Juan Soto is officially a free agent, and there is no shortage of early interest.
The Mets’ interest is no surprise: The 26-year-old outfielder is the premier player on the market, and the team has a need for another bat and the payroll flexibility. The Yankees-Mets fight for Juan Soto comes down to ‘eff-you money’ question“I don’t know what teams are going to come after me, but definitely I will be open to this and every single team,” Soto said. “I don’t have any doors closed.
The Mets, as they look to retool their farm system, aren’t expected to go heavy on players with qualifying offers attached, but would make an exception for Soto, who produced at a .288/.419/.569 clip with 41 homers and 109 RBIs during the regular season. Shohei Ohtani received a 12-year contract worth $700 million from the Dodgers last winter, but the deal was heavily deferred, leaving the present day value at $437.4 million.What happened to the golden age of NFL tight ends?
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