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According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the sweepstakes for Gerrit Cole and Stephen Strasburg are starting to accelerate.

Here we go.

On Monday night, Rosenthal reported (subscription required) that teams will meet with the free agent pitchers, both Scott Boras clients, this week in California ahead of next week’s Winter Meetings. The Yankees are reportedly one of those teams.

From Rosenthal:

The Yankees will sit down with both Cole and Strasburg over the next two days, sources said. Other interested teams already have met with or will meet with the two pitchers, who are widely viewed as the best starters in this year’s free agent class.

The possibility exists that at least one of the pitchers will sign at the meetings, which begin Monday in San Diego, Strasburg’s hometown.