New York Yankees star right fielder Juan Soto is probably going to hit free agency after the 2024 season, excepting any augmentation being endorsed before it. The four-time All-Star was exchanged to the Yankees in December last year by the San Diego Padres. Soto has been remarkable for the Yankees this 2024 season, hitting 38 home runs and 98 RBIs while batting .291 with a .420 on-base percentage. A few groups are supposed to seek after the Dominican outfielder later. The New York Mets, who last won a championship in 1986, and his current team, the New York Yankees, are the two most likely contenders for Soto.
As per Fansided's Zach Pressnell, the Yankees and the Mets could offer Juan Soto an agreement near an incredible $600 million. Soto's contract, if offered, would rival Shohei Ohtani's enormous deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers and rank among the highest ever in sports. Ohtani agreed to a $700 million, 10-year contract with the Dodgers in December 2023. Nonetheless, as indicated by MLB's computations, the present-day worth of his agreement is nearly $460 million because of big salary deferrals.
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Taking this into account, there are chances that Juan Soto's agreement could surpass Ohtani's agreement esteem. On the off chance that Soto's agreement has practically no conceded installments, the serious equilibrium duty will be determined without being limited to future installments. Soto's agreement worth will likewise be more noteworthy in the event that he protects a more limited agreement with a higher typical yearly worth contrasted with Shohei Ohtani, who will get a large portion of his agreement sum beginning in 2034.
Giants could also be bid alongside the Yankees and Mets
This week, MLB insider Mark Feinsand discussed the New York Mets and New York Yankees as well as other teams competing for Juan Soto. He suggested that the San Francisco Giants might be an option. According to Feinsand, the Dodgers may not be interested in Soto after signing superstars Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto to lucrative contracts last offseason.
"I don’t think the Dodgers will be in on Soto after signing Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto last year, but the Giants are still looking to reel in that big fish they have been seeking for two years, so I expect them to enter this fray," he wrote (via MLB.com).
The Giants can potentially make a big offer in order to sign Soto and improve their roster.
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