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Dodger Blue > Featured > Yoshinobu Yamamoto Rumors: Bryce Harper Recruiting For Phillies
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto Rumors: Bryce Harper Recruiting For Phillies

Matthew Moreno
December 19, 2023
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto
The Asahi Shimbun
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Now that Shohei Ohtani signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Yoshinobu Yamamoto is the most-coveted free agent available. His market has included reported interest from the Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets and New York Yankees, among others.

Yamamoto began meeting with teams in person over the past week as he potentially nears a decision that some believe will come prior to Christmas. Yamamoto’s free agency process included requesting a second meeting with both the Mets and Yankees at the beginning of the this week.

The Yankees reportedly have a high level of optimism within the organization that they are the favorite to sign the 25-year-old. Yamamoto is also said to be the Dodgers’ top priority.

As other teams seemingly remain alive in the sweepstakes as well, Jon Morosi said on “Hot Stove” that the Phillies involved Bryce Harper as part of their free agency pitch to Yamamoto, as seen on MLB Network:

“The Phillies, I’m told, did have a very productive meeting with Yamamoto. And I’m even told that Bryce Harper had a FaceTime conversation with Yoshinobu Yamamoto to help with the recruiting process for the Philadelphia Phillies.”

The Phillies incorporating Harper in their meeting is a similar strategy to what the Dodgers took. But in their case, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Bobby Miller, Shohei Ohtani and Will Smith were on hand when Yamamoto visited Dodger Stadium last week.

Ohtani also lent a hand to the Dodgers in recruiting Tyler Glasnow before their trade with the Tampa Bay Rays and subsequent contract extension were made official.

Harper has also involved himself in trying to lure players to sign with the Phillies, including with former Dodgers All-Star Trea Turner.

Significant interest from multiple teams has led to an expectation that Yamamoto’s contract could end up reaching $300 million in total value. A report that the Giants and Red Sox made such offers appears to have been premature.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s deadline

Although there is an expectation Yamamoto will make his free agency decision by the end of the year, his deadline to do so technically is not until 2 p.m. PT on January 4, 2024.

Yamamoto was posted for MLB free agency on November 20, opening a 45-day window.

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ByMatthew Moreno
Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Executive Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com
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