Tatsuya Imai will be posted tomorrow, beginning the 45-day clock for teams such as the Yankees to ink him to an MLB deal.

Plenty of teams in baseball are expected to show interest in the right-hander, with a pretty heavy East Coast presence with the Mets, Red Sox, Blue Jays, and Phillies as potential suitors.

One could argue that the Yankees, who haven’t signed an NPB player since Masahiro Tanaka ahead of the 2014 season, are the most hungry for his services.

Imai, who won’t turn 28 years old until next May, is considered by some to be the top Japanese free agent of this class, and will likely sign a larger deal than 1B Munetaka Murakami or 1B/3B Kazuma Okamoto.

Tatsuya Imai Set To Be Officially Posted, Yankees Among Top Suitors

My understanding of the Tatsuya Imai sweepstakes is that

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