The owner of the Mets de New YorkSteven Cohen, will reunite with the superstar Juan Soto and his agent Scott Boras in Southern California next week, sources told Mike Puma of the New York Post.
The conversations will be the first between Soto and the Mets de New Yorkwho appear to be preparing to lure the outfielder to Queens after he spent a stint across town in the Bronx.
It is said that Juan Soto He is seeking what could be the largest contract in MLB history, something that does not intimidate the owner of the Mets, the owner with the largest fortune of anyone in the Major Leagues.
Furthermore, we cannot forget that the Mets de New York They also have more than $90 million in dead money coming off the books this winter, opening up cap space for a team that had the majors’ highest payroll in 2024.
At least seven clubs, including the Mets, Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays, have reportedly contacted Boras about Soto. However, the overwhelming belief is that the two New York teams are the favorites.
Steven Cohen is not the only one.
Soto and Boras are expected to meet with other team owners in the coming weeks. It is not yet known if one of those meetings will be with Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner, according to Puma.
And how about the Yankees?
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said this week that while he has already communicated with Boras and will continue to do so, Steinbrenner may be less involved than other owners because of the player’s familiarity with the organization.
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Soto, 26, hit .288/.419/.569 with 41 home runs, 109 RBIs and an American League-high 128 runs scored in his first season with the Yankees. Since his 2018 rookie season, only one position player, Aaron Judge, has accumulated more fWAR than Soto.
