Roki Sasaki's agent Joel Wolfe blasted MLB executives for floating rumors that the Japanese pitcher has a handshake contract agreement with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
by the Chiba Lotte Marines, the Nippon Professional Baseball team he has played for in Japan, the World Series-champion Los Angeles Dodgers quickly emerged as the favorites to land the ace righthander.
Wolfe, insulted by the consensus belief of baseball's executives, strongly denied that any such agreement exists. The Dodgers, with $2.5 million left, currently possess the most remaining international bonus pool money of any MLB team for the 2024 signing period, which ends on Dec.15. This is likely why many believed he was headed to Los Angeles.
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