Yoshinobu Yamamoto is still being chased by the Yankees, but the Juan Soto trade isn’t too shabby either.
That being said, the Yankees can’t just rest on their laurels after acquiring Soto. There is still plenty of time to shore up their roster, and while their pitching was decent in 2022, adding someone of Yamamoto’s caliber to the pitching staff will virtually increase the floor and ceiling of the team on the mound.
Yankees still in pursuit of Yoshinobu Yamamoto
The New York Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers are still considered the Yankees’ chief rivals for Yamamoto, the Japanese superstar who has taken over the free agency headlines following Shohei Ohtani’s decision to take his talents to the Dodgers.
