Free agency is a practice both cruel and rewarding, something the New York Yankees know all too well.
Currently, the Bronx Bombers are licking their wounds after losing out on Japanese ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto. He spurned the Yankees to sign a 12-year contract with the Dodgers and join WBC teammate Shohei Ohtani. Quite the surprise since the Yankees were long considered the front-runners for Yamamoto.
But such is free agency. There are ups, downs, and lateral moves. The Yankees have experienced the high of signing Gerrit Cole, re-signing Aaron Judge, and losing Robinson Cano all in the last decade.