider-names-red-sox-as-best-fit-for-young-japanese-ace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=4237","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: MLB insider names Red Sox as best fit for young Japanese ace"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cover\">\n<figure class=\"content-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3761,h_2115,x_0,y_254\/c_fill,w_752,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jd845ag6hmmy9pjpnt.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 768px) 775px, 92vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3761,h_2115,x_0,y_254\/c_fill,w_354,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jd845ag6hmmy9pjpnt.jpg 354w, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3761,h_2115,x_0,y_254\/c_fill,w_708,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jd845ag6hmmy9pjpnt.jpg 708w, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3761,h_2115,x_0,y_254\/c_fill,w_376,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jd845ag6hmmy9pjpnt.jpg 376w, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3761,h_2115,x_0,y_254\/c_fill,w_752,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jd845ag6hmmy9pjpnt.jpg 752w, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3761,h_2115,x_0,y_254\/c_fill,w_731,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jd845ag6hmmy9pjpnt.jpg 731w, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3761,h_2115,x_0,y_254\/c_fill,w_675,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jd845ag6hmmy9pjpnt.jpg 675w, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3761,h_2115,x_0,y_254\/c_fill,w_1350,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jd845ag6hmmy9pjpnt.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3761,h_2115,x_0,y_254\/c_fill,w_2025,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/14\/01jd845ag6hmmy9pjpnt.jpg 2025w\" alt=\"World Baseball Classic Semifinals: Mexico v Japan\" width=\"3761\" height=\"2115\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"World Baseball Classic Semifinals: Mexico v Japan\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><figcaption>World Baseball Classic Semifinals: Mexico v Japan \/ Jasen Vinlove\/Miami Marlins\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"main-body\">\n<div class=\"primary-content\"><main class=\"body\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"inline-text\">The Boston Red Sox have a well-established need for starting pitching, and the team has been vocal about its plans to scour the free agency and trade markets to fortify the pitching staff.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"inline-text\">A long-awaited international free agent may be able to help the Sox reinvigorate their rotation.\u00a0Twenty-three-year-old fireballer Roki Sasaki\u00a0will be posted as an MLB free agent by his current Nippon Professional Baseball team sometime in December. The Red Sox are expected to be active in his market.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"inline-text\">MLB insider Jim Bowden named Boston\u00a0as his top landing spot for Sasaki. The young ace is expected to be incredibly popular after he&#8217;s posted, though, so the Red Sox will have some competition for his services.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"inline-text\">Due to Sasaki&#8217;s age, he&#8217;s only eligible for a minor-league deal. MLB international free agent restrictions forbid any foreign players under 25 from signing a standard contract. 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He\u00a0clocked 125 strikeouts, 10.5 strikeouts per nine innings\u00a0and allowed just two homers. Sasaki&#8217;s fastball touches triple digits on the radar gun and he&#8217;s one of the fastest pitchers in NPB history, alongside Shohei Ohtani.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"inline-text\">Bowden explained that Sasaki is likely to sign with a big market team despite clubs being able to use their international signing pool money. In a market like Boston, he would be able to secure sponsorships with Japanese companies and make some extra money. Bowden also credited the Red Sox&#8217;s newly revamped pitching program as a draw for the young flamethrower.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"inline-text\">Boston&#8217;s chief baseball officer Craig Breslow has an eye for pitching, and if Sasaki&#8217;s stuff is as deadly as advertised, the Sox should be big players in his market. 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