When it comes to Juan Soto, supporters of the Red Sox, Mets, Yankees and any other fans who believe their team might have a chance to sign the superstar will need a little more patience.
There has been no shortage of rumors surrounding the outfielder’s free agency. However, not only does it sound as if he hasn’t made a decision, but there’s also not a major rush to put pen to paper.
MLB Network’s Jon Morosi gave his latest update Monday morning, and he still thinks next week’s winter meetings are where it will all go down.
“I believe based on what I’ve been told from sources the last couple of days that we will know where Juan Soto is going to go within the next 10 days,” Morosi said during an appearance on “Hot Stove” on MLB Network. “That would put us somewhere in the middle of next week’s winter meetings.”
According to Morosi, this week is likely when Soto will cut down his list of potential suitors. A handful of big-market clubs have made their pitches and put forth offers.
“On this day next week,” Morosi added, “we’ll all be in Dallas covering the industry’s goings-on, and from what I’ve been able to gather from team sides and agents sides from around the industry, it seems as though Soto has started to narrow down his ideas this week with the potential decision again by the time the winter meetings are halfway through next week.”
That might keep the door open for a team like the Yankees or Dodgers or it’s just a complete contradiction of a report from the weekend indicating the Red Sox and Mets were the two finalists to sign the 26-year-old.
The presence of Scott Boras can’t be overlooked in this process, either. As Morosi noted, there’s precedent for Boras clients to take the decision down to the winter meetings, which is what happened in 2019 when a trio of Boras clients signed for a combined $814 million during the San Diego meetings.
Given the sorts of projections being thrown around, Soto might make something close to that on his own by the time the dust settles in Dallas.
