New Juan Soto Rumors Are Your Pre-turkey Teaser!

Happy Thanksgiving BYB family! Are you prepared for the food fest today? Me, I am drinking lots of coffee and finishing those last minute touches for today after watching the Rockettes in the parade today. I can’t believe 2024 is almost over and soon Santa will be on his way.

Speaking of Santa, I am sure many of you have a Juan Soto reunion on your Christmas list. We aren’t alone, other teams hope to have Soto wrapped up in contract this holiday season too. According to the New York Post HERE the Yankees just “upgraded” their offer to Soto in hopes to improve their odds of signing him. It is believed that five teams are in the Soto sweepstakes.

Last week Soto met with the Yankees and the meeting is rumored to have been very successful, so the Yankees are feeling good about their odds but, we all know anything is possible in these free agent pursuits. The Yankees say Soto is their top priority, but so does Steve Cohen and the Mets. In fact, it is rumored that Cohen is determined not be be outbid by the Yankees. Let’s face it, the Yankees have a history of  being the top bidder so now that Cohen is in charge this will be interesting.

The interesting twist in this Thanksgiving gossip is the big push the Red Sox are making for Soto. Boston is trying to sell Soto that Fenway Park is the perfect ballpark for him to hit in. It’s an interesting pitch for a team that has been sitting on the bench the past few years and not making big splashes. The Red Sox are also trying to really sell him on their great history but I don’t see how that is supposed to be attractive to anyone after Boston traded away Mookie Betts. Stop with the history stuff already.

This is just an early round of the Soto sweepstakes, but if there was any doubt that Hal Steinbrenner wasn’t serious in his pursuit of Soto it doesn’t appear to be true. I guess we will have to see if the Yankees are deterred by the 15 year deal Soto is rumored to want with opt out options. This could potentially take Soto into his early forties, which isn’t a concern now at 26 but we know what happens when players age. So this will be an interesting one to watch. Will the Yankees take the leap of faith at the high price tag with a player into his 40s….or will the Yankees balk and let another team take the risk?

Lots of Soto thoughts on this Thanksgiving….and we are just getting starting on this one, so buckle up. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy the holiday with your friends and family.