Japanese ace Roki Sasaki to be posted, becoming a top Dodgers free-agency target

Japan starting pitcher Roki Sasaki (14) pitches against Mexico during the second inning of a semifinal game at the World Baseball Classic at loanDepot Park in 2023, in Miami. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald/TNS)

On the first day of October, two Dodgers executives were on the other side of the world.