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Yankees linked to signing free agent pitcher to follow in Masahiro Tanaka's footsteps

The New York Yankees have made two very successful signings from Japan in the last few decades.

First it was at the plate, with Hideki Matsui. Then it was on the mound with Masahiro Tanaka.

They've got a chance this offseason to try and make it a trifecta. The talented righty pitcher Tatsuya Imai is available. He's a smaller pitcher, but he's been consistently excellent over the past four seasons in the NPB.

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MLB.com's Mark Feinsand thinks there's a real chance that the Yanks could land him in free agency after he was posted.

Imai has also said he'd rather beat the Dodgers than join them.

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