I hope the next headline I write that includes “Roki Sasaki,” “Report,” and “Cubs” is the big one. It’s very hard to understate how big of an impact Sasaki will have on whichever team he picks this offseason (not only because of his obvious talent but because it comes so artificially cheap). But one step at a time. And today, the Cubs took a big first step. According to Bruce Levine, the Chicago Cubs today met (will soon meet?) with Roki Sasaki in Los Angeles, where all of his meetings are taking place.
Roki Sasaki Meeting with Cubs
About a week and a half ago, the Cubs first submitted/presented some sort of tangible “pitch” to Roki Sasaki, and he apparently liked it enough to include them in this round of meetings. To be clear, I am sure a LOT of teams are meeting with Sasaki over the next few weeks, but it’s still good to see them right here in the thick of the process.
Sasaki, 23, is a flame-throwing, right-handed starter. And in case you forgot, the Cubs have kinda been trying hard to add a flame-throwing, right-handed starter to their rotation all offseason. It’s the perfect counter-balance to their collection of lefties and guys who don’t derive their success from velocity. So landing Sasaki is really a triple threat for the Cubs: Young & talented, cheap, and exactly what the rotation is missing.
And in case you forgot, we did get a little glimmer of hope on this front just yesterday (via Jonathan Mayo): “Let’s not ignore teams not on the West Coast entirely. There are some who think the Cubs are serious players here, and after acquiring Kyle Tucker from the Astros, they clearly are thinking they can contend in thewide-openn NL Central. Plus they currently have Shota Imanaga in the rotation and Seiya Suzuki in the lineup.”
Meanwhile, Patrick Mooney and Sahadev Sharma reported that the Cubs are “viewed as a viable contender for the Japanese pitcher” earlier this month.
The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres still must be considered the favorites to land Roki Sasaki when he becomes eligible to sign on January 15, but the Cubs are in this race.
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