
Roki Sasaki favorites emerging with Yankees, Mets fighting uphill battles
NY Post
Both the Yankees and Mets were given meetings with superstar Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki but both surely understand they’re not the favorites here.
The Dodgers remain favored, followed by the Padres.
The Dodgers established themselves as the team for Japan’s stars, but Sasaki’s admiration of Padres ace Yu Darvish and a clear path to be their ace gives them a shot.
The Mets could sell their recent pitching successes and the Yankees their long history of winning.
But it’ll be a shock if he doesn’t land on the West Coast.
The Cubs and Rangers, with histories of success with Japanese stars, also received audiences.

Suddenly, someone had hit a rewind button and everyone had been transported back seven months. It was early spring instead of late fall, it was broiling hot outside the arena walls and not freezing cold. Everyone was back at TD Garden. There were 19,156 frenzied fans on their feet begging for blood, poised for the kill.












