Friday, Nov. 8 in the baseball world means the first full work week since the World Series ended is coming to a close in addition to the General Manager Meetings having concluded. Free agency has technically started, but we haven't seen the qualifying offer deadline yet ( offseason key dates are all here ), meaning we're likely in for a few slow days.
Still, the offseason rumor mill never stops churning, so let's get to it. Mets owner meeting about Soto Every expectation this coming offseason is that the Mets will be one of the heaviest suitors for free agent right fielder Juan Soto . Sure enough, Mets owner Steve Cohen is headed to California next week to meet with Soto and his agent, Scott Boras, reports the New York Post .
This is, of course, all part of the dance and by no means should anyone consider the Mets a favorite due to the owner meeting with Boras. It certainly doesn't hurt, obviously, and Cohen has deep enough pockets to make the Mets the favorite with a gigantic offer. Of course .
.. Yankees owner also diving in Once word of the Cohen meeting circulated Friday morning, it didn't take long for Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner to set up a meeting with Boras as well.
It does appear to be a response, too, as this was the New York Post report : The exact date for the sitdown was not immediately clear, but more clear was the fact the Yankees were assured of a talk with Soto after the Mets have theirs. The Yankees got one year with Soto and made the World Series with him.