The New York Yankees were outbid by the Los Angeles Dodgers in their pursuit of Yoshinobu Yamamoto, as they refused to go above $300 for the Japanese ace. There was slightly more at play than simply the financial figure, however.

The Yankees felt that $300 million was a fair offer and did not want to go above it , as we were already aware. According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, though, the club also did not want to hand out a larger deal than the nine-year, $324 million contract they gave Gerrit Cole prior to the 2020 season.