The suitors do not stop flirting with her Juan Soto. At this point there are up to five teams that want to have his services, but only one is the one that has insisted the most: New York Yankees.
Since the campaign ended, the Bronx team has focused on sitting at the table and negotiating with both the Dominican and his agent Scott Boras. The first meeting has already taken place, but everything indicates that there is a second offer and with more benefits for the player.
According to reporter Jon Heyman, the franchise would have “improved its initial offer” in recent days, and thus get ahead of its competitors.
This “perhaps improving their position in a draw involving at least five major market teams,” he wrote for the New York Post.
The other people interested in Soto are NY Mets, Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays y Los Angeles Dodgers. The first two have already met with Soto and his work team, while the Californians seem like the most complicated option.
Furthermore, journalist Bob Nightengale recently spoke about the possibility of the current champions, stating that “they don’t need it.”
MLB insider Bob Nightengale thinks there’s pretty much no chance that the Dodgers sign Juan Soto:
“Realistically, I think there’s a better chance that you and I are playing right field next year for the Dodgers than Juan Soto. They don’t need him.” pic.twitter.com/XgbV5kb7Lo
— Doug McKain (@DMAC_LA) November 28, 2024
“I think Juan Soto will stay in New York. I wouldn’t want to take out Boston or Toronto, but I honestly don’t think the Dodgers aren’t interested in him,” he said.
Juan Soto, 26 years old, He is the number one free agent of the moment in the Major Leagues. This year with the Yankees he hit 41 home runs, scored 128 runs, drove in another 109 and batted .288.