The New York Yankees, whether they want to admit it or not, will continue to be reminded of their $325 million mistake from two years ago.

Two years ago was when Yoshinobu Yamamoto was posted for all 30 teams in Major League Baseball to secure his services. New York was one of the final teams involved in negotiations for him before Yamamoto chose to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers for a record-breaking 12-year, $325 million deal.

For those who aren't good at math, the Yankees let an elite pitcher walk away for a difference of $2.08 million per year. Of course, the Yankees didn't have Shohei Ohtani already on their roster to help influence Yamamoto, but the organization did not pursue him any further. The rationale as to why they did not is mindblowing.

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