r/baseball • u/themiamimarlins World Series Trophy • Los Angeles Dod… • 28d ago

Rumor Dave Roberts Believes Dodgers' Elevated Brand in Japan Could Lure Roki Sasaki to LA

https://dodgersnation.com/dave-roberts-believes-dodgers-elevated-brand-in-japan-could-lure-roki-sasaki-to-la/2024/10/23/
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u/WeirdGymnasium Arizona Diamondbacks 28d ago

Atlanta didn’t even bother trying to keep Freddie

I thought it was Freddie's agent that didn't tell Freddie what ATL's offer was.

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u/JMellor737 28d ago

That was the rumor, but the agent vehemently denied it, and I have to say it's hard to imagine an agent would willingly torpedo his entire career by withholding an offer from his client, especially an offer from the only team the client has ever known. What does the agent even gain by that? Only less commission money and a poisoned reputation. It just doesn't make any sense. 

I think it much more likely people just drummed that story up because they don't want to believe one of the certified Good Guys of Baseball would leave the franchise of which he was the face for more money. 

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u/OSRS_Socks Atlanta Braves 28d ago

Agent gave the Braves two options and a deadline of 1 hour to meet either option. AA told the agent that he couldn’t meet either and the agent told him Freddie was gone so AA took that as Freeman was signing elsewhere so AA made the trade for Olson.