Yamamoto, Imanaga, Sasaki & more w/ Tim McLeod

Players for 2024

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

• Currently the 28th SP off the board by NFBC ADP (97.5 overall ADP)

Shota Imanaga

• 263.8 ADP

Jung Hoo Lee

Yuki Matsui

Erick Fedde

Trevor Bauer

Gregory Polanco

Roberto Osuna

Kona Takahashi – wants to be posted this offseason, unclear if he will be, went to Driveline last offseason

Naoyuki Uwasawa – will be posted, but only sits 91 mph 

Open Universe Players

Roki Sasaki, turns 22 this week, RHP — posted after 2026 season

Kazuma Okamoto, 27, 1B/3B/OF — posted after 2026 season

Munetaka Murakami, 23, power-hitting 3B, to be posted after 2025 season

Raidel Martinez, 27, Cuban RHP one of top closers in NPB

Livan Moinelo, turns 28 next week, Cuban LHP was top setup man in NPB, but may get stretched out for 2024

Hiroto Takahashi, 21, nasty RHP coming off 150-inning season

Rintaro Sasaki, 17, skipped NPB draft, where he may have been the No. 1 pick, to come to US to play D1 ball and then get drafted in a few years

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