The champagne has barely dried. The Dodgers’ flight home from New York has barely tickled the runway. A long-awaited parade will unify Los Angeles around a World Series championship.
But who is going to sign Juan Soto?
Sure, he was a New York Yankees stalwart throughout the postseason. But now he’s a free agent, about to take offers from any team willing to cough up, what, $600 million, maybe more?
Major League Baseball moves from postseason fire to the offseason hot stove in a matter of moments. Free agents can negotiate only with their current teams for the first five days after the World Series.