Report: The Yankees will make aggressive pursuit of Japanese star pitcher

The Yankees have emerged as one of the favorites for Tatsuya Imai according to Francys Romero, and Yankee Source has reported that the team’s interest in the right-hander is strong.

Early readings of the situation are hard to view as concrete, but sources are telling Empire Sports Media that the organization is ‘highly motivated’ to pursue and land Imai.

In speaking to people familiar with the situation, New York would like to get back into the NPB market, which we reported earlier in the offseason including in an article I wrote yesterday.

While Tatsuya Imai’s preferences are not known, if he is willing to play on the East Coast the Yankees should be viewed as frontrunners in this bidding war.

I expect other East Coast teams to be involved such as the Blue Jays and Mets, who have clea