Soto whose walk attracts attention
ESPN’s Jeff Passan said in an article on the 12th (13th Japan time) that the Dodgers “will not continue with outfielder Juan Soto,” who is considered the team’s free agent centerpiece. this is what I predicted. One of the reasons for this is the presence of pitcher Shohei Ohtani.
He is a power hitter with a total of 201 home runs and 592 RBIs in seven years in the major leagues, winning the Silver Slugger Award four times. He played in 157 games this season, posting a .288 batting average, 41 home runs, 109 RBIs, and an OPS of .989, and played a key role in the batting lineup along with the a- out Aaron Judge, adding to the league’s competition. John Heyman, a reporter for the New York Post, said the deal for Soto would be “around $700 million.”
Reporter Passan explained that the Blue Jays and Red Sox are going to meet this week. He will also meet the Mets and Yankees in the future. Among them, he pointed out that the Dodgers, who made a big boost last year by signing pitchers like Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, “will not be following Soto.”
Reporter Passan gave the reason: “If Soto had to move (position) because of his defensive zone, Ohtani’s presence at the designated hitter position would limit his options (from a of the Dodgers).'”I’ll make it happen,” he explained. As for the length of the contract, he said it would be “probably the longest in baseball history,” surpassing the 14-year, $340 million (about 52.62 billion yen) a is held by outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. of the Padres to exceed $600 million (approximately 92.86 billion yen).
Although Soto was a finalist for the Gold Glove Award, his UZR, a defensive metric calculated by Fangraphs, was -5.1, ranking him 93rd among players with at least 600 innings. If defensive issues were to be exposed, other teams would have the option of using a designated hitter, but with Otani out, the Dodgers currently have no designated hitter vacancies.
However, he said that the possibility of getting Soto is not zero, saying, “If the market for Soto weakened, they would be willing to consider (getting him).” Along with the amount, the attention of focus on transit destination.
(Full Account Editorial Department)
2024-11-13 00:55:00
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