With just two days before the window to sign him opens, the field for star Japanese right-hander Rōki Sasaki has narrowed.

The prized righty pitcher was one of the most sought-after international free agents in recent memory and picked the Dodgers over a considerable list of other suitors.

Baseball fans at least know one team Japanese star Rōki Sasaki won't be signing with this offseason. San Francisco Giants general manager Zack Minasian

The Dodgers cemented their status as the preferred MLB destination for NPB stars and transformed their rotation into a Mount Rushmore of Japanese pitching luminaries by winning the Rōki Sasaki sweepstakes.

The Roki Sasaki sweepstakes are winding down, with finalists emerging and teams being informed that they're out of the running.

We’ve known for a very long time that the San Francisco Giants were highly unlikely to sign Rōki Sasaki, but we all held on to a very tiny glimmer of hope. Now that hope has shifted. We are no longer hoping that Sasaki will sign with the Giants,