The dynamic duo of Aaron Decide and Juan Soto has powered the New York Yankees to the highest of the American League East and has them battling for the very best document in all of baseball.
Whereas Decide is beneath contract to be in pinstripes via 2031, Soto shall be a free agent on the finish of the 12 months. He does not flip 26 till October and there little question shall be a number of suitors lined up and keen to interrupt the financial institution to signal Soto.
One sportsbook is putting the Over/Underneath on his subsequent contract at $500.5 million. The Yankees are the -400 favourite to maintain Soto, implying an 80 p.c chance to return to the Bronx. Nonetheless, a number of big-market groups are certain to come back calling as nicely.
If Soto is open to leaving the Yankees, groups together with the Phillies, Pink Sox, Cubs and metropolis rival Mets are among the many favorites to land the slugger in his prime.
JUAN SOTO NEXT TEAM ODDS*
Philadelphia Phillies (+500)
Boston Pink Sox (+600)
Chicago Cubs (+700)
Toronto Blue Jays (+800)
New York Mets (+900)
San Francisco Giants (+1000)
Seattle Mariners (+1000)
Baltimore Orioles (+1200)
Los Angeles Dodgers (+1200)
Atlanta Braves (+1400)
Kansas Metropolis Royals (+1800)
Houston Astros (+2000)
Washington Nationals (+2000)
Arizona Diamondbacks (+2500)
Detroit Tigers (+2500)
Miami Marlins (+2500)
St. Louis Cardinals (+2800)
Texas Rangers (+2800)
Milwaukee Brewers (+3300)
Minnesota Twins (+3300)
Pittsburgh Pirates (+4000)
Cincinnati Reds (+5000)
Cleveland Guardians (+5000)
Colorado Rockies (+5000)
Oakland Athletics (+5000)
San Diego Padres (+5000)
Tampa Bay Rays (+5000)
Chicago White Sox (+7500)
Los Angeles Angels (+7500)
*Odds offered by SportsBetting.ag for informational functions solely.
Soto, already in his seventh main league season, entered Friday batting .291 with 37 residence runs and 95 RBIs in 130 video games. He additionally has a 1.012 OPS, third-best within the majors.
He carries a .285 common with 197 residence runs and 578 RBIs in 909 profession video games.
“Being in a spot the place we will win a few championships, and even when we do not, simply being within the race yearly. I feel that is the most important factor for me,” Soto informed The Athletic final month when requested about his priorities as a free agent.
Whereas he’s anticipated to be courted by a number of large-market groups, Soto additionally expressed a willingness to signal with a crew ready to construct round him. May that embody a possible return to Washington, the place he spent the primary four-plus seasons of his profession? The Nationals are in the midst of the pack at +2000 to lure him again to Washington.
Different groups who may very well be keen to open their pocketbooks embody the Blue Jays, who held onto Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette at this 12 months’s commerce deadline, together with the Rangers and Astros, who each provide the no-state-income-tax enchantment of Texas.
“I am telling you, you by no means know who’s going to come back subsequent,” Soto informed The Athletic. “I will attempt to construct an attractive crew round me to win a championship. On the finish of the day, you need to sit down, take a look at what these groups are providing and decide from there.”
–Area Stage Media
