The Juan Soto sweepstakes is the MLB offseason’s largest domino that has but to fall.
Soto is fielding affords from a large number of groups, together with the Toronto Blue Jays, who had been regarded as a darkish horse to land the previous Yankees slugger. But that will have modified in keeping with new studies.
SNY’s Andy Martino reported Monday that there’s “widespread perception” amongst bidders that the Blue Jays could have the best supply for Soto. MLB Network Radio‘s Jim Duquette shared the same report Monday as effectively.
“You cannot rule out the Blue Jays,” Duquette stated on MLB Network Radio. “I’ve heard from many individuals that they assume Toronto goes to be the best bidder.”
“I’ve heard from many individuals who assume Toronto would be the highest bidder [for Juan Soto].”
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Other than Toronto, the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox and New York Mets are the anticipated gamers within the Soto sweepstakes. Per studies, Soto has already had a primary assembly with all these groups, together with a gathering with the Blue Jays on Nov. 15 which was described as “spectacular” by Jon Heyman of the New York Post.
The Blue Jays additionally put collectively an enormous supply for then-free agent Shohei Ohtani final offseason earlier than he determined to signal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, in keeping with ESPN’s Jeff Passan.
As Soto continues to weigh his choices, Toronto is pushing their chips all in.
