ESPN insider says Astros signing Tatsuya Imai comes with unavoidable major future gamble

One of the biggest names left on the free-agent market was Japanese starter Tatsuya Imai. As of Wednesday, he had just two days remaining before his signing window would close. With time ticking down, reports surfaced that the Atlanta Braves had entered the conversation for the highly coveted pitcher. “If Imai is to sign with a major league team, it's going to be sometime in the next 48 hours. The deadline to sign players from the NPB is Friday at 5 p.m. If the Braves are interested, there is going to have to been...