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The New York Yankees are nearing a decision to the Juan Soto sweepstakes, and it seems to beryllium anyone's conjecture wherever the superstar slugger volition land.
While the Yankees upped their connection past week successful hopes of giving them an vantage successful the bidding war, determination are besides immoderate reports suggesting the crosstown rival Mets are successful the pb to onshore the 26-year-old.
As a portion of his predictions, David Schoenfield of ESPN has the Mets landing Soto connected a 13-year, $611 cardinal deal.
Granted, helium enactment a acceptable of guidelines connected his predictions. One of which barred immoderate escaped cause from returning to his erstwhile team, which means Soto could not person returned to the Yankees successful this exercise.
"Why that past restriction? Yes, the Yankees anticipation to re-sign Soto arsenic they did Aaron Judge 2 years ago, but that seldom happens. Of the apical 20 escaped agents from each of the past 3 years, lone 8 of the 60 re-signed with the aforesaid team," Schoenfield wrote.
If Soto winds up signing a woody similar that, it's hard to ideate the Yankees not being close determination with the Mets successful the bidding.
In his predictions, though, the Yankees upwind up utilizing that wealth meant for Soto to motion shortstop Willy Adams (moving him to 3rd base) and slugger Anthony Santander.
Luxury taxation concerns aside, the Yankees person seen what the lineup is similar erstwhile Soto isn't successful it. As superhuman arsenic Aaron Judge is, opposing pitching staffs volition each respire a suspiration of alleviation if they don't person to look the astir lethal 1-2 punch successful MLB.
Soto is simply a uncommon escaped cause hitting the marketplace fixed the historical age-adjusted accumulation he's enactment unneurotic passim his career.
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