Over the past decade, the Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) posting decisions have been some of the most widely-anticipated days in the MLB offseason. Stars like Yu Darvish, Shohei Ohtani and Masahiro Tanaka have all come to Major League Baseball and thrived after successful careers in Japan. The Yankees had differing levels of interest in each of these players, and of course gave Tanaka a seven-year contract that he just finished.
Wouldn't you know, the Yankees are in the market for starting pitching help again, and the best pitcher in Japan is coming to America. 31-year-old Tomoyuki Sugano is reportedly set to be posted from the Yomiuri Giants, with the intent to join an MLB team.