{"id":8049,"date":"2024-12-06T02:39:55","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T02:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=8049"},"modified":"2024-12-06T02:39:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T02:39:55","slug":"interesting-los-angeles-dodgers-rumor-explains-why-they-are-a-legitimate-contender-in-juan-soto-sweepstakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=8049","title":{"rendered":"Interesting Los Angeles Dodgers rumor explains why they are a legitimate contender in Juan Soto sweepstakes"},"content":{"rendered":"

An interesting\u00a0Los Angeles Dodgers rumor may explain why the defending champions have a legitimate chance to shock the baseball world and sign Juan Soto in MLB free agency.<\/p>\n

The biggest story in baseball currently is the grand free agent chase for New York Yankees superstar Juan Soto. It isn\u2019t often that an elite player who is still only 26 hits the open market and is available to the highest bidder. However, only a few organizations have the financial might to sign the outfielder.<\/p>\n

From the beginning, Soto\u2019s current team the Yankees, along with the New York Mets and Toronto Blue Jays were viewed as serious contenders. And over the last few weeks, the Boston Red Sox have emerged as a team to watch as well. However, after some massive spending last year, the Dodgers weren\u2019t expected to make a serious run at Soto.<\/p>\n

But, in recent days, the team\u2019s name continues to pop up in Juan Soto rumors. Yet, how could they actually sign him? He is expected to get a deal worth over $600 million and they gave out contracts to Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Blake Snell over the last year that are worth well over a billion dollars.<\/p>\n

Well, MLB insider Jon Heyman revealed the strategy the Los Angeles Dodgers are using in a recent\u00a0Bleacher Report<\/a><\/em>\u00a0livestream, and it could work.<\/p>\n