The 23-year-old will become one of baseball's top free agents when he's posted by the Chiba Lotte Marines. But what will he bring to the table as a big leaguer?

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This past Saturday, the Chiba Lotte Marines announced that they will begin the process of posting 23-year-old right-hander Roki Sasaki. Considered by many to be one of the most best pitchers on the planet, Sasaki stands to make his long-awaited MLB debut next season.

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The Cubs have made themselves desirable to Japanese players, and their infrastructure might make a logical fit for Sasaki.

Baseball observers predict that Japanese pitching phenom Roki Sasaki may head to the Los Angeles Dodgers if he gets posted by his Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) team, the Chiba Lotte Marines. Sasaki,

Roki Sasaki has MLB free agency buzzing even more so than they already were with Juan Soto on the market this offseason. The 23-year-old Japanese pitcher is set

The Dodgers have sought to, in the words of manager Dave Roberts, “paint the country of Japan blue” through their leveraging of last winter’s Japanese signings, Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. They’ve fostered a strong relationship with Sasaki’s agent,