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As the 2024 MLB Winter Meetings wrap up in Dallas, the baseball world is still discussing the historic contract the New York Mets gave Juan Soto. However, on Tuesday, it was another young, budding superstar who had baseball buzzing, as more details emerged about Japanese star pitcher Roki Sasaki and his free agency.
Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discuss the media scrum with Sasaki’s agent, Joel Wolfe, which provided a little more clarity on the pitcher’s intentions to come to the United States to pitch next season, if accepting the bigger deal is a priority for him and why he is choosing a different route than his compatriot Shohei Ohtani.
Also on this episode of Baseball Bar-B-Cast, the guys talk about the St. Louis Cardinals putting All-Star third baseman Nolan Arenado on the trade block and where he might end up, whether the New York Yankees don’t offer a Juan Soto’s suite during negotiations was actually a deciding factor that brought him to the New York Mets and provides an update on Scott Boras’ offseason scoreboard after Tyler O’Neill and Michael Conforto signed deals.
(1:35) – The Opener: Roki Sasaki Update
(15:35) – A stupid question: Soto’s dramatic suite
(24:00) – Sandblasted in the commercial block
(30:56) – Around the League: signings of free agents
(39:40) – Scott Boras Offseason Scoreboard Update
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