Juan Soto, Corbin Burnes and Alex Bregman are the biggest names of the MLB offseason, but perhaps the most interesting is Roki Sasaki, the 23-year-old Japanese flamethrower who might or might not become available to teams stateside this winter.
For years, the Chiba Lotte Marines star has loomed as the next great import from Nippon Professional Baseball, following in the footsteps of Shohei Ohtani, Yu Darvish, Masahiro Tanaka and Ichiro Suzuki. The date of his arrival, however, is unknown.
Why? Let's get into that.
Who is Roki Sasaki?
Sasaki is perhaps the most exciting pitching prospect to ever come out of Japan.