The New York Yankees are not one of the finalists for Japanese star Shohei Ohtani, who has started scheduling meetings with teams for this week that are expected to decide where the ultimate free-agent prize of the offseason lands, sources familiar with the situation told Yahoo Sports. The 23-year-old Ohtani, a star pitcher and hitter who must sign with a major league team by Dec. 22, has begun informing finalists of their meetings, which could run from this Tuesday to Friday. Among those believed to have meetings: The San Francisco Giants, who are making a simultaneous run at trading for National League MVP Giancarlo Stanton, and the Seattle Mariners, who have mobilized players to help recruit Ohtani, according to sources.