Yankees’ Juan Soto-Aaron Judge pairing brings back balance
The philosophy was to pair two mammoth hitters and dare the sport to figure out a way to face them 10 times a game without incurring offensive harm.
The philosophy was to pair two mammoth hitters and dare the sport to figure out a way to face them 10 times a game without incurring offensive harm.
Shohei Ohtani agreed to a 10-year, $700 million contract to turn the Dodgers from a super power to whatever weight class exists above that.
The Padres have been adamant about the Yankees including both Michael King and Drew Thorpe in a deal, and the Yankees have resisted on both.
Hal was indeed a driving force behind this trade, in which the Yankees gave up four talented young pitchers plus catcher Kyle Higashioka, The Post's Jon Heyman writes.
It isnt known what other teams Ohtani may have singled out for preference, but a clubhouse source noted Ohtani specifically said he couldnt see himself playing in New York.
Japanese starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto may be the most popular free agent ever at least among big-market clubs and thats why execs are predicting he may cost the signing team as much as $300 million, including the posting fee.