{"id":7359,"date":"2024-12-04T07:17:56","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T07:17:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=7359"},"modified":"2024-12-04T07:17:56","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T07:17:56","slug":"breaking-mlb-insider-reveals-sole-path-for-red-sox-to-steal-juan-soto-from-yankees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=7359","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: MLB Insider Reveals Sole Path for Red Sox to Steal Juan Soto From Yankees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2179680821-e1732587824930.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"New York Yankees, Juan Soto, Teoscar Hernandez\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-content entry-content\">\n<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Juan Soto of the New York Yankees.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>When it comes to player movement in professional sports, analysts can often bog down conversations with issues like location, connections to history and relationships within a competing organization.<\/p>\n<p>But in the end, it almost always comes down to one thing \u2014 money. And the case of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/new-york-yankees\/yankees-in-running-sign-juan-soto-heyman\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Juan Soto\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0free agency isn\u2019t likely to play out any differently.<\/p>\n<p>That was the message from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/boston-red-sox\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Boston Red Sox<\/a>\u00a0insider John Tomase of NBC Sports Boston on Tuesday, December 3. The Red Sox are among the top suitors for Soto, along with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/new-york-yankees\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Yankees<\/a>\u00a0(his most recent team), the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/new-york-mets\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Mets<\/a> and a handful of other big market franchises with deep pockets and World Series aspirations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Red Sox can highlight\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/david-ortiz-big-papi-red-sox\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">David Ortiz<\/a>, extol the history of Fenway Park, and trace Soto\u2019s hitting lineage back to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/willite01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Ted Williams<\/a>\u00a0himself, but let\u2019s be real. He\u2019s signing with whoever pays him the most money,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsboston.com\/mlb\/boston-red-sox\/juan-soto-free-agency-contract-yankees-dodgers\/671259\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Tomase wrote<\/a>. \u201cThis creates a legitimate opportunity for the Red Sox, as long as they don\u2019t get lost in the weeds.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Juan Soto Top Free Agent of 2025 MLB Class<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5207106\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-inline wp-image-5207106 visible\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2174538952-e1732385541126.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" alt=\"New York Yankees\" width=\"782\" height=\"439\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5207106\" data-lazy-load=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2174538952-e1732385541126.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5207106\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty&#8217;<\/span>Juan Soto of the New York Yankees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Boston has been pinching pennies of late, at least relative to their recent history of spending, which has put the team in position to break the bank this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>Tomase noted at least $70 million in the coffers before the Red Sox have to start paying the luxury tax, which he added the team\u2019s higher-ups have said openly it is willing to do for the right player. So the question becomes whether Soto is that guy.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s a four-time All-Star who has finished top-6 in MVP voting in four of the past five years. Soto was a crucial element to the Yankees\u2019 run to the World Series in October, the historic franchise\u2019s first trip to the Fall Classic in 15 years.<\/p>\n<p>Soto is just 26 years old and batted .288 with 41 home runs and 109 runs batted in across 157 games played last season, per\u00a0Baseball Reference. He also recorded an on-base percentage of .419 and a .569 slugging percentage.<\/p>\n<h2>Red Sox Probably Have to Get to $600 Million Offer for Chance at Juan Soto<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5209034\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-inline wp-image-5209034 visible\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2171638165_2ff7ba-e1732591934437.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" alt=\"Boston Red Sox, Juan Soto, New York Yankees\" width=\"782\" height=\"441\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5209034\" data-lazy-load=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2171638165_2ff7ba-e1732591934437.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=782\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5209034\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span>Juan Soto of the New York Yankees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mets owner\u00a0Steve Cohen\u00a0is likely to make Soto a highly competitive offer, which could render New York\u2019s other\u00a0MLB franchise the team to beat when it comes to the salary bidding.<\/p>\n<p>Jon Heyman of the New York Post\u00a0also mentioned on Monday the\u00a0Toronto Blue Jays\u00a0as an organization who could surprise by swooping in and making the biggest offer to the Yankees\u2019 slugger. However, Heyman noted that may be the one scenario in which Soto takes a little less than the absolute top dollar to remain in the United States and play for a more storied franchise like the Yankees, Mets or Red Sox.<\/p>\n<p>Randy Miller of NJ.com said on November 30 that he believes the Yankees will only get to around $550 million with their offer and that at least two other teams have\/will offer Soto $600 million or more. Among them, Miller speculated, is the Red Sox.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m hearing the Yankees fear the Red Sox more than anyone,\u201d\u00a0Miller said. \u201cI think the Mets are definitely in play and the Red Sox are in play.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Juan Soto of the New York Yankees. 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