After weeks of mystery and conflicting reports, the Chiba Lotte Marines have agreed to post 23-year-old starting pitcher Roki Sasaki to MLB free agency.
Sasaki, who turned 23 years old last week, immediately becomes one of the top arms on the market. Because the Japanese hurler is not yet 25 years old, however, he will be subject to international bonus pool restrictions and will not be able to sign for more than a few million dollars.
Sasaki will have a 45-day window to negotiate with MLB teams once he is officially posted, and the Dodgers have long been rumored to be first in line.reported that Sasaki to the Dodgers is far from a done deal, though, and that the San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays, Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays could be among the long list of suitors.
Whatever deal Sasaki signs would technically be a minor league contract, although that will not restrict teams from adding the pitcher to their active big league roster.
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