BREAKING NEWS : TOP MLB INSIDER REVEALED YANKEES ARE ADVANCE IN 2ND BIDDING WAR FOR A TOP FREE AGENT PITCHER

The National League West winners, the New York Yankees, and the Los Angeles Dodgers may soon engage in a second bidding battle for a top free agent pitcher after losing to them in the Yoshinobu Yamamoto sweepstakes.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto became the belle of the free-agency ball after Shohei Ohtani finished his voyage as a free agent and signed a record-breaking contract with the Dodgers. The 25-year-old Japanese star has won three MVP awards in Nippon Professional Baseball. Not surprisingly, a number of baseball’s wealthiest organizations expressed interest in signing the youthful talent.

Related: It’s alleged that the New York Yankees turned down the Dodgers’ matching offer from Yamamoto for two reasonable reasons.

According to sources, the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, and New York Mets were the main teams vying for the talented pitcher after he spoke with a number of clubs. But in the end, Yamamoto was convinced to bring his skills to Los Angeles by a presentation from fellow countryman Shohei Ohtani and other celebrities.

 

The Yankees and their support base were deeply disappointed by their failure in the Yamamoto chase. They have since changed their focus to other pitchers and free agents available in this year’s market. And it appears that they might have to contend with the Dodgers once more in a bidding battle for one of the best arms still available.

Josh Hade, ran All-Star closer, is favored to sign with the New York Yankees.

The Yankees, Dodgers, and defending champion Rangers are thought to be the front-runners to sign superstar reliever Josh Hader, according to Jim Bowden of CBS Sports MLB insider. Bowden did, however, bring up two significant Hader sweepstakes criteria.

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The five-time All-Star is seeking a contract that is more than the $102 million over five years that the Mets offered Edwin Diaz the previous season. Up until now, nobody of those teams has even approached that offer. Furthermore, he thinks that the signing or trade of another starting pitcher is currently the three teams’ top priority. Thus, none of those organizations may be close to signing Hader to a contract.