{"id":4466,"date":"2026-07-21T21:36:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T12:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/?post_type=news&p=4466"},"modified":"2026-10-13T14:06:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T05:06:12","slug":"staksrud-mlp-trade","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/news\/staksrud-mlp-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"\u30b9\u30bf\u30af\u30b9\u30eb\u30c9\u304cNJ5s\u3078\u79fb\u7c4d\u3001MLP\u30c8\u30ec\u30fc\u30c9\u304c\u6620\u3059\u8208\u884c\u3068\u5747\u8861\u306e\u8ab2\u984c"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Inside the deadline-day blockbuster<\/h2>\n

In a deal with the Orlando Squeeze, the NJ5s acquired Staksrud, who is strong in singles, doubles and mixed alike, along with Milan Rane on the women's side. They sent out Martin Emmrich and Lina Padegimaite, plus cash. MLP's second trade window opened on March 2 and closed at noon Eastern on July 20. The move landed right on that deadline.<\/p>\n

The expectation had been that if the NJ5s landed a top men's player, they would have to give up one of their existing mainstays, Noe Khlif or Will Howells. Instead they kept both and added Staksrud on top. Adding a world-class player without thinning the roster has sent a shock through the league.<\/p>\n\n

Who is Staksrud<\/h2>\n

Federico Staksrud is 30 and from Buenos Aires, Argentina. He came from tennis, turned pro in 2021, and has reached world No. 1 in singles on the PPA Tour, where he still ranks near the top. He is an all-rounder who plays singles, men's doubles and mixed. In MLP's team format, a player who can carry several events is worth more. Able to enter multiple events, Staksrud fills a team's gaps all at once.<\/p>\n\n

Sorting out what moved in the trade<\/h2>\n

The trade paired an exchange of players with cash on top. US pickleball media report that MLP allows up to $200,000 in cash per player in a trade (about 31.6 million yen at roughly 158 yen to the dollar). The figure here was not disclosed, but the fact that this much cash can move for a single player is itself evidence of money flowing into the league.<\/p>\n

\n\n
Team<\/th>Players acquired and what was given up<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n
New Jersey 5s<\/td>F. Staksrud \/ Milan Rane<\/td><\/tr>\n
Orlando Squeeze<\/td>M. Emmrich \/ L. Padegimaite plus cash (undisclosed)<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n

Everyone else is playing for third: how the league reacted<\/h2>\n

Players and commentators did not mince words about the move. Pro player Zane Navratil said the rest of the teams in the league are basically fighting for third place, framing the title race as down to the NJ5s and one other side. Orlando's return drew criticism, with commentator Erik Tice saying bluntly that he did not see it as a good deal for Orlando.<\/p>\n

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The questions Japan's emerging pro sports should be asking<\/h2>\n
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Gather stars on one team and attention jumps. But what makes a league of competing teams fun is not knowing who will win. By allowing cash trades and keeper designations, MLP created a structure where stars gravitate to the teams with money. That lifts the show, but it also hands the league homework on how to maintain competitive balance.<\/p>\n

While the US runs ahead on capital-fueled roster building, corporate-led professionalization is under way in Japan as well. Sansan launched the PX LEAGUE, a team pro league, creating an entry point where companies own teams (The day six companies own teams, and how Sansan's PX LEAGUE changed the way to take part<\/a>\uff09\u3002\u958b\u5e55\u4e88\u5b9a\u306f2026\u5e7410\u6708\u3060\u3002\u898f\u6a21\u306f\u307e\u3060\u5c0f\u3055\u3044\u304c\u3001\u3060\u304b\u3089\u3053\u305d\u6700\u521d\u306b\u30c9\u30e9\u30d5\u30c8\u3084\u6226\u529b\u5747\u8861\u306e\u30eb\u30fc\u30eb\u3092\u8a2d\u8a08\u3057\u3066\u304a\u304f\u610f\u5473\u306f\u5927\u304d\u3044\u3002\u30b9\u30bf\u30fc\u504f\u5728\u3092\u653e\u7f6e\u3059\u308c\u3070\u4e00\u5f37\u3067\u8208\u884c\u304c\u51b7\u3081\u308b\u3002\u304b\u3068\u3044\u3063\u3066\u7e1b\u308a\u3059\u304e\u308c\u3070\u3001\u30b9\u30bf\u30fc\u7372\u5f97\u3068\u3044\u3046\u308f\u304b\u308a\u3084\u3059\u3044\u7269\u8a9e\u3082\u751f\u307e\u308c\u306a\u3044\u3002MLP\u306e\u30c8\u30ec\u30fc\u30c9\u306f\u3001\u305d\u306e\u7dda\u5f15\u304d\u306e\u751f\u304d\u305f\u5b9f\u4f8b\u3092\u898b\u305b\u3066\u304f\u308c\u308b\u3002<\/p>\n\n

The more money moves, the more pickleball becomes a sport to watch<\/h2>\n

Tens of millions of yen riding on a single player's trade reflects how far MLP has matured as an investment. Sponsor capital keeps flowing into the league, and major brands continue to sign on as title sponsors (Amway bought the MLP title, so why put its name on the sport's home stage<\/a>). A growing playing population and rising event value feed each other, and the player transfer market itself is becoming something to watch.<\/p>\n

The results are worth watching too. Teams have upset the odds before (Revenge a year in the making in the same city, as Dallas beats rival Columbus<\/a>\uff09\u3001\u8d85\u30c1\u30fc\u30e0\u304c\u5fc5\u305a\u52dd\u3064\u3068\u306f\u9650\u3089\u306a\u3044\u3002\u8a66\u91d1\u77f3\u306fMLP\u30aa\u30fc\u30e9\u30f3\u30c9\uff082026\u5e747\u670830\u65e5\u301c8\u67082\u65e5\uff09\u3060\u3002\u30b9\u30bf\u30af\u30b9\u30eb\u30c9\u3092\u52a0\u3048\u305fNJ5s\u304c\u3001\u305d\u306e\u5e03\u9663\u3092\u52dd\u5229\u306b\u5909\u3048\u3089\u308c\u308b\u304b\u304c\u554f\u308f\u308c\u308b\u3002<\/p>\n\n

The NJ5s' new roster and what to watch next<\/h2>\n
\n\n
Team<\/th>New Jersey 5s (NJ5s)<\/td><\/tr>\n
Acquired<\/th>Federico Staksrud, Milan Rane<\/td><\/tr>\n
Key players retained<\/th>Anna Leigh Waters (women's world No. 1), Noe Khlif, Will Howells, Georgia Johnson<\/td><\/tr>\n
Traded away<\/th>Martin Emmrich, Lina Padegimaite plus cash<\/td><\/tr>\n
Trade completed<\/th>July 20, 2026 (final day of the second trade window)<\/td><\/tr>\n
Next event<\/th>MLP Orlando (July 30 - August 2, 2026)<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n

Summary<\/h2>\n

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MLP's New Jersey 5s pulled off a sudden signing of world-class Staksrud, creating a superteam alongside women's world No. 1 Waters. What cash trades and star concentration say about a maturing business, read through the lens of turning pro and designing team leagues in Japan.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ssp_meta_description":"","swell_btn_cv_data":"","pt_pr_sponsor":""},"categories":[32,53],"tags":[123,106],"region":[],"class_list":["post-4466","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","category-tournament-info","category-overseas","tag-year-2026","tag-mlp"],"acf":{"summary":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/4466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4466"},{"taxonomy":"region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/region?post=4466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}