Juan Soto will be the most talked about player in baseball this offseason as he gets set for his first trip to free agency after falling short of winning the World Series. The 25-year-old outfielder is on a Hall of Fame trajectory and one of the true superstars in the game today, and his age means his next contract will be made up largely of prime seasons, rather than having to pay for his late-career decline as is the case with most free agents who sign long-term deals. The New York Yankees are expected to do everything they can to keep him around after a fantastic 2024 season, but other teams are sure to make a serious push to add one of the best players to ever hit the open market.
Jon Heyman of the New York Post listed the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants and Toronto Blue Jays as seven potential Soto landing spots in a video for Bleacher Report. Ahead we've ranked his 10 most likely destinations—including those seven teams—as well as given reasoning for why the other 20 teams will not be a factor in his market this winter. First things first, let's try to figure out how much it's going to cost to add him to the roster.
It's going to take a lot of zeroes to convince Juan Soto to sign on the dotted line this winter. "The industry agrees the floor for his contract will be $500 million," wrote Jeff Passan of ESPN while citing his age as much as his skill for the logic behind that figure. While most pl.