Guardians' division rival emerging as sleeper candidate for top free agent pitcher

South Korea v Japan - Asia Professional Baseball Championship Final | Gene Wang - Capture At Media/GettyImagesEarlier this offseason the Chicago White Sox surprised all of the baseball world by signing Munetaka Murakami to a two-year deal worth $34 million.

It looks like there’s a chance that may not be their only surprising signing this offseason. On Wednesday, a report from Yahoo! Japan listed the White Sox as a surprising suitor for free agent pitcher Tatsuya Imai, who is coming over to MLB after previously pitching in Nippon Professional Baseball.

According to the report, teams like the Phillies and Yankees are still in the running for Iami but the White Sox have emerged as a contender to…