That would be 23-year-old Japanese starting pitcher Roki Sasaki, who opted to forgo a more lucrative payday to pursue his MLB ambitions earlier. But who is Sasaki and what should baseball fans expect from him?

With it, the clock began to tick on when Japanese ace Roki Sasaki, the best pitcher in the world not already under an MLB team's employment, will pick his next employer and complete his long-awaited transfer to North America.

Just as the news broke regarding the Mets and Yankees, Sammon, Dennis Lin and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic published a story revealing that the San Deigo Padres “hosted” Sasaki over the weekend. Through sources, the insiders confirmed that he visited the Toronto Blue Jays last week.