Baseball: Otani likely to go to majors via posting system: source

Nippon Ham Fighters slugging ace pitcher Shohei Otani is likely to go to the major leagues through the posting system after the end of this season, an informed source said Wednesday.The 23-year-old remains unchanged from last offseason in terms of his desire to move to the majors via the scheme, in which Nippon Professional Baseball players who are not yet eligible to declare free agency can be transferred to a Major League Baseball club, according to the source.The Fighters told him during contract renewal negotiations last December that they are willing to approve the use of the system fo…READ FULL ARTICLE