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Roki Sasaki Next Team Odds: Potential MLB Destinations for Japan Star Pitcher

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One of Japan’s top pitchers, Roki Sasaki is on his way to the MLB as the Chiba Lotte Marines are posting the 23-year-old flamethrower. It’s expected that several top MLB teams will be bidding huge amounts of money for his services.

Bookies.com veteran oddsmaker Adam Thompson has put together hypothetical MLB odds for what MLB team will land Sasaki in free agency this offseason. See the odds below.

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Roki Sasaki 2025 Team Odds

TeamOddsPercentage (%)
Los Angeles Dodgers+30025.0
San Diego Padres+32523.5
New York Yankees+75011.8
San Francisco Giants+9509.5
New York Mets+10009.1
Boston Red Sox+12007.7
Seattle Mariners+14006.7
Chicago Cubs+15006.3
Philadelphia Phillies+15006.3
The Field+15006.3

Odds are projected and do not reflect any odds that may be available at legal betting sites or betting apps.

MLB Teams Likely to Pursue Roki Sasaki

Thompson has zeroed in on several teams that may be interested in signing him. Once Sasaki is posted, all 30 teams have 45 days to negotiate with him. 

The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres are strong "co-favorites" to land Sasaki. Many Japanese and Korean imports prefer the West Coast teams for the distance. The Dodgers are the defending World Series champions, while the Padres gave L.A. its toughest test to the crown and have the revered Yu Darvish on the roster. Each would be an enticing destination for Sasaki. 

The New York Yankees and New York Mets are both strongly interested in adding Sasaki to the rotation. While this is a bidding way to be certain, the money must come from the international bonus pool, and so teams like the Yankees and Mets (and Dodgers) cannot simply outbid others as is often the case in free agency. 

The Yankees are poised to make another run to the World Series, while the Mets are highly motivated to get back to the postseason and does have top Japanese pitcher Kodai Senga already in the fold.  

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The San Francisco Giants and Seattle Mariners could be enticing to Sasaki, and while the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies may be outliers not as high on Sasaki's wish list, those teams have already reportedly shown interest. 

There are other MLB teams in the field that could make a run at Sasaki, including the Arizona Diamondbacks and Texas Rangers, two teams with playoff aspirations that could use starting pitching.

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Adam Martin for Bookies.com
Adam Martin
A writer based out of Toronto, Adam Martin has covered professional sports, with an emphasis on sports gambling, for more than a decade, writing for such outlets as The Toronto Star and Sportsnet. He is an expert in UFC, while also covering NHL betting and the Stanley Cup.