2 years, 7 months ago

How the Padres trading for Juan Soto is impacting 2022 World Series odds

LA Times

Juan Soto tosses his bat after winning a round at the 2022 MLB All-Star Game Home Run Derby on July 18. Lost in the magnitude of the Juan Soto trade is that the San Diego Padres also got a very strong switch-hitter in first baseman/outfielder Josh Bell, who will help a lineup that ranks 20th in weighted on-base average and 25th in slugging percentage. An unprecedented trade took place Tuesday when the Washington Nationals dealt 23-year-old superstar outfielder Soto to the Padres in exchange for a massive haul of prospects and first baseman/designated hitter Luke Voit. DraftKings Sportsbook had one of the higher market prices on the Padres to win the World Series at 20-1 before the trade, as many sportsbooks proactively lowered their odds given all of the speculation that Soto would be sent to San Diego. In the short term, the Padres don’t have much World Series value and probably won’t have much game-by-game betting value as the hype of the Soto deal dominates the narrative.

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1 month, 1 week ago

Juan Soto hits 426-foot homer in first at-bat for New York Mets, after signing reportedly biggest contract in American sports

CNN

CNN — Juan Soto’s first at-bat for the New York Mets gave some indication as to why they signed him to reportedly one of the biggest contract in American sports history. The 26-year-old stepped up to the plate on Saturday and promptly launched a 426-foot homer over the left-center-field fence during the Mets’ 6-2 win over the Houston Astros in …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Revealed: Yankees beat the Dodgers to blockbuster MLB trade days after losing Juan Soto to the Mets

Daily Mail

MLB star Devin Williams has revealed that he expected to be traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers before his switch to the New York Yankees was finalized. Now with the Yankees free to spend massive amounts of money on multiple players, bringing Williams, a two-time All-Star into the fold, is New York's first big move in a post-Soto world. Devin …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Mets notes: Juan Soto has ‘a chance to be really good’ in field, Clay Holmes’ innings, more

New York Times

A few years ago, Juan Soto impressed New York Mets first base coach Antoan Richardson hours before a game even started. He got better this past year, and we think he can take another step forward.” Richardson, who also coaches the Mets’ outfielders, watched tons of video on Soto in preparation for spring training. So we are confident that there’s …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

$1m per homer? $27,000 a point? $229 per second?

China Daily

New York Yankees' Juan Soto celebrates after hitting a home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the third inning in Game 2 of the MLB World Series, on Oct 26, in Los Angeles. The New York Mets and star free agent slugger Soto reportedly agreed on a 15-year, $765 million deal, which would be the largest contract ever given …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Juan Soto says he wants to help Mets ‘grow a dynasty’ at introductory news conference

New York Times

NEW YORK — It was not LeBron James in Miami, counting up how many championships he planned to win alongside Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh. “A dynasty — that’s what we’re trying to build.” Signed Soto ✍️ pic.twitter.com/l9tl03C6x2 — New York Mets December 12, 2024 This has not generally been the Mets’ identity. “He asked me how many in the …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

How the Mets won over Juan Soto and what’s next: Takeaways

New York Times

NEW YORK — In the end, what Juan Soto felt was comfort. “Coming from the owner that does that, it’s really special.” “He felt that over the long term, he and his family would be most comfortable in this environment,” Soto’s agent, Scott Boras, said. I want to give them that little hope.” “I’m going to try to help a …

3 months, 2 weeks ago

$1m per homer? $27,000 a point? $229 per second?

China Daily

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Juan Soto gets free luxury suite and up to 4 premium tickets for home games in $765M Mets deal

Associated Press

DALLAS — Juan Soto gets free use of a luxury suite and up to four premium tickets behind home plate for regular-season and postseason New York Mets home games as part of his record $765 million, 15-year contract that was finalized Wednesday. He is not only bringing staggering historical statistics with him but also a championship pedigree.” Soto’s suite will …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Soto's record $765-m, 15-year deal reverberates through MLB

China Daily

Juan Soto Shortly after striking a record $765 million, 15-year contract for Juan Soto with the New York Mets, agent Scott Boras walked into Nick& Sam's, a restaurant near the winter meetings hotel, with about a dozen of his staff. Soto's deal sparked even greater expectations in a free agent market that includes pitchers Corbin Burnes and Max Fried, first …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Soto's record $765-m, 15-year deal reverberates through MLB

China Daily

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Blue Jays, Dodgers and Red Sox among losing bidders for Juan Soto

Associated Press

DALLAS — The Toronto Blue Jays lost out on Juan Soto, a year after failing to sign Shohei Ohtani. “Both of those guys, they’re obviously great, elite players,” Toronto manager John Schneider said Monday at the winter meetings. “You try to move forward, and you try to make your team better, but I think the fact that we’re in it …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Soto’s record $765 million, 15-year contract with Mets reverberates through Major League Baseball

Associated Press

DALLAS — Shortly after striking a record $765 million, 15-year contract for Juan Soto with the New York Mets, agent Scott Boras walked into Nick & Sam’s, a restaurant near the winter meetings hotel, with about a dozen of his staff. We’re going to have to make really good decisions, and we’re not going to be able to outspend on …

What’s Juan Soto’s net worth after signing $765m deal with New York Mets?

