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New York Yankees owner Steinbrenner, who will be | , is the real winner of the Soto scramble. AP Yonhap News |
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| Steve Cohen, owner of the New York Mets. AP Yonhap News |
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After the New York Mets and Juan Soto agreed to a historic FA contract, the aftermath continues. The New York Yankees, however, seem to be speeding up their follow-up moves without time to be disappointed.
The Yankees agreed to an eight-year, $218 million contract with FA left-hander Max Fried on the 11th (Korea time). The Yankees, who have been in contact with Fried and another FA starter Corbin Burns to strengthen the starting lineup while negotiating with Soto, seem to have accelerated their contract with Fried when they eventually missed Soto.
The Yankees have also begun to strengthen their batters to make up for Soto's absence. Chicago Cubs outfielder and first baseman Cody Bellinger is reportedly in discussion. Analysts say that the reason he signed Fried despite the overflowing number of starters is a preliminary measure to recruit Bellinger by using young starter Clark Schmidt as a trade card. Instead of bringing in a clear ace-class starter, they will strengthen the lineup by using promising starters for trade. The Yankees considered recruiting Bellinger when he was on the FA market last winter.
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| The biggest winner of the Soto scramble is Scott Boras after all. AP Yonhap News |
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| New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone arrives at Dallas, where the winter meeting is being held, for an official interview on the 11th (Korea time). ImagesYonhap News |
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Although not as active as the Yankees, the Los Angeles Dodgers also prepared a budget to bring Soto. It was a team that was mentioned as a strong destination until two to three days before the news of the contract agreement with the Mets broke. But all of themJuss reportedly gave up after singing up to $600 million.
Around that time, the Dodgers signed FA outfielder Michael Confoto for $17 million a year, and previously brought left-hander FA starter Blake Snell for $182 million for five years. In addition, he took a substantial step of making necessary reinforcement internally while giving Soto a very serious color on the outside, such as holding right-hander Blake Trinen for two years and $22 million.
It should be noted that criticism is mounting over whether the 15-year, $765 million (AAV $51 million) astronomical contract agreed between the Mets and Soto is appropriate. It is no exaggeration to say that the battle for Soto was actually a battle of pride between the Yankees and Mets owners. This can be fully confirmed in that the owner, not the working-level staff, took the lead in the negotiations.
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ESPN reporter Jeff Bankruptcy said on the 11th, `Should I believe that Yankees general manager Brian Cashman, Mets president David Stearns and Soto told their owners 'You know it's a good contract to give this player $51 million a year? There is no chance that it was. This contract is entirely about the two owners."
In other words, the historic contract, which was created after the Yankees and Mets fought to the end to recruit Soto, is not the work promoted by the president or general manager, but is the result of a kind of fate-bearing competition led by Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner and Mets owner Steve Cohen.
However, the bankruptcy reporter suggested that the results should not be interpreted as a simple structure of 'Mets = winner, Yankees = loser'.
"It's very encouraging that the Yankees can get better in the end by losing the battle for Soto," he said. "You can look at it like this. This Soto contract is not a good deal. Given everything else that's going on in the major leagues, it's a very unusual overpay."
For the Yankees, in the end, in terms of long-term team power, there is a high possibility that it will flow as a blessing in disguise. After failing to sign a contract for Soto, Cashman said "The owner, Steinbrenner, did his best to find a way to protect Soto. I am proud of his efforts.' 'It's as cool as it's too bad' is the nuance.
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| L.A. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is interviewing at Dallas, where the winter meeting is being held on the 10th (Korea time). AP Yonhap News |
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LA fans also seem to welcome the news that the Dodgers have been pushed out of the battle for Soto.
The fan media Dodgers Nation is 'Juss is in much better shape without signing Juan Soto' is in the column titled 'Juss commented that he will get out of the Soto scramble and move forward immediately, allowing him to continue his champion power on the field with players who want to be part of a much bigger team than themselves as part of the Dodgers.
In other words, from the perspective of the Dodgers, which is already a complete power, if they bring Soto with a huge amount of money, they will only increase their worries and help existing players boost their morale.
The 'Mets are the losers, Yankees-Da' over Soto contract that has caused a stir in the U.S. continentIt seems that the atmosphere of 'Jus is the winner' is spreading.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
