Shohei Otani is widely regarded as the best pitcher who is not currently playing major league baseball. He is also considered by many as the best hitter who is not in the major leagues. The 23-year-old Japanese star has surprised the baseball world by making it known that he wants to come to the United States to begin his major league career for the 2018 season. The Detroit Tigers, and every other major league club, should be pushing all of their chips to the middle of the table in an effort to sign Otani.
The fact that a player wants to play in the major leagues is not news.