Sasaki has the benefit of being able to take his time, with at least two more weeks of meetings and recruitments to go before he can put pen to paper. In that time, it seems like the Red Sox will need him to reverse course to be strongly considered.

After landing Garrett Crochet and Walker Buehler this offseason, the Boston Red Sox don't necessarily need another pitcher. That said, every one in baseball is

Even though the 23-year-old Japanese phenom pitcher has already started meeting with MLB teams since getting posted by his NPB team, the Chiba Lotte Marines, earlier this month, Craig Breslow confirmed to The Boston Globe’s Alex Speier that Boston has yet to have a sit down with Sasaki and his camp.

The Boston Red Sox are looking for another starting pitcher, and they may have set their sights on someone who most people think they can’t get. According to MLB insider Jonathan Mayo, the Sox are heavily interested in Roki Sasaki, and have a couple tricks up their sleeve to try and get him.

As teams line up for in-person meetings with Roki Sasaki, one American League contender is still waiting for an invitation.