Dallas – Dave Dombrowski said on Tuesday that there had been countless discussions on countless ways to improve phillies.
The club has spoken of the right -hander of free agent Sasaki Roki.
“We are like everyone else, we are very interested,” said Dombrowski in the rest of the Phillies during winter meetings. “My understanding is that they will meet (internally) first. They know that everyone is interested. Then they will make certain clubs known that they are always involved in the process. We are ready to make a presentation. Our employees have been working on it for a long time. But they must tell us that you are one of the so-called clubs where he is ready to go.
“We hope we are in this group, but we don’t know.”
Sasaki, 23, could be the most coveted free agent on the market because of his talent, his age and his price. The Japanese right -hander was officially published Monday by the Chiba Lotte Marines. Its 45 -day window to negotiate with the teams started on Tuesday.
Sasaki agent Joel Wolfe said everyone had the opportunity to sign Sasaki, although the dodgers and the paadres are perceived as favorites.
There has been speculation that Sasaki prefers a team from the west coast or a team that has already signed a Japanese player, which phillies have never done. Wolfe said on Tuesday that small and medium teams are in the mixture. In fact, Sasaki could prefer this, which seems to be another strike against Philadelphia.
But Wolfe said geography had never been raised in conversations with Sasaki. He also said Sasaki was open to playing in a team without a recent history of signing Japanese stars.
“My advice in Roki,” said Wolfe, “is to go with an open mind.”
Sasaki will only receive international bonus money, plus a recruit salary. For the Phillies, Sasaki would be a coup. They could get a high -end starter and not breathe in front of the fourth luxury tax threshold of $ 301 million. This is something that phils would like to avoid, although Dombrowski said: “This will not prevent us from making movements at this stage.”
“You are still interested in good players,” he said. “And it’s a premium guy. We would be delighted to bring in the future, Sasaki and (Proscement n ° 2 Andrew Painter) Amential for the years to come. It would be pretty good.
The Phillies expect to learn in the coming days if they will pitch Sasaki. They could be long, but ultimately someone from Japan will sign with Philadelphia. The phils hope it’s the year.
Philadelphia explored the professions that involve a third basic player Alec BohmPartly because it is one of the most precious products in the club: a third basic star player under the control of the team for the next two seasons. It should be noted that manager Rob Thomson recently told him.
“I just wanted to let him know that we are not – this guy is a very good player,” said Thomson. “We do not do it facing it. But because he is a good player, there are a lot of interest for him other teams. Obviously, you have to do your homework and talk to people and listen to. … I think it is probably the first time that he has experienced something like that, so I just want to relieve his mind. It’s part of the business.”
There have been a lot on the Bohm bench in match 2 of the series of the National League division and how emotional it can be on the field.
“I don’t know where it comes from, but it’s an emotional guy,” said Thomson. “He cares very much. So he shows his emotion. Believe me, he is not the only one in the club that shows their emotion and slams a helmet or a bat from time. But it just shows me that he cares.”
Thomson mentioned the possibility of mixing the programming in 2025. Perhaps Kyle Schwarber arrives fourth. Maybe Trea Turner strikes first.
And Bryce Harper hit your head? A crazy idea? Perhaps, but Shohei Ohtani struck the first for dodgers this season. Ketel Marte d’Arizona, Gunnar Henderson de Baltimore, Francisco Lindor des Mets and Mookie Betts of Dodgers to start the season.
“I also thought about it,” said Thomson. “It is something that would be a long conversation, I think. I’m not sure Bryce would be willing to go. I think the more you get hitters for the best strikers, the better you have.
The phillies could use another starter n ° 5 to hold the strong until the painter’s time came next summer, but the club said that he was ready to move forward with what is on the list of 40 men. It’s a group that understands Taijuan Walker And Tyler Phillips and Prospects Mick Abel (N ° 6), Moldy chace (N ° 26) and Seth Johnson (N ° 15), among others.
“It is really in the air, but I hope that the program that Taijuan is implemented, and he wins this speed, he wins the additional things he needs to miss bats and obtaining sweet contact,” said Thomson, referring to the training sessions of Walker in Arizona. “I know he is working on it. I know that the program is a good program and it has worked in the past. I hope it happens. “
