The Chicago Cubs could make a real push for Japanese sensation Roki Sasaki.
Now, the Cubs could get even more bold this winter by making themselves a legitimate player in the sweepstakes for Japanese sensation and presumed future MLB starHaving just turned 23 years old, Sasaki is sought after by every team in baseball after being posted and becoming an international free agent, and money isn't going to keep Chicago from being seriously involved as it maybe normally would.
Due to Sasaki's age, he is not eligible to hit full free agency. The maximum amount he is going to command is a team's entire international signing bonus pool of $7.5 million. In other words, this is not a situation like Yoshinobu Yamamoto last season when he secured $325 million from theTeams will have to make a real pitch to the young ace as to why he should join their organization, and some think Chicago has a real case to deliver."There are some who think the Cubs are serious players here, and after acquiring Kyle Tucker from the Astros, they clearly are thinking they can contend in the wide open NL Central," Mayo wrote.
The presence and success of Shota Imanaga certainly helps the case of the Cubs in their pursuit of Sasaki. Being given the opportunity to join a fellow countryman in the starting rotation is an enticing one, and assuming the team doesn't trade Seiya Suzuki, a dynamic Japanese trio in Wrigley Field is a nice selling point for Jed Hoyer and company.While Darvish no longer pitches for Chicago, he has had nothing but positive things to say about the city and his time with the Cubs, an influence that could loom large.
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