With Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki's decision imminent, the number of candidates he will choose has narrowed down to three teams.안전놀이터

According to local media reports on the 14th (Korea time), the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, and Toronto Blue Jays will leave the last gate with the so-called "Sasaki scramble" Finalis.

Now, Sasaki has to decide her future for 10 days after 11 p.m. on the 15th, when the international amateur signing period begins in 2025, and until 7 a.m. on the 24th, the deadline for posting negotiations.

In this regard, MLB.com said, "Sasaki's highly anticipated decision could be made immediately after the international amateur contract period begins on Wednesday." This means that Sasaki's Major League debut club could be revealed as early as the 16th.

The three teams have different positions on the day. Dodgers, which has seen Sasaki since high school, is confident on the outside because it has put in a lot of effort. However, it seems that Sasaki cannot hide its nervousness. The reason is that Sasaki met with officials from the Blue Jays and Padres last weekend in Toronto and San Diego, respectively.

Of the eight clubs that Sasaki negotiated face-to-face at the end of last year and received presentation materials, only San Diego and Toronto negotiated twice. Perhaps because of this, the Dodgers sent back shortstop Darrell Morell from the Dominican Republic and outfielder Orlando Patino from Venezuela, who had already agreed to a contract on the 12th, to give Sasaki a penny more as the down payment to give him is limited to the full range of international syncing bonuses. They decided to receive $1.1 million and $400,000, respectively, which was canceled.

Francis Romero, a BBWAA reporter who announced the news, said that by putting the contract between the two players on hold, the Dodgers can bet about 3.6 million U.S. dollars for Sasaki. The Dodgers has the lowest number of international syncing bonus pools among the 30 teams in 2025 at 5.14 million dollars.

San Diego, on the other hand, is very relaxed. The Athletic reported that they had a meeting with Sasaki, who visited San Diego last weekend, and discussed specific contract terms. Notably, as it became known that Sasaki practiced pitching at Petco Park, expectations are high that he will form a rotation with Darvish Yu, his idol.

San Diego coach Mike Shildt already said last month, "We think we are the right team for Sasaki for a number of reasons. We are confident that Sasaki will be our player as best we can. We are optimistic."

Toronto is less likely than the Dodgers and the San Diego Padres. However, Toronto seems to be all-in on Sasaki again, losing Juan Soto and Corbin Burns, who worked hard in the FA market. "How many Toronto fans will want to take the risk of having to bet on hope again at a time when they failed to catch Soto and Burns after losing in the scramble for Otani?" Canadian media SportsNet said. "There are more reasons to be excited about the possibility of recruiting Sasaki."

San Diego and Toronto's international Sinning Bonus pool is equal to $6.26 million.

Sasaki is an international amateur FA under the age of 25, so he can receive a down payment within the "International Cyning Bonus Pool" set for each club. Shohei Ohtani also joined the Los Angeles Angels at the end of 2017 with a Cyning Bonus of $2.315 million.

If Sasaki is not covered by the international Cyning Bonus Pool, experts estimate that Yoshinobu Yamamoto will receive at least $325 million (about 474.6 billion won) in treatment for 12 years with the Dodgers last year.