Sasaki’s exact preferences are not yet known. Still, the prevailing thought in the industry is that the Dodgers loom as the favorite.

Roki Sasaki is potentially this winter’s big Japanese pitching prize, and the Mets have begun their recruitment. The team’s president of baseball operations, David Stearns, said Wednesday that he traveled to Japan in September to watch the right-hander pitch and express a level of interest in him by his presence.