Having already added Max Fried to their rotation, the New York Yankees are preparing to make their pitch to Japanese star Rōki Sasaki.

Speaking to reporters at the winter meetings on Wednesday, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman confirmed they have prepared a presentation to Sasaki when they get a face-to-face meeting with the 23-year-old.

All 30 teams should at least extend an offer to Sasaki because the cost will only be international bonus money since he falls under MLB's amateur free-agent rules due to his age.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been cited as a heavy favorite to land Sasaki. President of baseball operations Andrew Friedman told reporters on Tuesday they consider the right-hander "a major priority" and they're "going to do whatever we can" to sign him.

San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt said they are "very optimistic" about their chances to sign Sasaki and the team intends to put on a "full-court press to make it happen."

The Athletic's Jim Bowden (h/t Alex Smith of SNY.tv) reported on Monday that the Dodgers and New York Mets were viewed as the "early favorites" for Sasaki.

After losing Juan Soto to the Mets, the Yankees have already started to reallocate some of the money they offered him into other marquee free agents. Fried agreed to an eight-year, $218 million contract with the reigning AL champs on Tuesday, per ESPN's Jeff Passan.

Sasaki was officially posted by the Chiba Lotte Marines on Monday, giving him 45 days to negotiate with all 30 MLB clubs. If no deal is reached by 5 p.m. ET deadline on Jan. 23, he will return to his NPB club for the 2024 season.

There's little doubt he is going to sign with a team by that point. He is considered part of the 2025 international amateur class. Team bonus pool allotments range from $4.1 million to $7.6 million, with eight teams at that top level.

The Mets, Yankees and Padres are among 12 teams with $6.3 million in bonus money available. The Dodgers have the second-lowest bonus allotment with $5.1 million to spend. Teams do have the ability to acquire up to 60 percent of their allotted bonus pool money in trades if they want to try increasing their offer to Sasaki.

Sasaki went 10-5 with a 2.35 ERA and 129 strikeouts in 111 innings over 18 appearances for Chiba Lotte last season. He owns a 2.10 ERA in 394.2 innings across four NPB seasons.