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The 23-year-old will become one of baseball's top free agents when he's posted by the Chiba Lotte Marines. But what will he bring to the table as a big leaguer?

Great idea. Especially in the pursuit of Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki, who will be posted this winter. He’s the equivalent of a Golden Ticket. His signing bonus won’t cost more than a team’s already allotted international free agency pool money. He will make the major league minimum. At least for his first season. Every team will shoot their shot.