The Twins are joining an already-crowded Roki Sasaki sweepstakes that the Dodgers and Padres are seemingly in the driver's seat of.

"We're going to do whatever we can, and know that there are a lot of other teams that are going to do the exact same thing," Friedman said.

The Roki Sasaki sweepstakes has begun. The top international free agent was officially posted this week, opening a 45-day window for teams to make their pitches to the 23-year-old flamethrower from Japan.