Shoki

Oda

The Japanese high schooler is a highly sought-after free agent who has already met with the Rangers, Phillies, Mets, Blue Jays, and Cardinals. The 18-year-old was recently selected with the 10th overall pick in the Nippon Professional Baseball draft, but he has expressed a desire to play for an MLB team. His fastball runs into the mid-90s, and he also has a slider, curve, cutter, and splitter. He garnered national attention in the U-18 World Cup, where he struck out seven against Chinese Taipei. Since Oda would be an international free agent, he would be signed to a minor league deal, and his contract would be limited to how much money a team has in its bonus pool, much like we saw with Roki Sasaki two years ago.