His yankee We will not give up without a fight.
Owner of the Yankees Hal Steinbrenner He is expected to fly to Southern California in about a week and a half to meet with the free agent superstar. Juan Soto and his agent Scott Borasaccording to Jon Heyman of the New York Post.
This, of course, comes just one day after the Post’s Mike Puma reported that Mets owner Steve Cohen will be traveling all over the country next week to make his pitch to try to get Soto across town.
This is certainly no surprise, as Boras told reporters at GM meetings that Soto will meet with numerous owners in the coming weeks and go through an “exhaustive” vetting process before making a decision on where to sign.
The crosstown rivals are two of at least seven known teams (Mets, Yankees, Red Sox, Rays, Blue Jays, Dodgers, Giants) that have expressed interest in Soto, and there are reportedly four other “mystery teams” as well. “into the fray. .
There’s a chance one of those clubs could be his former team, the Washington Nationals, as president of baseball operations. Mike Rizzo he reportedly told ESPN’s Jesse Rogers that he spoke with Boras about the highly touted left-handed slugger.
CUT Andy Martino reported earlier this week that the Bombers “loved having Soto this year, and are obviously mounting a huge effort to retain him,” even if their misdirection on questions about his future has left some in the organization perplexed.
The 26-year-old superstar will almost certainly end up signing the largest player contract in baseball history, with projections placing his next contract between 12-13 years and around $600 million (pitcher/DH). Shohei Ohtani signed a 10-year, $700 million contract with the Dodgers last offseason).
It’s hard to imagine Soto having a better year than he just had with the Yankees, when he hit .288/.419/.569 with 41 home runs and a career-high 109 RBIs, helping lead them to its first World Cup. Serial appearance since 2009.
