The way the media reports Juan Soto’s free agency, one would think he was a big-time international free agent and not an MLB veteran.
Multiple sources have reported Soto meeting with as many as eight teams, with five finalists making offers: the Yankees, Mets, Red Sox, Dodgers, and Blue Jays. Each has the means to sign Soto to a near-record contract after making their initial offers this week.
Soto, meanwhile, is playing with house money. He’s only just turned 26 and was an MVP finalist in his first season with the Yankees. Soto hit .288 with a career-high 41 home runs and 99 RBI in 2024, and then hit .