In the camp of Juan Soto They still haven’t decided after a month of receiving and analyzing offersmeeting with owners even with fortunes that exceed the Dominican budget, in a bidding in which the auctioneer warned from the outset that there was no rush to open the winning envelope.
It took Soto to play 936 games over seven seasons to finally obtain a freedom that he wants to make the most of. The 82.3 million of pesos that accrued in that section served as a shield of armored material to resist the unprecedented bombardment to close extensions.
But one of the arguments prepared by the equipment of 75 people who work for Scott Borasthe agent of the playeris that the Dominican’s contribution in the field almost quadrupled what was transferred to his account banking. A “red” that it is time to rectify.
Of agreement to the FanGraphs dollars tool, which determines the cost decade victoria on player replacement (fWAR) per season, for Nationals, Padres and Yankees To cover Soto’s contribution they should have drawn 290.4 million of dollars.
Since the left-handed hitter entered the league in 2018, only Aaron Judge (341.2 million of dollars), Mookie Betts (327.7 million dollars) and José Ramírez (301.4 million dollars) had a contribution greater than yours agreement with that indicator.
However, by the time of Soto’s release, Judge was already 26 years old, while Betts and Ramírez were four and five months away from turning 26. This is the age at which the Dominican ranger will play his first season with the new contract a piece of information that feeds the story about what he can do in the future.
Only 12 players are over 30 fWAR since 2018 and Soto’s 36.3 anchor in fifth place; an average of 5.6 per season when the shortened 2020 season is excluded. In the FanGraphs dictionary, the 5-6 WAR threshold corresponds to “superstars.”
It has already exceeded 600 million dollars
The war of offers by Soto is intensifying.
Los Boston Red Sox, New York Mets and Toronto Blue Jays they would have done offers over 600 million of dollars to Soto, while the New York Yankees They are in the range of 550 million dollars, a source told NJ Advance Media’s Randy Miller.
The four-time All-Star would like a agreement sin postponementsa source told Miller. In comparison, Shohei Ohtani deferred 680 million of dollars.
Soto, 26, is expected to surpass Ohtani’s average annual value of 46 million dollars, a source told YES Network’s Jack Curry.
There is reportedly a widespread belief among bidders that the Blue Jays will arrive with the offer higher.
The 2024 American League MVP finalist would take a decision about where he wants to play in the next 10 days, sources told MLB Network’s Jon Morosi.
The winter meetings, the scene of many great signings of agents free over the years, they start next Monday.
Soto recorded 41 home runs (the most in his career) with 109 runs batted in and a OPS .989 in 157 games last season. He also hit .327/.469/.633 with four home runs and nine RBIs in the playoffswhich helped the Yankees to reach the World Series for the first time in 15 years.
