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Juan Soto was a force at the plate in his lone season with the Yankees. (AP Photo\/Godofredo A. V\u00e1squez)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/header>\n

Juan Soto is expected to sign one of the largest contracts in sports history this offseason.<\/p>\n

Not only is the slugging outfielder coming off an MVP-caliber season with the Yankees (41 home runs, 109 RBI, .419 OPB), but he\u2019s also been consistent\u2014 averaging 35 home runs and 102 RBI per season over seven years.<\/p>\n

Add in his winning pedigree (one World Series title with Washington in 2019) and his age (turned 26 on October 25), and it wouldn\u2019t come as much of a surprise if Soto signs a mega-deal worth at least $500 million.<\/p>\n

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Such a steep price tag would seemingly put the Red Sox out of the running, given their quiet offseasons as of late.<\/p>\n

But Jon Heyman of the New York Post <\/em>believes that Red Sox fans shouldn\u2019t rule their team out of the running for the superstar outfielder.<\/p>\n

During a live chat run by Bleacher Report, the longtime MLB insider tabbed the Red Sox as one of six teams expected to be in the running for Soto this offseason, while also noting that another \u201cmystery team\u201d could be in the mix.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do expect the Red Sox to be in,\u201d Heyman said. \u201cI mean, they\u2019ve been a little quiet and I hear a lot about that, but I believe the Red Sox will be in there, one of the six teams I do think will be in. \u2026 Mets, Yankees, Giants, Blue Jays, Red Sox, Dodgers. I\u2019ve got a half dozen teams, I think, are in.\u00a0 I\u2019ve heard there\u2019s a small market team. We\u2019ll call that the mystery team for now. Is that likely to happen? Very unlikely.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Red Sox have several outfielders in place on their roster in Jarren Duran, Wilyer Abreu, and a potential star-in-waiting in Roman Anthony down in the minor leagues.<\/p>\n

But a franchise fixture just entering his prime like Soto is the type of talent you move mountains for \u2014 with his presence even opening the door for Boston to trade players like Abreu or Duran in exchange for pitching help.<\/p>\n

Of course, even if the Red Sox were to reverse course and jump into a bidding war for a player like Soto, it remains to be seen if Boston has the willingness to spend to the same degree as win-now teams with deep pockets like the Yankees and Mets.<\/p>\n

Still, Heyman stressed that the Red Sox should not be viewed as a team that will sit on the sideline this offseason.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s gonna be a shocker if he doesn\u2019t go to the Mets, Yankees, Giants, Jays, Dodgers or Red Sox \u2014 and yes, I put the Red Sox in there, and I\u2019m sorry if the fans are upset,\u201d Heyman said. \u201cI get it. I understand they haven\u2019t really been a contender recently.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Conor Ryan is a staff writer covering the Bruins, Celtics, Patriots, and Red Sox for Boston.com, a role he has held since 2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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