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His numbers are not that much higher than he put up in 2021. And he has a career OPS+ of 161. He will stay in NY one way or the other. He's not going to the Angels. Or the Giants. Maybe the Red Sox?
Juan Soto is as much a sure bet as you're going to het in free agency. He will be 26 next season. You're going to get at least 5 years of a .950 OPS. He is literally just entering his prime.
There's a small part of me that, for the betterment of baseball, wants him and Judge on the same team for the next 5 years, in Gehrig/Ruth potential sense, or peak Maris/Mantle. But I am a fan of rivals so I have to hope against that
If he's not coming here, and I don't think he will, I want him to stay a Yankee. Definitely would hate to see him on a division rival.
No. freak all of that. freak Yankees fans and their whiney, pretentious bullcrap. Either Soto comes home and is the first Nat into the HoF, or he goes to the Mets and is lolmets for the next ten years
Max will be the first Nat in the HOF...
If it had to be a division rival I suppose the Mets would be the best choice (Marlins too but they barely even count as a division rival). I couldn't handle him being a Brave or especially a Philly.
Will it cost more than $500 million? Yes. Could it be as much as $600 million? Sure.[discusses what he did here]With the Yankees, he remains that. Hitting ahead of Aaron Judge in a lineup that leads the majors in OPS and ranks second in runs scored, Soto trails only Judge in on-base percentage (.429) and OPS (1.034). Since his debut with the Nats, no one has a higher OBP (.422). Only Mike Trout, Judge and Yordan Alvarez have a higher OPS.
But it’s fair to ask: What is their commitment? Not just to tending to the day-to-day operations, but to going for it all again. It says here that it takes spending money to make money.That’s what’s called for now, when the foundation is cheap: Spending on players who cost money but bring value — and wins. Juan Soto might seem like a moonshot. He shouldn’t have to be. He is here this week in pinstripes. It would be smart — from baseball and financial standpoints — to see if the next time he returns could be in the home whites with the curly W on the hat.
As Barry puts it, "this shouldn't be a fantasy. It should be the plan."
Phillies lose the Schwarber and Castellanos contracts after next season. Probably one year too early for them unless they want to pay the penalties.
I know I'm being pessimistic but it is fantasy. A nice one, a feasible one, but still just a fantasy. Bringing back the entire coaching staff so early is what signaled this to me. I imagine the whole reason that was done was because the coaching staff likely signed for below market value and the Lerners jumped on that opportunity.I think the best we can hope for is that someone like Christian Walker will sign for something like 4/$60M. I don't think we'll see any contract breaking 9 figures.I would love to be wrong.
Simple...trade Royce...I really think the Phillies might be the second most likely landing spot for him after the Yankees...
They wouldn't dump Harper. His image means far too much. He is "their" guy now. Honestly, if they would move anybody early, it's Turner.
Soto is second among active players in career wOBA at .405. Judge is silly in first at .420. Alvarez is also .405. Trout is .415 but technically isn't active because he's on the 60 day IL. Yordan Alvarez is criminally underpaid. It's an Acuna / Albies class contract.
Alvarez was also valued (correctly) as a DH.
$19 million AAV for his age 26-34 season, I think.
