Juan Soto Sweepstakes

[Jumptheshark]

Scott Boras reveals first clues about Juan Soto’s free agency with Mets, Yankees interest heating up

Scott Boras is starting to let out some morsels of information in the Juan Soto sweepstakes.

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Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Rays Among Teams to Call Juan Soto in Free Agency

According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, the Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays are two of the teams to call and inquire about Juan Soto in free agency.

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I don't know why the Rays leaked this. Nobody believes it.

Blue Jays will be the brides maids again

 

[Blitzkrug]

If i had to guess, he stays in New York.

Just a question of which part of the city really.

 

[Unholy Diver]

If i had to guess, he stays in New York.

Just a question of which part of the city really.

Darkhorse team - Long Island Ducks

 

[Voight]

If i had to guess, he stays in New York.

Just a question of which part of the city really.

I'd imagine it comes down to how he feels about pressure / the media.

Significantly less of that if you play for the Metropolitans, even with Daddy Warbucks as their owner.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

I'd imagine it comes down to how he feels about pressure / the media.

Significantly less of that if you play for the Metropolitans, even with Daddy Warbucks as their owner.

Don't think Soto is a guy who cares about pressure too much. Just gonna come down to money. Yankees are of course loaded, but Uncle Steve has shown that he will pay over the top for the players that he wants.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

I'd imagine it comes down to how he feels about pressure / the media.

Significantly less of that if you play for the Metropolitans, even with Daddy Warbucks as their owner.

The Yankees own NY (in terms of fanbase/following/narrative etc.) so there would be pressure for dipping out from NYY and going to 'little brother' on a historic contract.

I think he stays with Yankees. I don't think Mets are any closer to a World Series than they are and I think the Yankees will do whatever it takes to match what Mets might try to spend on him.

Don't think Soto is a guy who cares about pressure too much. Just gonna come down to money. Yankees are of course loaded, but Uncle Steve has shown that he will pay over the top for the players that he wants.

He's a 'gamer' and wants to win as well (yes cliche, but true). So who he believes can better win a world series in neat future is also a factor.

 

[Voight]

Don't think Soto is a guy who cares about pressure too much. Just gonna come down to money. Yankees are of course loaded, but Uncle Steve has shown that he will pay over the top for the players that he wants.

Fair, but I don't see Cohen outbidding the Yanks, they just don't let their stay players walk in free agency. & given the age of their core, the time to compete is now.

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

ESPN polled a bunch of execs and writers and like 70% expect Soto to stay with the Yankees. Over half thinks it'll break the $600 mil mark.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

ESPN polled a bunch of execs and writers and like 70% expect Soto to stay with the Yankees. Over half thinks it'll break the $600 mil mark.

If the reports out there are true, the Mets made an offer of $660m so that's a pretty strong opening position.

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

If the reports out there are true, the Mets made an offer of $660m so that's a pretty strong opening position.

Very strong. But they all think Yankees will match any offer.

More of our panel agreed on where Soto will sign than on how much money he'll get. A common belief from our respondents was that the Yankees will match (or come close enough to matching) any number agent Scott Boras brings them to keep Soto in pinstripes. The message we heard from our insiders was clear: The Yankees don't let stars walk. That happens to other teams.

 

[Unholy Diver]

If the reports out there are true, the Mets made an offer of $660m so that's a pretty strong opening position.

I know he is a great hitter and has stayed pretty healthy, but I would be nervous giving that kind of deal to a guy who plays defense like that already at such a young age, that is a lot of money for a guy who is going to have to be a DH for probably half or more of the contract, of course money keeps going up, and it's not my money, but I bet the Yankees regret taking on the Stanton albatross contract all 45-70 times a year they have to pencil his name into the lineup