The Yankees felt very good about their meeting Monday with coveted Japanese right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The problem is, they have big competition, especially from a certain recently improved team on the left coast.
True or not, word going around is that the young phenom Yamamoto may not mind the spotlight. Which would seem to favor both the Yankees and Dodgers.
There will of course be more complaints from the heartland if the Yankees or Dodgers land arguably the most sought-after nine-figure free agent from Japan, and that’s after the two marquee franchises already made the two enormous acquisitions in Shohei Ohtani (Dodgers) and Juan Soto (Yankees).
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