After earlier reports to the contrary, Kazuma Okamoto will indeed be posted this offseason after all. For the Yankees, this is music to their ears. While Okamoto's countryman, Munetaka Murakami, has gotten the lion's share of the buzz in the lead-up to hot stove season, the versatile 29-year-old should not be overlooked.
In fact, there's an argument to be made that Okamoto is the better player of the two, and clearly the better fit for the Yankees. There are several reasons why, and the Yankees would be wise to pull out all the stops in their pursuit of the 29-year-old slugger.