Without a doubt the arrival of Juan Soto The New York Yankees has been one of the big news stories in the MLB in the last three months. The expectation is enormous with what this team can do in the upcoming contest after also obtaining the services of Alex Verdugo and the pitcher Marcus Stroman.
Manager Brian Cashman He acknowledged his interest in obtaining the Caribbean outfielder since the summer of last year. Then, the San Diego Padres did not want to give up the ranger, but the club’s financial situation became complicated and they were forced to make the trade in December.
Juan Soto He will be a free agent at the end of next season, but with the disaster that the New York Yankees experienced in 2023, they were forced to reinforce their ranks.
The troop of Aaron Boone handed to catcher Kyle Higashioka. Also to the pitchers Michael King, Randy Vasquez, Jhony Brito y Drew Thorpe to complete the transaction. Now they face a dilemma because if this does not result in the World Series they will not only lose the Dominican but also Gleyber Torres He is on the verge of free agency.
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New York Yankees owner: “Juan Soto will cost what it will cost”
For the owner of the New York Yankees, Hal Steinbrenner, now there are several dilemmas ahead. The club’s high command delivered five pieces in exchange for obtaining Juan Sotoincluding big-name prospects.
But at this moment, the outfielder will be a free agent after the upcoming World Series. The super agent Scott Boras has not seemed willing to negotiate any extension before testing the market. The Washington Nationals even offered him $400 million and he rejected it, when he still belonged to that team.
Everyone estimates that the patrolman is going to sign for a figure between 360 and 700 million dollars. The first corresponds to the salary that he guaranteed Aaron Judge and the second is the recent contract he signed Shohei Ohtani con Los Angeles Dodgers.
“No one has thought about that”, Steinbrenner commented. recently when asked if there would be problems with Juan Soto earning more money than the captain of the troop. «I’m not sure Judge will care about that if we acquire Soto for several years. However, the market is what the market is and it is going to cost whatever it is going to cost. He will dawn and we will see ».
The truth is that usually these agreements are signed during the off-season, so the New York Yankees have a little more than a month after the season ends to see if they can retain Juan Soto.
2024-02-24 11:39:46
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