We can add Kenta Maeda to the list of available free agent starting pitchers after the Hiroshima Carp finally agreed to post the 27-year-old right-hander.
Maeda had asked the Carp to allow him to explore major-league opportunities as far back as two years ago, but until now they had declined to do so.
A two-time Sawamura Award as Japan's top pitcher, Maeda went 15-8 with a 2.09 ERA in 2015 for Hiroshima and impressed scouts while pitching for Japan at the recent Premier 12 tournament.
Now that Maeda, ranked 21st in Jeff Passan's Ultimate Free-Agent Tracker, is on the market, there are sure to be a number of MLB teams that are intrigued enough by his talent to make a bid.