EXPECT THE YANKEES TO BE "IN" ON THIS BIG PHILLIES STUD

Yes, we all know that the Yankees are going to be in on Japanese pitching sensation Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Well... not if Brian Cashman can ruin that... and it appears it could have happened.  But that being said, did you know that the Yankees are also, maybe, kinda interested in Aaron Nola too?  This excites me more than Yamamoto... not gonna lie.

Inside the Pinstripes actually quotes Jon Morosi of MLB Network:

"Yankees are among the most active teams in the starting pitching market, and sources say they're showing early interest in Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Aaron Nola, among others," Morosi said...

If New York could somehow land both Yamamoto and Nola, it immediately would have one of the best starting rotations in baseball on paper. "

The key there is "on paper".  Gerrit Cole, Nestor Cortes, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Aaron Nola and Carlos Rodon.  But as you have seen in 2023... Cortes was hurt all year and Rodon sucked.  There are those words again... "on paper." Ultimately you never know what you're gonna get.

But back to Nola. The dude's solid and when reading Phillies Nation, they say:

" Jayson Stark of The Athletic reports that opposing clubs are “convinced” that the Phillies won’t go above and beyond to retain Nola’s services. “

And so maybe, just maybe the Yanks could have a shot with this guy.

We shall see... stay tuned.