Rob Manfred Expecting Roki Sasaki To Sign After Jan. 15
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred expects Roki Sasaki to be part of the 2025 international amateur class.
That would mean that the Japanese pitcher will be posted after Dec. 2 and will not sign with a club before Jan. 15.
\"It kind of looks like the way it\'s going to shake out that the signing there, just because of the timing, will happen in the new pool period,\" Manfred said.
Earlier this month, the Chiba Lotte Marines made official what was anticipated around the baseball industry for months, announcing they would post Sasaki this winter.
The signing period for international free agents stretches from Jan. 15 to Dec. 15 every year. All 30 clubs have 45 days to negotiate with a player from Nippon Professional Baseball once he is posted.