For several weeks the Los Angeles Dodgers were touted as the favorites to sign Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki; however, as of late, another NL West team has emerged to be the team with the upperhand in the Sasaki sweepstakes.

Roki Sasaki's free-agent meetings have so far excluded the Philadelphia Phillies but will now include an unlikely fourth suitor.

Young Japanese ace Roki Sasaki is nearing a pivotal MLB decision, with another team reportedly edging out the Los Angeles Dodgers. Roki Sasaki, the young Japanese pitching prodigy, is on the verge of making one of the most significant decisions of his career: choosing the Major League Baseball (MLB) team that will shape his future.