The pitching-starved New York Yankees continue to play the waiting game with their free agent targets, most notably DJ LeMahieu, and it could be a costly strategy. The infielder, however, is not the only player with an interest in returning to the Bronx.
Pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, who has played for the New York Yankees for the last seven seasons, is interested in a reunion. He is now a free agent, but general manager Brian Cashman has said that retaining LeMahieu is the priority.
That has left Tanaka in sort of a limbo. His priority is the Yankees, but he could also, according to reports, consider another MLB franchise or even a return to his native Japan, where he was a star until 2014, when he made the jump to the bigs.