The bidding for free-agent pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto has yet to hit $300 million, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan.
Passan noted how "multiple reports suggested teams already had offered Yamamoto deals in excess of $300 million."
"Those reports, sources said, are inaccurate," he reported. "Multiple high-ranking officials trying to sign Yamamoto told ESPN that teams were asked to give a preliminary bid at the start of the process to ensure they were serious — but not necessarily in the neighborhood of where the deal is likely to land. Since then, those officials say, his agent, Joel Wolfe, has not solicited a new round of bids.