THE YANKEES BROUGHT A SALES PITCH. NOW GIVE ODA A REASON TO BELIEVE.

The Yankees reportedly made their presentation to Japanese pitching prospect Shoki Oda this week, emphasizing player development. The Dodgers are among the clubs pursuing the 18-year-old, so getting a meeting is only the beginning.

Here’s what interests me: What can the Yankees show this kid that makes choosing the Bronx an easy decision?

Everybody can put together a presentation. Everybody has facilities, technology and people who promise to maximize potential. Oda deserves specifics. Who would work with him? What needs improving? How would the organization help him adjust to professional baseball and life in another country?

The Yankees reportedly involved senior pitching-development director Sam Briend in their pitch. Good. Put the people responsible for developing the player in the room. Give him something more useful than a history lesson about championships won before he was born.

I want the Yankees aggressive here. I want them competing for young talent with a convincing plan and the people to carry it out. Fans should care about that just as much as the next expensive veteran.

And spare us any victory lap over a productive meeting. Until Oda chooses a team, all anybody has accomplished is a conversation.

The Yankees have made their pitch. Now let’s see whether they gave him a reason to say yes.