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By Hunter Hodies Yoshinobu Yamamoto is the top free agent on the market and two MLB teams are prepared to offer the prized pitcher a ton of money. Per ESPN’s Jim Bowden, the Boston Red Sox and San Francisco Giants have emerged as serious contenders for Yamamoto and have offered him a contract that’s worth over $300 million. There are also other teams making a run at Yamamoto, per Bowden. Yamamoto is set to make his MLB debut in 2024 after pitching in Japan for the last several years. He was tremendous last year, posting a 1.21 ERA and 169 strikeouts in 164 innings. He also only gave up two hom…