Sasaki has the benefit of being able to take his time, with at least two more weeks of meetings and recruitments to go before he can put pen to paper. In that time, it seems like the Red Sox will need him to reverse course to be strongly considered.

The Red Sox have already landed two big prizes in the free agent market, but it looks like it would take a minor miracle for them to land a third.

Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki has started talking to teams as he determines where to sign when the international amateur signing period begins on Jan. 15. So far, the Red Sox haven’t been part of the conversation.