MLB’s free-agent market has two more players for the Boston Red Sox to consider.

Yomiuri Giants infielder Kazuma Okamoto and Saitama Seibu Lions pitcher Kona Takahashi were posted by their respective Japanese teams on Thursday, per MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand and multiple reports. A 45-day negotiating window for MLB teams begins on Friday at 8 a.m. ET until Jan. 4 at 5 p.m. ET.

Okamoto and Takahashi join slugger Munetaka Murakami and right-handed pitcher Tatsuya Imai as the latest Japanese stars to get posted. Each of them could fill an area of concern for Boston.

The Athletic named the Red Sox among the best fits for Okamoto alongside the New York Mets and Chicago Cubs. Tim Britton projected a four-year, $78.5 million contract for the 29-year-old, whom he considers a safer short-term

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