The Juan Soto sweepstakes is heating up as a handful of different teams are reportedly pursuing Soto in his free agency this offseason.
It has been said that the New York Yankees, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, and Philadelphia Phillies are all interested and talking to Soto.
While it was at first thought that the Yankees would be the most likely team to sign Soto next season, MLB Insider Ken Rosenthal has a different opinion.
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Rosenthal was asked if he thought it was as simple as whoever offers the most money will end up signing Soto.
While he believes there could be more that goes into it, the most likely scenario is that the Mets offer the most money with billionaire owner Steve Cohen and end up signing Soto.
Rosenthal also believes that it won’t drag out too long before Soto decides as they have a schedule where Soto is meeting with each different team to hear what they have to say.
Cohen has the most money of any of the MLB owners, and if it does in fact come down to who offers the most money, then Cohen will have the edge if he wants Soto bad enough.
Soto is coming off a great season with the Yankees where he batted .288 with 41 home runs, 109 RBIs, and a .989 OPS in his first year with the organization.
It will be interesting to see if Rosenthal predicts the Soto sweepstakes winner correctly or if another team comes out of nowhere to sign the superstar.
