$700 million → $600 million → $625 million 'Soto contract imminent'..."Thank you for not agreeing to any contract" ESPN
Nov 29, 2024
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MLB Insider Mike Rodriguez, a former Spanish broadcast caster for the Chicago Cubs game, just finished the call on SNS on the 29th (Korea time), and according to a source familiar with the Boston club, Soto spoke with (Boston third baseman) Rafael Devers for more than an hour. It is news that Boston has offered a 12-year contract for an annual average of $50 million, and Soto is interestingly contemplating. For now, the Red Sox are strong candidates for Soto,' he wrote.
Soto, who was offered a total of $600 million for a 12-year contract period by Boston, is determined.
A short time later, Hector Gomes, a reporter for the Spanish-language media Deportivo Z101, wrote on social media that a contract with Boston was imminent. In just 35 minutes, two unconfirmed news came out.
Then ESPN reporter Jeff Bankruptcy posted a message on social media defining them as 'fake news'. He thanked reporters for not making up stories. I'm also grateful Juan Soto didn't agree to any contracts, allowing me to get off Twitter and spend holidays with my family, he said.
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In addition, in the 1990s, major leaguer Carlos Baerga posted a message on social media saying, `Guys, I received this message directly. Juan Soto is likely to sign a contract with the New York Mets, which is around $700 million, he said, adding that Mets center fielder Jose Siri said he would give up his No. 22 if Soto joined.
Siri changed his uniform from the Tampa Bay Rays to the Mets through a trade with pitcher Eric Ozzy on the 20th. Siri, who wore No. 22 for Tampa Bay, maintains the same number for the Mets, but he said he would be willing to give up if Soto, who has worn No. 22 since his major league debut, came to the Mets. It is a plausible scenario.
Soto is in the second round of the FA Tour. However, no specific circumstances have emerged that the contract is imminent. New York Post reporter John Heyman reported on the 28th that the New York Yankees upgraded the initial offer and proposed it again.
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Soto's market value seems to have already exceeded $600 million. Shohei Ohtani's $700 million contract with the Dodgers will be lowered to $460 million because 97% of the total amount will be received 10 years later as 'deferrals' that do not generate interest. However, Soto is expected to pay more than $600 million without a grace period.
Soto and agent Scott Boras are reportedly interested in a 15-year contract that covers up to the age of 40. There is also a possibility that a provision to exercise the opt-out right will be included in the middle, but it is not known whether Soto is the preferred method. In any case, Soto, who is speeding up negotiations, is likely to complete the contract before the winter meeting on December 10-13, contrary to initial expectations.
jhno@sportschosun.com
