As the MLB free agency period heats up, a couple of intriguing options from Japan have hit the market. Per ESPN's Jeff Passan via X, formerly Twitter, Japanese first baseman Kazuma “Kaz” Okamoto and his countrymen, starting pitcher Kona Takahashi, have been posted by the Nippon Professional Baseball league, Japan's top baseball league.

“First baseman Kazuma Okamoto and right-hander Kona Takahashi have been posted, joining Munetaka Murakami and Tatsuya Imai coming over from Japan this winter,” posted Passan on Thursday afternoon. “Okamoto and Takahashi's posting windows begin tomorrow and will end Jan. 4 at 5 p.m.”

Both Okamoto and Takahashi will likely find MLB homes. There are quite a few teams that could use an arm like Takahashi on the back end of their rotations. Okamoto coul

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