While the 2018-19 MLB free agency class is being heralded as arguably the most star-studded in baseball history, this winter may feature plenty of intrigue should Japanese superstar Shohei Otani elect to make the jump to the United States.
However, in order to do so, Otani will need to be posted by the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. The team has yet to publicly reveal if they intend to make the 22-year-old available to Major League clubs.
Further uncertainty lies with whether Otani has a preference on which team he potentially joins. According to Jeff Passan of Yahoo!