arlier on Wednesday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported that free agent sensation Juan Soto had now received contract offers of at least $600 million from all five of the teams known to be pursuing him. Those would be the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, and Toronto Blue Jays.
However, Rosenthal also quoted Soto’s agent Scott Boras as saying that the Dominican-born superstar had already begun the proces of eliminating some of those teams from his list of possible destinations for 2025 — and beyond, because according to the Athletic report, Soto’s contract is likely to commit him to his next destination for the next 12 seasons. That would take him to the age of 38.
Rosenthal did not offer any further specifics, leaving fans and possibly even executives of those five teams wondering whether their organization remained in the running, or if Soto for whatever reason had ruled them out.
Red Sox Fans Can Stop Worrying, Team is Still In the Hunt
Fans of the Boston Red Sox, however, can stop worrying. At least, if a report published Wednesday afternoon by The Boston Globe is correct.
“According to major league sources, the Sox are not among the teams that have been eliminated. Instead, they remain in the hunt for the 26-year-old, who has forged a .285/.421/.532 line with 201 home runs,” wrote Globe columnist Alex Speier, in the report. “Many in the industry expect Soto to make his decision by next week’s Winter Meetings in Dallas, with some speculation that he could choose this week. Either way, at a time when a decision appears to be drawing nearer, the Red Sox remain a factor.”