Yankees Potential Free Agent Target: Kenley Jansen

Greatness elevates you to a certain level of expectation. It’s easy to lose perspective and not pay enough attention to what for all intents and purposes is a great opportunity. Kenley Jansen in his peak was unhittable. He operated and produced at a level in which in any given season you might not even see from the best major league reliever. Jansen is no longer that guy, but he’s still elite, and he should be a primary target for the Yankees.

One of the reasons why the Dodgers closer’s presence on the open market could fly under the radar in a way is that it’s easy to assume he’ll simply return to Los Angeles like he did following the 2016 season, when he agreed to a five-year $90 million…