By Dalton Allison
Rumors: Not only a great album, but also what the MLB offseason exists on. Now that we are all finished with the Shohei Ohtani free agency experience, all focus has shifted to where coveted starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto will land. The 25 year-old stud has drawn interest from the New York Mets, Yankees, San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, and basically any team that has a pulse heading into next season. If you’re able to have your cell phone on your person at work, you most likely have felt the urge to refresh your favorite sports news app to see if he has signed somewhere. Instead, you have been fed some silly rumors that most likely have no credence to them, but are being sputtered out by the reporters who need clicks. Hopefully there is no plane tracking scenario involved in the pursuit to get the first scoop on Yamamoto’s chosen team.
One of the rumors flying around is that the Mets (who have been lauded as Yamamoto favorites and also belittled as long shots in the same offseason) have been linked to Blake Snell should they fail to court Yamamoto to Citi Field. This has caused a litany of reactions from Mets fans, ranging from disappointed to frustrated. Those are both valid reactions, but now that I have had some time to sit on the rumor, it could be an interesting move for the Mets to make. There are a couple of factors of why this is a move that could potentially work out for the Mets, but there are also factors that validate the feelings of frustration with being linked to him. Let’s start with some of the positives that come with potentially signing the 2023 N.L Cy Young winner.
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