I just went and got the quote myself...
"Of course, I’d enjoy playing alongside Ohtani, Yamamoto, and Sasaki," Imai told the former Major League pitcher and two-time World Baseball Classic champion, "but winning against a team like that and becoming a world champion would be the most valuable...
I guess he could just come out and say he doesn't wanna play for a team known to be a Japanese hotbed. Seems dumb to burn a bridge when said bridge spends big and makes you spend bigger to beat them. Seems dumb though
I'm a natural skeptic, so I'll say that is bc he can't play for the dodgers. Again, I wanna be wrong, but after the sports run im on (miss state football 3 years, grizzlies 2 seasons, saints 4 seasons, and braves last year), I just assume the worst
Any Japanese player that doesn't sign with the dodgers, I'll just assume he isn't an elite player. If he signs with the Braves, I'll certainly hope I'm wrong
Why even waste time worrying about that guy? If he really does have TOR potential, he will be a dodger. If he isn't a dodger, he probably isn't that good
Probably should at least look at the hand pitching they will face. Ozuna is projected at 116 wrc+ this season. Last season vs rhp, yaz was 126 wrc+, dubon was 111 wrc+ vs lhp, and Murphy was 123 wrc+ vs lhp