You know, Eddie, if you were negotiating with someone, would you honor their wishes?

Because I think it would make sense to do that, right?

I take you to Show Hey Otani.

Biggest name in free agency in Major League Baseball, all these teams are trying to woo show hey, trying to get him to join their organization.

And meanwhile, Dave Roberts, he says, yeah, show hey wants to keep everything private. He doesn't

want any details to be shared. But I'm just going to let it be known that, yeah, we met with the guy

for two to three hours.

I don't understand why you would do that.

Why, if you're trying to get Shohei to join the Dodgers, would you do something that you know he doesn't want?

He doesn't want anything publicized, and Dave Roberts publicized it.

It makes no sense.

Well, but I mean, look, I would err on the side of caution if I were any team talking to him.

I wouldn't, you know, I would not do anything close to, you know, upsetting him.

So I get that.

But, you know, does that include not even saying we met with the guy?

I mean, can you not, I mean, isn't it, isn't it kind of well known the teams he's meeting with?

Yeah, you would think so.

You know what I mean? I understand what you're saying. And like I said, if it was me, I wouldn't take any chance on saying anything. If any of us ask the question, I'd be like, I can't comment on it. Just in case. But, I mean, is it that? Is Otani that, you know, strict or, you know, as far as not

wanting anything out that teams can't even say they met with them? Yeah. Well, this is from Ken

Rosenthal, who was mentioning Otani's agent.

And the agent has warned all these teams that leaking any details of the process would be held against them.

Okay. Details.

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