Superstar outfielder Juan Soto is not the only free agent the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox are competing for.
, left-handed starting pitcher Max Fried is expected to land a contract worth more than $200 million, with the odds tilting toward an AL East team rather than Fried re-signing with the Atlanta Braves.. “If Soto goes to the Mets, Fried could find himself in a nice bidding war between the Red Sox and Yankees.”
Fried, who will turn 31 in January, made 29 starts for Atlanta this past season, posting an 11-10 record with a 3.25 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, and an 8.6 K/9 rate. He was named to his second All-Star team, further solidifying a résumé that includes three Gold Glove Awards and a World Series championship. Over 20 career postseason appearances , Fried is 2-5 with a 5.10 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, and an 8.9 K/9 rate. His standout performance came in the final game of the 2021 World Series, when he pitched six shutout innings against the Houston Astros to help the Braves clinch their first title in 26 years.
Should Fried sign with the Yankees, he would join a rotation featuring veterans Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodón, 2024 AL Rookie of the Year Luis Gil, and breakout righty Clarke Schmidt. The Yankees would also need to navigate their situation with veterans Marcus Stroman, who is set to earn $18.3 million in 2025, and Nestor Cortes Jr., who enters his final year of arbitration before becoming a free agent next winter.
"The Yankees had a 90 minute Zoom call with Max Fried yesterday, and it supposedly went very well . . . somebody who's on the Fried side said that Max really really liked them and apparently they're going to have another meeting as well" -It remains unclear how the possibility of Soto re-signing with the Yankees would affect their pursuit of Fried.
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