Juan Soto will put all free agency rumors to rest and decide on a team in "next 10 days," claims MLB insider
The Juan Soto sweepstakes will reportedly come to an end sooner rather than later. According to reports, this will not be a repeat of last year's offseason where star free agents were unsigned heading into spring training. Soto has met with several teams and received initial offers from them. He has even seen updated offers since, so the process is moving quickly.
"I believe based on what I've been told from sources in the last couple of days that we will know where Juan Soto is going within the next 10 days," MLB Network's Jon Morosi said on Monday. "That would put us somewhere in the middle of next week's Winter Meetings.
"It seems as though Soto has started to narrow down his ideas this week with a potential decision again by the time the Winter Meetings are halfway through next week."
Soto received offers initially from the New York Yankees, LA Dodgers, Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox and New York Mets. The sweepstakes is expected to come down to just a couple of those teams when it is all said and done, which will be soon.
MLB insider says Yankees are out on Juan Soto
Juan Soto may not be in pinstripes but for a single year. He was traded over in the offseason for his final contract year, entering free agency after a year where he made the World Series and was an MVP finalist.
According to reports, which vary, there is a feeling that the New York Yankees are out. The New York Mets and the Boston Red Sox are the two favorites now, with the Yankees and other teams likely not as competitive for the star outfielder.
“I think the Mets are definitely in play and the Red Sox are in play," NJ.com’s Randy Miller said on Sunday, via NESN. "And I don’t think he’s going to the Yankees.”
The Red Sox are gaining momentum and the Yankees reportedly "fear" that Soto is headed to Boston. The front office upped its offer, which may have been perceived as a sign of desperation. According to Miller, it won't matter much.