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The Los Angeles Dodgers apparently aren't prepared to write a blank check for free-agent slugger Juan Soto, according to The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal.
Rosenthal reported Monday the reigning World Series champions "are doing what they often do with elite free agents, hanging around the backboard, seeing if the ball somehow falls into their hands."
As an example, he cited how Los Angeles approached Bryce Harper as a free agent in 2019. The team put a three-year offer on the table that averaged around $35 million to $50 million annually. Harper instead took the 13-year, $330 million pact from the Philadelphia Phillies.