Yankees’ Juan Soto Predicted To Land 14-Year, $630 Million Blockbuster Contract
The Juan Soto sweepstakes is the biggest story of this winter. Soto is expected to sign his deal in the next two weeks with the top five teams being listed as the New York Yankees, New York Mets, Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox, and Los Angeles Dodgers.
While any of these teams could still sign the superstar, the two New York teams remain favored. However, the value of Soto’s deal is a bit harder to predict because it’s rumored to be monumentally large. Jon Heyman of the New York Post thinks Soto will land a deal richer than the floor $600 million rumored contract, but not quite the dream $700 million contract.
Heyman predicts Soto to land a 14-year, $630 million contract this winter. “With almost all big-market teams involved, including the Mets and incumbent Yankees, he will score the most valuable contract ever when considering Shohei Ohtani’s $700M deal is valued at $437.4M (union valuation) due to the $680M in deferrals,” Heyman wrote. “At least the Dodgers, Giants, Blue Jays, Red Sox, and surprising (Tampa Bay) Rays are also in the biggest derby. $630M, 14 years.”
Heyman could be right on the money with this prediction, but there are so many factors in Soto’s deal. Will there be opt-outs? Will it be front-loaded? Will multiple teams offer $630 million, ultimately driving the price even higher? At the end of the day,
nobody is going to truly know the details of Soto’s deal until it emerges. To be safe, I would expect a deal well over the $600 million mark for 13-15 years.
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New York Yankees rumor reveals where team’s current offer ranks among Juan Soto suitors and it’s horrifying
A new report reveals where the New York Yankees’ current offer to Juan Soto ranks among the other suitors in his free agency sweepstakes. And it is reason for Yanks fans to be very worried.
There is no bigger story in baseball right now than the future of four-time All-Star Juan Soto. Before the 2024 season, the expectation was that the outfielder would get a big raise in MLB free agency. However, after playing at an MVP level this year, he could now land one of the biggest contracts in baseball history.
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From the start, the assumption always was that his current team, the Yankees, would have the best chance of winning his free agent sweepstakes. However, as the weeks have gone by they are no longer the clear-cut favorite.
Some reports have suggested that in-city rivals, the New York Mets, are willing to beat any competing offer. While new rumors have suggested division rivals the Boston Red Sox are becoming a bigger threat than originally expected.
As the threat of losing Juan Soto in the offseason seems to grow, a new report from a New York Yankees insider gives even more worrisome news about the club’s chances of re-signing, arguably, their best player.
- Juan Soto stats (2024): 288 AVG, .419 OBP, .569 SLG, 41 HR, 109 RBI, 128 R
New York Yankees reportedly have the fourth-best offer for Juan Soto
NJ.com Yankees reporter Randy Miller made an appearance on New York radio station WFAN recently and revealed some bad news for Yankees fans. He alleges that the team is unwilling to go any higher than $550 million in a potential deal for Soto. That is unlikely to win the sweepstakes, with MLB rumors suggesting he could get over $600 million in a possible contract.
Miller also claimed that of the various teams pursuing the 26-year-old, he is under the belief the New York Yankees have the fourth-best bid at the moment. Interested teams reportedly made their first offers to Juan Soto this past week.
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