The New York Yankees thought their path toward landing Tatsuya Imai was finally opening up. Earlier, many expected the San Francisco Giants to stay in the mix, but they stepped aside. That should have made things easy, but it did not. Instead, a $4.6 billion rival is urged to go after Imai.

Marquee Sports Network shared a clip on X in which analyst Bruce Levine urged the Chicago Cubs to act before New York took control.

“Here’s the thing about the Chicago Cubs that we don’t realize. They’re a big-market team, even though people have accused them of not spending like one. And they can absorb some failures. Every team must be able to absorb it. You can’t be perfect with everything.”

And Imai’s rise gives the Cubs every reason to act. The 27-year-old has been roughly 25 to

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