Like every competent team in baseball, the Giants were in on the hot-shot Japanese free-agent pitcher, who, like Shohei Ohtani before him, is limited to signing a minor-league deal with a Major League team. That massively discounted rate allowed every team to sign him.

Roki Sasaki has reportedly eliminated four teams from consideration as international signing period opens this week.

DETROIT -- One of the most sought-after international free agents in baseball history has narrowed his decision to three teams. The Detroit Tigers aren’t one of them. Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki will reportedly decide between the San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays, ESPN reported Monday.