A Major League executive believes the Oakland Athletics will be a sleeper in the sweepstakes to sign Japanese right-hander Masahiro Tanaka.
"Watch out for Oakland," the executive said. "They've got as much money as any team and they like doing these big international things — as with their signing of (Yoenis) Cespedes and the fact they were second to the Reds for Aroldis Chapman five years ago."
The New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago Cubs, Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Angels, Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Dodgers have been identified as expected suitors.