Adding a staff ace to the already top performing rotation could be what the Chicago Cubs need to get back to the postseason in 2025.

The Cubs have made themselves desirable to Japanese players, and their infrastructure might make a logical fit for Sasaki.

Japanese superstars have been a driving force in MLB free agency in recent years, most notably when Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto joined the Dodgers last winter, whose combined contracts totaled north of $1 billion.