The Yoshinobu Yamamoto sweepstakes may be dominating the news surrounding NPB players coming over to the US this winter, but he’s not the only one potentially looking at making the move over. While he doesn’t quite have the high level potential of Yamamoto, fellow starting pitcher Shu014dta Imanaga is another who has been posted and will almost certainly be headed to MLB for 2024.
While we know the Yankees have been looking at Yamamoto, is Imanaga another option that they should consider?
The 30-year old left-hander Imanaga has spent eight seasons playing for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in NPB.