A number of November reports indicated that the New York Yankees and New York Mets have been the favorites to win the Juan Soto sweepstakes.
Nonetheless, MLB insider Andy Martino of SNY prompt in an replace shared on Monday that the Toronto Blue Jays have an actual shot at stopping Soto from protecting the Large Apple his baseball dwelling after he helped the Yankees full a visit to this 12 months’s World Collection.
“It’s no secret that the Yanks and Mets are ‘all in’ on Soto, as one league supply reiterates, and that there’s a widespread perception amongst bidders that Toronto will are available in with the very best provide,” Martino mentioned. “There’s additionally widespread skepticism that Soto would go to the Blue Jays — however a supply pushed again on that, saying that if a crew is concerned within the last bidding, Soto is keen to play there.”
It was previously said that the Blue Jays may “make an astronomical provide” to Soto and agent Scott Boras, as Toronto is allegedly “highly motivated” to land the 26-year-old famous person. The Yankees, Mets, Blue Jays, Boston Pink Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers reportedly “offered contract offers to” Boras in November, and The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal revealed on Monday that “the Dodgers are doing what they usually do with elite free brokers, hanging across the backboard, seeing if the ball someway falls into their fingers” after they received the World Collection.
Whereas some have openly questioned if Yankees proprietor Hal Steinbrenner will give Soto extra assured cash than different would-be consumers, one report claimed that Mets proprietor Steve Cohen “is keen to go $50M over no matter anyone provides” for the All-Star outfielder. Soto is extensively anticipated to reset the marketplace for place gamers even when he offers a crew a reduction.
“There was a widespread expectation that the bidding would choose up this week and resolve by or on the winter meetings [held from Dec. 9-12],” Martino added. “That expectation stays.”
It feels like Soto will severely contemplate enjoying dwelling video games in Canada by way of the rest of his prime assuming Martino‘s info is correct.
