02-13-2024, 07:36 PM
Sasaki commits and is enrolling spring quarter! https://x.com/stanfordbsb/status/1757585...kvavskBpwQ
Stanford Baseball 2024
Sasaki commits and is enrolling spring quarter! https://x.com/stanfordbsb/status/1757585...kvavskBpwQ
02-13-2024, 07:40 PM
(02-13-2024, 07:36 PM)Jamesy Wrote: Sasaki commits and is enrolling spring quarter! https://x.com/stanfordbsb/status/1757585...kvavskBpwQ
Holy sh*t!!!
https://gostanford.com/news/2024/2/13/ba...-farm.aspx
(02-13-2024, 07:36 PM)Jamesy Wrote: Sasaki commits and is enrolling spring quarter! https://x.com/stanfordbsb/status/1757585...kvavskBpwQ
Holy sh*t!!!
https://gostanford.com/news/2024/2/13/ba...-farm.aspx
I heard from a UCLA baseball alum that they were also in the running (as was originally rumored Vandy), but he made the right decision!
If you watched this documentary (it was aired on ESPN during the pandemic), his dad was featured as a supporting character endorsing change, kind of foreshadowing this type of trailblazing move.
https://youtu.be/jqV5hOf1EN0?si=MNAV7ZiyNoZQQjHz
If you watched this documentary (it was aired on ESPN during the pandemic), his dad was featured as a supporting character endorsing change, kind of foreshadowing this type of trailblazing move.
https://youtu.be/jqV5hOf1EN0?si=MNAV7ZiyNoZQQjHz
I heard from a UCLA baseball alum that they were also in the running (as was originally rumored Vandy), but he made the right decision!
If you watched this documentary (it was aired on ESPN during the pandemic), his dad was featured as a supporting character endorsing change, kind of foreshadowing this type of trailblazing move.
https://youtu.be/jqV5hOf1EN0?si=MNAV7ZiyNoZQQjHz
If you watched this documentary (it was aired on ESPN during the pandemic), his dad was featured as a supporting character endorsing change, kind of foreshadowing this type of trailblazing move.
https://youtu.be/jqV5hOf1EN0?si=MNAV7ZiyNoZQQjHz
02-14-2024, 01:05 AM
cardfan77 dateline='[url=tel:1707881990' Wrote: 1707881990[/url]']
Wow this Team just got stronger. This is incredible
I don’t think he will play this season if this statement from the press release is accurate- “will join the Cardinal program for the 2025 season.”
"We have an unwritten rule around here not to do anything stupid."
-Casey Jacobsen, Feb 3, 2000
cardfan77 dateline='[url=tel:1707881990' Wrote: 1707881990[/url]']
Wow this Team just got stronger. This is incredible
I don’t think he will play this season if this statement from the press release is accurate- “will join the Cardinal program for the 2025 season.”
"We have an unwritten rule around here not to do anything stupid."
-Casey Jacobsen, Feb 3, 2000
02-14-2024, 08:30 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-14-2024, 08:41 AM by StanfordMatt.)
(10-10-2023, 12:15 PM)StanfordMatt Wrote: Where do we stand in our recruitment of Rintaro???
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/3862...a-baseball
When I posted this last October, I was only joking! Incredible!
Btw, the height (6'0") and weight (250 lbs) listed in this article can't be right, can it???
https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/...-stanford/
That's like a young Harrison Phillips lol.
(This post was last modified: 02-14-2024, 08:41 AM by StanfordMatt.)
(10-10-2023, 12:15 PM)StanfordMatt Wrote: Where do we stand in our recruitment of Rintaro???
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/3862...a-baseball
When I posted this last October, I was only joking! Incredible!
Btw, the height (6'0") and weight (250 lbs) listed in this article can't be right, can it???
https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/...-stanford/
That's like a young Harrison Phillips lol.
02-14-2024, 11:24 AM
(02-14-2024, 08:30 AM)StanfordMatt Wrote:(10-10-2023, 12:15 PM)StanfordMatt Wrote: Where do we stand in our recruitment of Rintaro???
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/3862...a-baseball
When I posted this last October, I was only joking! Incredible!
Btw, the height (6'0") and weight (250 lbs) listed in this article can't be right, can it???
https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/...-stanford/
That's like a young Harrison Phillips lol.
He *is* a big boy. Japanese articles say he is 184cm (6’ 0.44”) and 113kg (249.122lbs). See his video?
https://x.com/stanfordbsb/status/1757585...-v_murI6sA
(02-14-2024, 08:30 AM)StanfordMatt Wrote:(10-10-2023, 12:15 PM)StanfordMatt Wrote: Where do we stand in our recruitment of Rintaro???
