Report: Dodgers keeping tabs on Japanese star Senga

The Los Angeles Dodgers are among teams interested in signing Japanese star pitcher Kodai Senga, a source told Jon Morosi of MLB Network.

Senga can negotiate with any MLB team since he's accrued enough service time to test international free agency.

The 29-year-old right-hander recorded a 1.94 ERA, a 1.06 WHIP, and 156 strikeouts over 144 innings during the 2022 campaign with the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Los Angeles will need to add another arm to its rotation if All-Star Tyler Anderson signs with another team in free agency. The club extended a qualifying offer to Anderson on Thursday.

The Dodgers are also reportedly nearing a one-year deal with longtime ace Clayton Kershaw.