The New York Mets could be joining the long list of teams interested in Japanese two-way star Shohei Otani.
Marc Carig and David Lennon of Newsday report the Mets are "weighing a pursuit" of Otani because the new bidding rules "will leave him within their financial reach."
While any team landing the 23-year-old Otani would require a $20 million posting fee to the Nippon Ham Fighters, international spending limits would cap Otani's signing bonus at around $3.5 million on top of a minor league deal.
With the Mets looking to bring their payroll down to around $155 million, the limits on Otani's compensation could make him affordable.