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SP Shōta Imanaga's Top 10 Landing Spots in MLB Free Agency

Think Yoshinobu Yamamoto is the only pitcher coming from Japan in search of a nine-figure contract in Major League Baseball this winter? Think again.

There's also Shu014dta Imanaga.

Though he's nowhere near as hyped as his right-handed teammate from this year's World Baseball Classic, ESPN's Jeff Passan reported on Dec. 1 that the left-handed Imanaga has a strong enough market to possibly command as much as a $100 million contract.

As for who this guy is, why his value is that high and where he might fit in MLB, all these questions deserve deeper dives.