{"id":16692,"date":"2024-12-10T23:44:37","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T23:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=16692"},"modified":"2024-12-10T23:44:37","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T23:44:37","slug":"mlb-rumors-yankees-battling-other-juan-soto-losers-for-anthony-santander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=16692","title":{"rendered":"MLB rumors: Yankees battling other Juan Soto losers for Anthony Santander"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If the Yankees want to sign Anthony Santander, they have some competition to face within their division.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/MLB-rumors-Yankees-battling-other-Juan-Soto-losers-for-Anthony-Santander.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Cody Rhodes wearing a Yankees cap then add the logos of the Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox to the head\/face of CM Punk\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The New York Yankees&#8217; dream of winning the Juan Soto MLB free agency sweepstakes went up in flames on Sunday, with the outfielder deciding to take his talents from the Bronx to Queens via a staggering 15-year, $765 million deal with the New York Mets.<\/p>\n<p>Losing the bidding war for Soto brings pain to the Yankees, but it&#8217;s not the end of the world for them, either. There are other moves the Yankees can make in the offseason, and it could potentially include the addition of outfielder Anthony Santander, who is also on the radars of two other American League East clubs, namely the Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays \u2014 two teams that also missed out on Soto \u2014 per insider Jon Morosi of the MLB Network.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnthony Santander has strong interest from the AL East clubs that fell short on Juan Soto: Blue Jays, Red Sox, Yankees,\u201d wrote Morosi in a post on X (formerly Twitter).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSantander\u2019s 44 HR this season are the 5th-most by a switch hitter, following Mickey Mantle (twice), Lance Berkman, and Chipper Jones,\u201d added Morosi.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Will the Yankees make a push for Anthony Santander after Juan Soto&#8217;s Mets decision<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3159189\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3159189\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3159189\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Baltimore-Orioles-outfielder-Anthony-Santander-25-hits-a-single.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Baltimore-Orioles-outfielder-Anthony-Santander-25-hits-a-single.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Baltimore-Orioles-outfielder-Anthony-Santander-25-hits-a-single.jpg?resize=300,224 300w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Baltimore-Orioles-outfielder-Anthony-Santander-25-hits-a-single.jpg?resize=768,573 768w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Baltimore-Orioles-outfielder-Anthony-Santander-25-hits-a-single.jpg?resize=1024,764 1024w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Baltimore-Orioles-outfielder-Anthony-Santander-25-hits-a-single.jpg?resize=150,112 150w\" alt=\"Baltimore Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander (25) hits a single in the fourth inning against the Kansas City Royals in game two of the Wild Card round for the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"764\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3159189\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"not-prose flex w-full flex-col gap-4 divide-y divide-solid divide-[#58585820] bg-[#FAFAFA] px-4 pt-5\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col\"><span class=\"font-primary text-xl font-bold text-primary\">Related New York Yankees News<\/span><span class=\"font-secondary font-semibold text-primary-accent\">Article continues below<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ml-4 h-3 w-3 rounded-full bg-primary-accent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid w-full grid-cols-1 divide-y divide-solid divide-[#58585820] md:grid-cols-2\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-row justify-between gap-2.5 py-4 md:pr-2.5\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-row justify-between gap-2.5 py-4 md:pl-2.5\">\n<div class=\"flex gap-2.5\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col font-secondary\"><span class=\"font-semibold text-primary hover:underline\">Yankees\u2019 Brian Cashman breaks silence on Juan Soto bolting for Mets<\/span><span class=\"hidden text-sm font-medium text-secondary md:block\"><time>9h<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cAnthony Santander has strong interest from the AL East clubs that fell short on Juan Soto: Blue Jays, Red Sox, Yankees,\u201d wrote Morosi in a post on X (formerly Twitter).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSantander\u2019s 44 HR this season are the 5th-most by a switch hitter, following Mickey Mantle (twice), Lance Berkman, and Chipper Jones,\u201d added Morosi.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Will the Yankees make a push for Anthony Santander after Juan Soto&#8217;s Mets decision<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3159189\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3159189\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3159189\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Baltimore-Orioles-outfielder-Anthony-Santander-25-hits-a-single.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Baltimore-Orioles-outfielder-Anthony-Santander-25-hits-a-single.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Baltimore-Orioles-outfielder-Anthony-Santander-25-hits-a-single.jpg?resize=300,224 300w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Baltimore-Orioles-outfielder-Anthony-Santander-25-hits-a-single.jpg?resize=768,573 768w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Baltimore-Orioles-outfielder-Anthony-Santander-25-hits-a-single.jpg?resize=1024,764 1024w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Baltimore-Orioles-outfielder-Anthony-Santander-25-hits-a-single.jpg?resize=150,112 150w\" alt=\"Baltimore Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander (25) hits a single in the fourth inning against the Kansas City Royals in game two of the Wild Card round for the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"764\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3159189\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"not-prose flex w-full flex-col gap-4 divide-y divide-solid divide-[#58585820] bg-[#FAFAFA] px-4 pt-5\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col\"><span class=\"font-primary text-xl font-bold text-primary\">Related New York Yankees News<\/span><span class=\"font-secondary font-semibold text-primary-accent\">Article continues below<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Santander has not played for a team other than the Baltimore Orioles so far in his MLB career, but a possible continuation of his tenure with the O&#8217;s got dimmer\u00a0following the team&#8217;s inking of Tyler O\u2019Neill in free agency. Also, Santander turned down a qualifying offer from the Orioles worth $21.05 million last November.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old Santander will not be mistaken for Soto, but he is coming off his best season in the big leagues thus far. In the 2024 campaign, Santander posted just a .235 batting average and only a.308 OBP, but he made up for those mediocre numbers with his powerful bat. Apart from his 44 home runs, Santander also recorded a .506 slugging percentage to go with a career-high 102 RBIs and an OPS+ of 134 \u2014 his highest ever in a non-Covid season. His strong start to the 2024 campaign earned him his first MLB All-Star nod.<\/p>\n<p>It will be interesting to see what kind of deal the GSE Worldwide client will land next. For what it&#8217;s worth, Santander has an\u00a0estimated market value worth $88.687 million through five years, per Spotrac.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If the Yankees want to sign Anthony Santander, they have some competition to face within their division. 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