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/3862...a-baseball
When I posted this last October, I was only joking! Incredible!
Btw, the height (6'0") and weight (250 lbs) listed in this article can't be right, can it???
https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/...-stanford/
That's like a young Harrison Phillips lol.
He *is* a big boy. Japanese articles say he is 184cm (6’ 0.44”) and 113kg (249.122lbs). See his video?
https://x.com/stanfordbsb/status/1757585...-v_murI6sA
Spiny_Norman dateline='[url=tel:1707897930' Wrote: 1707897930[/url]']I have no inside knowledge. Maybe it’s a typo for 2024 or maybe he is “farmed” until June and picks up with summer ball in preparation for the 2024-2025 season. Japanese schools are essentially done for the year by the end of February so it would be easy for him to be enrolled from this Spring Quarter, which seems to be what the release is saying (again, if it’s accurate!).
cardfan77 dateline='[url=tel:1707881990' Wrote: 1707881990[/url]']
Wow this Team just got stronger. This is incredible
I don’t think he will play this season if this statement from the press release is accurate- “will join the Cardinal program for the 2025 season.”
Spiny_Norman dateline='[url=tel:1707897930' Wrote: 1707897930[/url]']I have no inside knowledge. Maybe it’s a typo for 2024 or maybe he is “farmed” until June and picks up with summer ball in preparation for the 2024-2025 season. Japanese schools are essentially done for the year by the end of February so it would be easy for him to be enrolled from this Spring Quarter, which seems to be what the release is saying (again, if it’s accurate!).
cardfan77 dateline='[url=tel:1707881990' Wrote: 1707881990[/url]']
Wow this Team just got stronger. This is incredible
I don’t think he will play this season if this statement from the press release is accurate- “will join the Cardinal program for the 2025 season.”
02-14-2024, 02:14 PM
(02-14-2024, 11:57 AM)JJJ Wrote:Spiny_Norman dateline='[url=tel:1707897930' Wrote: 1707897930[/url]']I have no inside knowledge. Maybe it’s a typo for 2024 or maybe he is “farmed” until June and picks up with summer ball in preparation for the 2024-2025 season. Japanese schools are essentially done for the year by the end of February so it would be easy for him to be enrolled from this Spring Quarter, which seems to be what the release is saying (again, if it’s accurate!).
cardfan77 dateline='[url=tel:1707881990' Wrote: 1707881990[/url]']
Wow this Team just got stronger. This is incredible
I don’t think he will play this season if this statement from the press release is accurate- “will join the Cardinal program for the 2025 season.”
I read the press release as he will enroll for spring 2024 but not play until spring 2025. Not sure why they don't have him play this year if he's eligible as I would imagine he goes to the MLB draft as soon as eligible.
(02-14-2024, 11:57 AM)JJJ Wrote:Spiny_Norman dateline='[url=tel:1707897930' Wrote: 1707897930[/url]']I have no inside knowledge. Maybe it’s a typo for 2024 or maybe he is “farmed” until June and picks up with summer ball in preparation for the 2024-2025 season. Japanese schools are essentially done for the year by the end of February so it would be easy for him to be enrolled from this Spring Quarter, which seems to be what the release is saying (again, if it’s accurate!).
cardfan77 dateline='[url=tel:1707881990' Wrote: 1707881990[/url]']
Wow this Team just got stronger. This is incredible
I don’t think he will play this season if this statement from the press release is accurate- “will join the Cardinal program for the 2025 season.”
I read the press release as he will enroll for spring 2024 but not play until spring 2025. Not sure why they don't have him play this year if he's eligible as I would imagine he goes to the MLB draft as soon as eligible.
02-14-2024, 02:27 PM
I’m hoping BobK can shed some light on this, including whether he might receive the rare full ride (I understand baseball splits scholarships across players) because the Japanese Yen is so weak and high school teachers/coaches make very little. :)
02-14-2024, 02:38 PM
Hope Ben goes to a game this weekend and learns from his press box buddies. :)
02-14-2024, 06:20 PM
(02-13-2024, 07:36 PM)Jamesy Wrote: Sasaki commits and is enrolling spring quarter! https://x.com/stanfordbsb/status/1757585...kvavskBpwQ
Hang on to those season tix!
(02-13-2024, 07:36 PM)Jamesy Wrote: Sasaki commits and is enrolling spring quarter! https://x.com/stanfordbsb/status/1757585...kvavskBpwQ
Hang on to those season tix!
