YANKEES LAND A BIG FISH WITH SOTO

 Hello NY Yankee fans! Merry Early Christmas to all baseball fans out there. 

Brian Cashman finally swung for the fences by landing one of the most impactful players in the league.

The young stud Juan Soto has been tearing up the MLB over the past few years in Washington and San Diego. Now he will be bringing his power bat to the Bronx in hopes of making the Yankees a serious contender again. The Yankees had to part ways with a number of players of varying experience to acquire Soto. The deal included seasoned catcher Kyle Higashioka, part time starters King, Vasquez and Brito, as well as a number of minor league figures. 

Prior to the San Diego trade, the Yankees traded minor league hopefuls for Alex Verdugo. The trade marked the eighth time in which the Yankees and Red Sox have made a trade. He is coming off a sub-par year compared to his previous performances. Verdugo hit .264 with 13 HRs last year for the lackluster AL East rival. The Yankees desperately needed a strong defensive left fielder after their years of inconsistency since the departure of veteran Brett Gardner. 

Brian Cashman is still looking to beef up the pitching rotation by appealing to the Japanese phenom Yoshinobu Yamamoto. As the number one pitching prospect in all of Japan, he is searching for a paycheck on this side of the Pacific. His reputation and skill set have already started a competition between large market organizations such as the Dodgers, Yankees, and Mets. These three teams have history with Japanese players and the cities have strong Japanese cultural presence. The Yankees hope to leverage Yamamoto by including Matsui and Tanaka in contract discussions. This could tip the scale in the Yankees favor, but money talks. High end owner Steve Cohen is poised to outbid every team in the league due to the Mets wealth. 

The Yamamoto signing could take days, weeks, or months. The waiting game is officially on. Have a very happy and healthy holiday season. MERY CHRISTMAS AND GO YANKEES