DALLAS — The Chicago Cubs are currently discussing a potential trade with the Houston Astros that would send Kyle Tucker to Wrigley Field, where he could transform their offense and raise his profile toward a superstar level.

Roki Sasaki's 45-day negotiation window opened Tuesday when he was posted by his Japanese team, and the Yankees might be in the mix for the 23-year-old pitcher.

The sweepstakes to land Japanese hard-throwing right-hander Roki Sasaki are underway. The posting process for Sasaki to make the move to Major League Baseball began Tuesday, and his agent, Joel Wolfe,

"We're going to do whatever we can, and know that there are a lot of other teams that are going to do the exact same thing," Friedman said.