Friday Bird Droppings: The Dodgers won the Yamamoto sweepstakes

WBC stars Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto will be teammates again with the Dodgers.Good morning, Camden Chatters.

Well, as of late last night, the hot stove has kicked into high gear. And the rich have gotten richer.

The Los Angeles Dodgers — who had already landed the biggest free agent prize on the market, Shohei Ohtani — continued their eye-popping offseason by landing the second-biggest as well. Japanese right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto will join his countryman with the Dodgers, agreeing to a 12-year, $325 million contract, as first reported by ESPN’s Jeff Passan.

Between Yamamoto’s new deal and Ohtani’s $700 million contract (albeit mostly deferred), the Dodgers have handed out over a…