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Well, he will be a "bit long in the tooth" 28, but sure...

He's the #81 international prospect right now... So revise my #14-16 to late 20's/early 30's in Sox system ranking. Still the most exciting overall outfield prospects after Montgomery in terms of overall God-given tools.

Productive/clutch aren't measurables? Poor Crede and Uribe...and Harrelson. And Danny Wright and Baldwin were good based on win totals in past years...2000/03.

"This year, the Padres are not attached to any of the upper-echelon prospects, in part because they’re all-in on Sasaki. Baseball America’s top-100 international board currently links the Padres to Dominican shortstop Jhoan De La Cruz (No. 43), Venezuelan shortstop Deivid Coronil (No. 50), Dominican left-hander Carlos Alvarez (No. 69) and Venezuelan outfielder Sebastian Peña (No. 77). The Padres could attempt to push their handshake deals into the 2026 window, but that’s more complicated than it seems. The White Sox have swiped Venezuelan outfielder Orlando Patiño (No. 81) from the Dodgers for an expected $570,000, up from the $400,000 he was going to sign for with Los Angeles, according to Baseball America." Dodgers can add as much as $3,000,000 from trading pool money with other teams, bringing their total closer to $8.25 million and Blue Jays/Padres could both go over $10 million each, total https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/01/14/as-international-signing-period-opens-padres-await-roki-sasakis-decision/

If you're not good enough to make the potentially worst bullpen in big league history...probably not a good sign for MLB career longevity.

Add too late and you risk losing a Rodon to FA or Anderson to ineffectiveness...add too early and you shorten the competitive window down to 3-4 seasons. San Diego is basically done for 2-3 years without Sasaki...as 2024 was their last, best opportunity to knock off LA. Same with Toronto if they lose Bichette and Guerrero.

would you ever consider trades with the White Sox to intentionally shore up their weaknesses in order to make them more competitive vs. their AL Central rivals (that are beating the Sox up so badly and getting a disproportionate number of WC berths)? For example, a spare minor league CFer after Robert is traded or a competent SS? Thinking of teams like Seattle Boston TB Toronto Baltimore Texas and Houston specifically... Loaning Enrique Bradfield for 1 year to play CF, for example? If Manfred is going to allow the LAD Evil Empire (apologies to Japan) to continue expanding...why shouldn't coastal teams fighting for playoff berths in other divisions be able to think ”strategic alliance”... about how to legally assist the lowly White Sox? Concept of marginal utility/opportunity cost here...where benefits of a better White Sox team outweigh incremental improvements to one's own team.

Well we obviously need more garbage relievers to somehow get hot this season so we can flip them to contending teams for more garbage position players at 1B DH RF LF 2B.

The Padres put all their eggs in the Sasaki basket and were recently asking prospects to wait back for the 2026 class. Blue Jays have just one guy in the $1-1.5 million range...so it's not like there are a huge number of Top 30-50 prospects in their signing class.

Just don't look at his major league ERA last year....

The economy inflation and anti-woke movement were going to be intractable foes for virtually any Democrat. Not even sure Michelle Obama would have won with the political headwinds.

That's the really tough part for Final Four attendees....lose on Sat and you have zero desire to stay for Monday night.

Well...if that does happen, Dylan Cease Luis Arraez and Robert Suarez all immediately go on the trade block as they will have no choice but to refill their farm and wait on the eventual arrivals of Salas and deVrieze. Michael King will be traded as well unless they can agree on an extension. Meanwhile, Rockies fans will be left wondering why they continue to exist. You simply can't afford to consistently compete with the LAD in a small media market without a handsome RSN deal as a backstop...long term contracts for guys like Machado Bogaerts Darvish Musgrove and Cronenworth will eventually force tough personnel decisions.

Pedro Grifol is still available as a team-building associate...or would he have to forfeit some of his 2025 guaranteed salary from JR?

All the former Royals!!! We just can't quit them. At least he attended the same university as Robin Ventura, Josh Fields. And he will ONLY be 28 at the start of next season... Height / Weight 6-3 / 225 Bats / Throws Right / Right Birthdate January 27,1997 Age: 27.353 Place Plano, Texas High School Prestonwood Christian Academy (Plano,TX) Colleges Oklahoma State University (Stillwater,OK) Drafted/Signed 2018-13-392-Kansas City Royals Signing Bonus $ 247,500 Service Time 1.014 (2023) MLB Debut September 17,2021 Update Player Bio | Compare Playe

It won't be so funny to East and West coast teams/owners if at least three playoff teams come from the AL Central again due to head to head massacres of the Sox.

https://www.mlb.com/news/roki-sasaki-finalists-breakdown https://sports.yahoo.com/roki-sasakis-free-agency-what-you-need-to-know-as-the-japanese-star-nears-an-mlb-decision-200550721.html

Posturing...nobody took it at face value as anything but an attempt to extort public financing for a potential new stadium at 78.

https://science.sandiegozoo.org/species/pacific-pocket-mouse Well, it's not exactly a simplistic debate...another version of lumberjack jobs vs. the spotted owl's extinction. Whenever the natural ecosystem is altered...there are consequences that are not often considered to wildlife habitats.

Not an MSU fan?

Some new facts: SD the last team to meet with him, in SD...in Toronto last week. Preller has learned Japanese...and haven't done a single thing this off season. SD is a much more compact city....much smaller media market, feels more close knit as a community. LA has wildfires and earthquakes/climate change going against it moreso than SD. Yu Darvish under contract for at least 3 to 4 more years. Share the same agent. SD holding back all their powder on international signing class for WED....

After the Flores/Tua situation in Miami you're taking quite a risk.

There don't seem to be any conditions placed...with the A's very specifically, a carve out was done to protect them because of the relocation and attendance issues.

"USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reported in November that the team plans to carry a payroll of around $100 million next season. If that’s to be believed, the A’s, currently at approximately $64 million, have a ways to go. There are two main forces pushing the financial aggressiveness, one simple and one multi-tentacled. The kinder, more straightforward reading goes like this: The A’s, in an attempt to drum up fan support in Sacramento and Las Vegas, are actually investing in the on-field product. Even an average three years in the California capital could get fans in Southern Nevada excited about the club’s planned desert arrival in 2028. Securing a player such as Rooker gives future A’s fans in Vegas something to watch and care about before the team shows up. But that dynamic, while a fortunate byproduct, is not the biggest factor driving the organization’s offseason. That’s because the A’s, according to the current collective bargaining agreement, need to enter 2025 with a payroll around $105 million in order to receive the $70 million in revenue-sharing funds that they are expecting."

Well, it only takes ONE buyer. But a healthy competition would drive the price higher...that said, looking at it fr a Buffett value investing standpoint, it's about as undervalued an asset as you will ever find for a franchise in a US major media market. Remember, the RSN bubble officially blew up two years ago in the majors...except for those top 6-8 teams, it has pretty much been a blood bath. That said....the stock market has jumped 30-40% higher the past couple of years, Bitcoin, Nvidia, etc.