Yamamoto among top targets as Winter Meetings underway

With a number of groups decided to improve their beginning pitching, studies from MLB’s Winter Conferences on Monday indicated fierce competitors to signal star Japanese right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

The Boston Crimson Sox, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants are amongst greater than 10 groups mentioned to be pursuing Yamamoto, who received each Pacific League MVP and the Sawamura Award for Japan’s prime pitcher for the third season in a row this 12 months.

The 25-year-old is without doubt one of the youngest free brokers available on the market and will land a contract in extra of $300 million this offseason, in line with MLB.com. Main league groups have a deadline of 5 p.m. EST on Jan. 4 to signal Yamamoto following his posting by the Orix Buffaloes.