With trade talks for San Diego Padres’ slugger Juan Soto stalled as of Tuesday evening, and no interest in superstar free agent Shohei Ohtani – other than a check-in – the Yankees have a ton more incentive to sign Yamamoto next week. Soto, Yamamoto and Ohtani: Our predictions for MLB free-agent signings, blockbuster trades Yankees' extensive interest in Yamamoto “And it’ll either be enough or it won’t be enough.’’ “(Yamamoto) is a player of interest and we’ll compete for him and see where that takes us,’’ said Cashman. “I don’t know if anyone can compete with Steve Cohen,’’ whom Cashman called “a titan of industry’’ as a multi-billionaire hedge fund manager. “When you’re in free agency, you’re going to compete,’’ said Cashman, asked about a potential bidding war developing between Yankees’ owner Hal Steinbrenner and the Mets’ Steve Cohen. The winning bidder must also pay a fee to the Orix Buffaloes for posting Yamamoto, a percentage based on his new contract. Yamamoto’s contract is likely to exceed $200 million, with the Yankees bidding against the Dodgers, Giants, Mets and more for a 25-year-old with an electric arsenal and three straight Sawamura Awards – akin to MLB’s Cy Young Award. Japan pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws a pitch against Korea in a baseball semifinal match during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Yokohama Baseball Stadium, Aug.
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