The New York Yankees missed out on signing pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who opted to join the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers' offer included a $25 million higher bid than the Yankees, along with a $50 million signing bonus. Critics have pointed out that the Yankees' front office cannot simply excuse the loss by suggesting Yamamoto preferred Los Angeles over New York when their financial offer was significantly lower. The failure to secure the pitcher Yamamoto has led to calls for Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman to acquire another pitcher to strengthen the team's roster. Meanwhile, a source claims that the Giants' inability to sign the pitcher was not due to financial reasons or the appeal of the city. The signing has also sparked controversy, with an ex-Astro facing backlash for criticizing Yamamoto's historic deal with the Dodgers.
Ex-Astro faces sign-stealing backlash after ripping Yoshinobu Yamamoto's historic deal with Dodgers https://t.co/uTnkZKzmy5
after Ohtani and Yamamoto signed with the Dodgers lmaooo https://t.co/rlsMMTDhM0 https://t.co/wXx5Gz0MEo
Giants’ failure to sign Yoshinobu Yamamoto wasn’t over money or city, source says https://t.co/F3FREB42ES via @sfchronicle
Imagine losing a bid by $25 million plus a $50M signing bonus and claiming a player just wanted to be somewhere else? Is it entirely possible Yamamoto wanted LA? Absolutely. But when your offer isn’t close you don’t deserve to use that excuse. Now go get an arm, Cashman 👍🏽
You can’t lose bids and expect to land the player. We make more excuses for our front office than any group of fans, ever. We sure complain a lot but all we have to do is lose bids and say he didn’t want us. Shits too easy. The Dodgers offered him $25M more with a $50M… https://t.co/yDAT80HnOA