{"id":13310,"date":"2024-12-01T20:38:45","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T20:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=13310"},"modified":"2024-12-01T20:38:45","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T20:38:45","slug":"yankees-fear-arch-rival-poised-to-steal-juan-soto-for-600-million-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=13310","title":{"rendered":"Yankees \u2018Fear\u2019 Arch Rival Poised to Steal Juan Soto for $600 Million: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2148548228-e1732501450182.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2148548228-e1732501450182.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2148548228-e1732501450182.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2148548228-e1732501450182.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Yankees 'Fear' Arch Rival Poised to Steal Juan Soto for $600 Million: Report\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Getty New York Yankees slugger Juan Soto.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>For the first time in a long time, the New York Yankees might not have the scratch to compete with the sport\u2019s heaviest hitters in free agency.<\/p>\n<p>Randy Miller of NJ.com made an appearance on WFAN on Friday, November 30, during which he said that he has heard the Yankees won\u2019t be able to go higher than $550 million for Soto. Miller added that he \u201cbelieves,\u201d though is not outright reporting, that Soto may already have multiple offers of $600 million-plus from competitors like the Boston Red Sox and New York Mets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m hearing the Yankees fear the Red Sox more than anyone,\u201d Miller said, per Danny Abriano of SNYtv. \u201cI think the Mets are definitely in play and the Red Sox are in play. And I don\u2019t think he\u2019s going to the Yankees.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Red Sox Join Mets as Yankees\u2019 Greatest Competition for Juan Soto Based on Most Recent Report<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5209298\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Juan-Soto-contract-15-years-700-million.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Juan-Soto-contract-15-years-700-million.jpg 960w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Juan-Soto-contract-15-years-700-million.jpg?resize=150,84 150w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Juan-Soto-contract-15-years-700-million.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Juan-Soto-contract-15-years-700-million.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Juan-Soto-contract-15-years-700-million.jpg?resize=782,440 782w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Juan-Soto-contract-15-years-700-million.jpg?resize=780,439 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Juan-Soto-contract-15-years-700-million.jpg?resize=425,239 425w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Juan-Soto-contract-15-years-700-million.jpg?resize=660,371 660w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Juan-Soto-contract-15-years-700-million.jpg?resize=320,180 320w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Juan-Soto-contract-15-years-700-million.jpg?resize=267,150 267w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Juan-Soto-contract-15-years-700-million.jpg?resize=225,127 225w\" alt=\"Yankees 'Fear' Arch Rival Poised to Steal Juan Soto for $600 Million: Report\" width=\"782\" height=\"440\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5209298\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5209298\">GettyJuan Soto of the New York Yankees may leave the franchise after just one season, which ended in a loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The crosstown rival Mets have been in the conversation as a top rival for Soto since before the World Series ended, though Miller\u2019s elevation of the Red Sox to that category is newer and picking up steam.<\/p>\n<p>In his most recent prediction, Andy McCollough of The Athletic has Soto heading to Queens to join the Mets, as they have the most financial strength in MLB along with the Los Angeles Dodgers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cScott Boras referred to Soto as \u2018the Mona Lisa of the museum.\u2019 Steve Cohen is baseball\u2019s most prolific art collector,\u201d McCullough wrote on November 29. \u201cWe looked like knuckleheads last year when our galaxy-brained take\u00a0on Shohei Ohtani led us to forecasting him joining the Texas Rangers. No need to complicate things. Cohen has the deepest pockets. He will dip into them to sign Soto to the richest (present-day value, for sure) contract in baseball history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other franchises that insiders have linked to interest in Soto \u2014 beyond the Yankees, Red Sox and Mets \u2014 include the Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies and Toronto Blue Jays.<\/p>\n<h2>Juan Soto\u2019s Sole Season With Yankees Could Result in $700 Million Deal<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5210010\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2180855177-e1732733443479.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" alt=\"Yankees 'Fear' Arch Rival Poised to Steal Juan Soto for $600 Million: Report\" width=\"782\" height=\"439\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5210010\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5210010\">GettyJuan Soto could leave the New York Yankees for a deal worth upwards of $700 million.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Soto, who is just 26 years old, hit the jackpot statistically during a contract year, the result of which could be a deal approaching (or even surpassing) $700 million in total \u2014 depending on how competitive MLB\u2019s heavy hitters want to get.<\/p>\n<p>He cracked 41 home runs and drove in 109 runs last season, while scoring 128 runs of his own and drawing 129 walks. He also batted .288 with an on-base percentage of .419 and a slugging percentage of .569, per Baseball Reference.<\/p>\n<p>Soto has earned All-Star Game appearances in each of the past four seasons and finished second, third and sixth in league MVP voting during three campaigns over that stretch. He has played seven years in MLB and been a member of the Yankees, San Diego Padres and Washington Nationals during his career.<\/p>\n<p>Max Dible covers the NFL, NBA and MLB for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Chicago Bears and Cleveland Browns. He covered local and statewide news as a reporter for West Hawaii Today and served as news director for BigIslandNow.com and Pacific Media Group&#8217;s family of Big Island radio stations before joining Heavy. More about Max Dible<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty New York Yankees slugger Juan Soto. 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