The New York Yankees have a backup plan if they are outbid for Yoshinobu Yamamoto, which may involve pursuing other starting pitchers on the free agent market.
A potential backup option for the Yankees could be a reunion with Jordan Montgomery, who has excelled since getting traded from the Yankees and has been a consistent pitcher.
The Yankees' rotation was already an area of need heading into the offseason, and they will need to make several moves to augment it.