Yankees people see the Mets (and maybe the Blue Jays) as the real threat in the Soto derby, and they don’t believe Soto wants to return to Southern California any more than Shohei Ohtani wanted to come to New York. As for Soto and the Dodgers, a Yankees person had two words: “Never happen.”
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
Yankees people see the Mets (and maybe the Blue Jays) as the real threat in the Soto derby, and they don’t believe Soto wants to return to Southern California any more than Shohei Ohtani wanted to come to New York. As for Soto and the Dodgers, a Yankees person had two words: “Never happen.”
Even with how rich the Yankees and Dodgers are, I don't see how they can both realistically offer Soto the biggest contract. Steinbrenner is already saying their payroll is unsustainable and they have a 10+ million dollar discount on Soto right now. Both teams have huge commitments to 3-4 players. Adding another one is going to put them in tax hell for a decade.
The Mets have so much good damn money coming off the books this year. If Soto is leaving the Yankees, my pick would be the Mets to landing him. [Reply]
