After being swept by the SoftBank Hawks in the Japan Series, the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) appear ready to say goodbye to their best starting pitcher. In a report by Jon Morosi of MLB Network, Yomiuri will be posting starting pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano within the next couple of weeks.
The news comes just days after a Joel Sherman report asserted that MLB teams expected Sugano to be posted this offseason. Given the SF Giants obvious needs in the starting rotation, they naturally become one of the most obvious destinations.