According to agent Joel Wolfe, ace Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki is "calling the shots'' during the process of selecting an MLB club.

The overwhelming sense in the sport all season was that Roki Sasaki ultimately would end up with the Dodgers and that the Padres would be a close second. That thinking hasn't changed.

Brian Cashman believes the Yankees have everything Sasaki could want. It's now on him to sell that to the Japanese star.

The Yankees introduced one starting pitcher on Wednesday and revealed they remain in the sweepstakes to land another.

The world champion Los Angeles Dodgers reportedly are among the Major League Baseball teams to have met with Japanese star Roki Sasaki. News of the meeting between the former Chiba Lotte Marines right-hander -- posted to MLB teams by the club earlier this month at baseball's winter meetings -- was reported by The Orange County Register on Saturday.

A recent article identifying a realistic free agent target for every team named the World Baseball Classic gold medalist as a fit for the Seattle Mariners.

MLB.com has unveiled the list of finalist teams vying for the signing of the coveted Japanese phenomenon Roki Sasaki