A report from Monday revealed that the Toronto Blue Jays, relatively than the New York Yankees or New York Mets, may “are available with the very best supply” for All-Star outfielder Juan Soto. That very same story insisted that “Soto is prepared to play” residence video games in Toronto.
Randy Miller of NJ Advance Media for NJ.com subsequently shared that the Boston Pink Sox “have emerged as a favourite — perhaps THE favourite — to land” Soto, a lot in order that the Yankees allegedly are “now extra apprehensive about their AL East rival Pink Sox than the crosstown rival Mets, who’ve the richest proprietor in Steve Cohen.”
The Blue Jays, Yankees, Mets, Pink Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers reportedly “introduced contract presents to agent Scott Boras” in November as a part of the Soto sweepstakes. In keeping with Miller, the Pink Sox, Mets and Blue Jays “made presents upwards of $600M whereas the Yankees are within the $550M vary.”
Whereas Miller indicated that Yankees proprietor Hal Steinbrenner is “ready to maneuver on if the worth goes above $600M,” it was beforehand mentioned that Cohen is “prepared to go $50M over no matter anyone presents” to signal Soto.
Per NESN’s Tim Crowley, Yankees insider Jack Curry advised after Miller’s story was printed that the Bronx Bombers nonetheless have hope they will persuade Soto to stick with the membership he represented on this yr’s World Collection.
“The Yankees have been very comfy with the presentation and the method they’ve had with Soto,” Curry mentioned throughout Monday’s version of the Sure Community “Yankees Scorching Range” program. “They really feel they’ve made this a precedence. They’ve put their greatest foot ahead. They are saying that they’re comfy with no matter determination he finally ends up making as a result of they really feel that they’ve despatched the message to him.”
A number of reporters have mentioned Soto and Boras will seemingly finalize a call by the point the winter conferences, scheduled to start this coming Monday, conclude subsequent week. If whispers about Soto desirous to take the very best supply are correct, it sounds just like the Yankees will in the end lose the 26-year-old to a rival membership no matter what paying prospects will really feel about seeing him play for a group such because the Pink Sox, Blue Jays or Mets.
