Three weeks into this MLB offseason, two questions dominate the discussion across the sport:
Which team will sign Juan Soto? And for how much?
The Soto sweepstakes are heating up. Five teams — the Mets, Yankees, Dodgers, Red Sox and Blue Jays — have met with Soto and his agent, Scott Boras, to make their initial pitches. A sixth team, the Phillies, is expected to sit down with Soto soon, and more could follow.
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The teams know they have a chance to sign a generational player who is just entering his prime. They also know it’ll cost them.
Soto’s contract is expected to break records in terms of both average annual value and
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