Roki Sasaki is younger, bigger and throws harder than Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Every MLB team will have a shot to acquire him once he's posted, but is he the Dodgers' to lose?

The Major League Baseball free agency market was thrust upside down this past weekend, when the Chiba Lotte Marines announced they would post Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki for MLB teams to bid on. The 23-year-old righty immediately becomes the most coveted pitcher available,

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,

When it comes to value, no player the Padres will pursue this offseason matches Roki Sasaki. The Japanese ace and 2023 World Baseball Classic star stands as one of the sport’s best pitchers, yet he’ll cost mere pennies on the dollars relative to the likely returns he’ll generate.

Japanese starting pitcher Roki Sasaki is widely viewed as one of the best baseball players outside of the United States,

The Seattle Mariners will make an attempt to sign Chiba Lotte Marines pitcher Roki Sasaki when he is posted for free agency.