Inbox: Will Rangers pursue big free agent?

Can we expect the Rangers to make a "large" free-agent signing this offseason -- i.e., not Bryce Harper or Manny Machado, but still an impact signing?

-- David K., Plano, Texas

If the Rangers make an impact signing this offseason, their preference would be to land Japanese left-hander Yusei Kikuchi, who was posted Tuesday by the Seibu Lions. He is coming off three strong seasons in Japan, and at age 27, he's at least two years younger than the premier Major League free-agent pitchers like Dallas Keuchel.

Kikuchi had a 3.08 ERA, a 1.033 WHIP and a 3.40 strikeout-to-walk ratio this past season, and he was even better in 2017 with a 1.97 ERA, a 0.911 WHIP and a 4.43 K/BB. The Rangers see him as…