02-14-2024, 07:26 PM
(02-14-2024, 06:20 PM)TonyLima Wrote:What is the point of enrolling for Spring quarter and not playing for a year? Makes no sense considering his probable talent level. Yes, he has not faced what we consider college level pitching, but Japanese high school pitchers are generally pretty darn good.(02-13-2024, 07:36 PM)Jamesy Wrote: Sasaki commits and is enrolling spring quarter! https://x.com/stanfordbsb/status/1757585...kvavskBpwQ
Hang on to those season tix!
(02-14-2024, 06:20 PM)TonyLima Wrote:What is the point of enrolling for Spring quarter and not playing for a year? Makes no sense considering his probable talent level. Yes, he has not faced what we consider college level pitching, but Japanese high school pitchers are generally pretty darn good.(02-13-2024, 07:36 PM)Jamesy Wrote: Sasaki commits and is enrolling spring quarter! https://x.com/stanfordbsb/status/1757585...kvavskBpwQ
Hang on to those season tix!
02-14-2024, 09:09 PM
(02-14-2024, 07:26 PM)GK3 Wrote:(02-14-2024, 06:20 PM)TonyLima Wrote:What is the point of enrolling for Spring quarter and not playing for a year? Makes no sense considering his probable talent level. Yes, he has not faced what we consider college level pitching, but Japanese high school pitchers are generally pretty darn good.(02-13-2024, 07:36 PM)Jamesy Wrote: Sasaki commits and is enrolling spring quarter! https://x.com/stanfordbsb/status/1757585...kvavskBpwQ
Hang on to those season tix!
Maybe being able to go to classes taught in a foreign language at an elite university in a foreign country halfway around the world without having to worry about being the starting first baseman on a ranked team?
(02-14-2024, 07:26 PM)GK3 Wrote:(02-14-2024, 06:20 PM)TonyLima Wrote:What is the point of enrolling for Spring quarter and not playing for a year? Makes no sense considering his probable talent level. Yes, he has not faced what we consider college level pitching, but Japanese high school pitchers are generally pretty darn good.(02-13-2024, 07:36 PM)Jamesy Wrote: Sasaki commits and is enrolling spring quarter! https://x.com/stanfordbsb/status/1757585...kvavskBpwQ
Hang on to those season tix!
Maybe being able to go to classes taught in a foreign language at an elite university in a foreign country halfway around the world without having to worry about being the starting first baseman on a ranked team?
02-14-2024, 09:25 PM
(02-14-2024, 07:26 PM)GK3 Wrote:(02-14-2024, 06:20 PM)TonyLima Wrote:What is the point of enrolling for Spring quarter and not playing for a year? Makes no sense considering his probable talent level. Yes, he has not faced what we consider college level pitching, but Japanese high school pitchers are generally pretty darn good.(02-13-2024, 07:36 PM)Jamesy Wrote: Sasaki commits and is enrolling spring quarter! https://x.com/stanfordbsb/status/1757585...kvavskBpwQ
Hang on to those season tix!
He is only 17 and likely can't be drafted until 2027. That would still give him 3 years of playing at Stanford before he goes pro. It also likely increases his chances of receiving his degree.
(02-14-2024, 07:26 PM)GK3 Wrote:(02-14-2024, 06:20 PM)TonyLima Wrote:What is the point of enrolling for Spring quarter and not playing for a year? Makes no sense considering his probable talent level. Yes, he has not faced what we consider college level pitching, but Japanese high school pitchers are generally pretty darn good.(02-13-2024, 07:36 PM)Jamesy Wrote: Sasaki commits and is enrolling spring quarter! https://x.com/stanfordbsb/status/1757585...kvavskBpwQ
Hang on to those season tix!
He is only 17 and likely can't be drafted until 2027. That would still give him 3 years of playing at Stanford before he goes pro. It also likely increases his chances of receiving his degree.
02-15-2024, 11:10 AM
(02-14-2024, 10:29 PM)norcard10 Wrote: I'm beyond excited but am I overreacting?
I don't think you are. The kid obliterated the career home run record for Japanese high school baseball and also takes twice as many walks as strikeouts. I'm taking a wild guess, but I'd think he'd project to be at least at the level that Carter Graham reached here. Probably not his freshman year, but who knows.
(02-14-2024, 10:29 PM)norcard10 Wrote: I'm beyond excited but am I overreacting?
I don't think you are. The kid obliterated the career home run record for Japanese high school baseball and also takes twice as many walks as strikeouts. I'm taking a wild guess, but I'd think he'd project to be at least at the level that Carter Graham reached here. Probably not his freshman year, but who knows.
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