The agent of pitcher Shota Imanaga, who is aiming to transfer from professional baseball and DeNA to the big leagues, was interviewed at the venue of the Winter Meeting held in Tennessee on the 6th, and revealed that "more than 10 clubs are interested, although there are differences in the level" regarding the status of negotiations so far.
As for Imanaga, who is aiming to move from DeNA to the big leagues through the posting system, there are media reports that there is a possibility of a contract reaching $1 million, partly due to the high demand for starting pitchers in the MLB transfer market.
Under these circumstances, Yoshinobu Hasegawa, who represents pitcher Imanaga, gave an interview at the venue of the Winter Meeting held in Nashville, Tennessee on the 6th, and said that "although there are differences in the level, more than 10 clubs are interested" in the negotiations so far.
He said that he has no plans to meet the pitcher himself in person with the baseball team, but he revealed that he has already met with several clubs online.
Hasegawa said, "There are teams that I have seen many times in Japan, and there are also teams that are interested in the data part, such as the characteristic straight, and there are many teams that want a left-handed starter, which is a big strength." I think a team that feels like he can be a better pitcher because he has a strong desire to improve."
Regarding future negotiations, he said, "The transfer market will not move unless Shohei Ohtani and pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto are decided first, so we are at the stage where we are assessing the situation without being in a hurry, regardless of the timing."