Mr. Scott Boras, who is in charge of Masanao Yoshida and Shintaro Fujinami
Scott Boras, who is known as a “smart agent” and has represented many major leaguers and Japanese players such as Masanao Yoshida and Shintaro Fujinami, spoke to the press at a GM conference being held in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA. I responded. Regarding free agency trends this off-season, he said that the demand for starting pitchers in the absence of pitcher Shohei Ohtani (Angels free agent) is “the highest I’ve ever seen.”
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Although Ohtani won 10 games this season and achieved double-digit wins for the second year in a row, it is certain that he will miss all of next season as a pitcher due to right elbow surgery. When asked about the impact of not hitting the free agent market as a pitcher, he explained, “The demand for Snell, Montgomery, Ryu, Maeda, Manaia, and Paxton has increased significantly.” He analyzed that the overall demand for starting pitchers has increased, and said that the interest from teams in starting pitchers was “the highest I’ve ever seen.”
Next season will be focused on batters, but regarding the fate of the competition for Otani, who is attracting the most attention from the FA, he said, “Even if a team willing to spend money on a top-tier player cannot acquire the player they are aiming for, they will not be able to acquire the pitcher.” “It is possible to switch to acquiring players in different positions.” Even if he loses in the competition, he only emphasizes that he has many options.
Regarding the Dodgers, who are said to be the favorites to acquire Ohtani, it depends on the movements of designated hitter JD Martinez, who became a free agent. He speculated, “We’ll have to fill the DH position with those two (Otani and Martinez) or other players,” adding, “It’s possible that J.D. Martinez will sign before Shohei’s (contract) is finalized, and Shohei’s It’s possible that the contract will be decided first, because there are teams that won’t participate in the race to sign them.”
(Full-Count Editorial Department)
2023-11-09 11:00:29
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