The Independent

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Juan Soto Mets contract details: Steve Cohen’s $765 million for baseball’s best young hitter is worth it.

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Juan Soto Mets contract details: Steve Cohen’s $765 million for baseball’s best young hitter is worth it.

Slate

The Washington Nationals tried. Soto’s 15-year, $765 million contract is the biggest in sports history, a touch more lucrative than the $760 million over 16 years that the Yankees offered, according to baseball insider Jon Heyman. The Nationals now look like comic losers for trying to secure the rest of his career for a paltry $440 million, about 55 percent …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Juan Soto’s $765M deal with the Mets is the largest in MLB history. Here’s who he passed

Associated Press

Juan Soto and the New York Mets agreed to a record $765 million, 15-year contract Sunday night, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. Ohtani won his first World Series title and third MVP award in the deal’s first year after hitting.310 with an NL-best 54 homers, 130 RBIs and 1.036 OPS. Giancarlo Stanton, Miami/New York Yankees, …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Juan Soto agrees to record $765 million, 15-year contract with Mets, AP source says

Associated Press

DALLAS — Star outfielder Juan Soto and the New York Mets agreed Sunday to a record $765 million, 15-year contract, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press, a deal that could escalate to $805 million and is believed to be the largest pact in team sports history. The deal, spurning the New York Yankees’ attempt to retain …

Inside Juan Soto landing the biggest contract in pro sports history from Steve Cohen’s Mets

New York Times

By Patrick Mooney, Will Sammon, Brendan Kuty and Ken Rosenthal Juan Soto laughed when a friend asked where he was going. In this person’s view, Soto was either going to take the money of Mets owner Steve Cohen, or simply use the Mets to drive up the price ahead of his return to the Yankees. “Juan Soto wants ownership that …

Baseball star Juan Soto lands world record 15-year, $765m deal with NY Mets

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Baseball star Juan Soto lands world record 15-year, $765m deal with NY Mets

Al Jazeera

The Dominican baseball player moves to the Mets as free agent after playing last season for the New York Yankees. The New York Mets have made history by reportedly signing Dominican baseball superstar Juan Soto on a 15-year, $765m deal – the biggest ever in professional sports – leading oddsmakers to tab New York as a serious contender to go …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

A record-breaking deal for slugger Juan Soto sends the baseball world into a spin

NPR

A record-breaking deal for slugger Juan Soto sends the baseball world into a spin toggle caption Sarah Stier/Getty Images DALLAS — At baseball's annual winter meetings in Dallas, the only manager coy with his compliments about superstar Juan Soto was the one in charge of his new team, if the reports are to be believed. For the past 24 hours, …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

In landmark deal with the Mets, Juan Soto gets what he’s wanted all along

New York Times

DALLAS – When the news first broke, some people thought Juan Soto was nuts. Soto’s 15-year, $765 million agreement with the New York Mets includes no deferrals and carries a $51 million average annual value, according to sources briefed on the contract. “So it’s kind of a ghost contract.” Soto, seen at All-Star Media Day in 2022 with agent Scott …

Juan Soto to join New York Mets on 15-year, $765 million megadeal: Source

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Juan Soto to join New York Mets on 15-year, $765 million megadeal: Source

New York Times

Juan Soto, the prodigiously talented and charmingly theatrical slugger, has now become the highest-paid player in the history of baseball, having agreed to a 15-year, $765 million contract with the New York Mets, a person briefed on the situation told The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. To put Soto’s bonanza in perspective, consider that the Fenway Sports Group purchased the Boston Red …

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Superstar outfielder Juan Soto reportedly signs historic deal with the New York Mets

CNN

CNN — Juan Soto is changing clubs but not cities after officially signing with the New York Mets, the team announced on Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/dNVTM2JbFN — New York Mets December 11, 2024 Per ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the deal includes no deferred money and has escalators that can reach above $800 million. Soto, who won a World Series title while with the …

3 months, 4 weeks ago

Juan Soto starting to eliminate teams from negotiations, agent Scott Boras says

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Juan Soto is starting to drop teams from negotiations ahead of baseball’s winter meetings next week. Likely to approach or set a record contract, the free agent slugger has met with the New York Yankees, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays. “When you’re going through these things, he’s just got …

3 months, 4 weeks ago

Plan for Juan Soto to announce his new team emerges as Yankees, Mets and Dodgers chase MLB star

Daily Mail

A timeline has been revealed for when fans can expect a decision regarding MLB star Juan Soto's future. 'I believe, based on what I've been told from sources the last couple days, that we will know where Juan Soto is going within the next ten days,' he revealed. - @jonmorosi on #MLBNHotStove pic.twitter.com/hMpKZnIb3I — MLB Network December 2, 2024 Jon …

3 months, 4 weeks ago

What the Yankees’ lineup could look like in 2025 if Juan Soto signs elsewhere

New York Times

If the New York Yankees don’t sign Juan Soto, they won’t be in a position to mess around. Considered a solid center-field defender, his presence could push Judge back to right field, where he’d endure less wear and tear, and it would keep Trent Grisham as the team’s fourth outfielder. Sure, taking on Bellinger’s entire salary could be appetizing to …

4 months ago

Juan Soto could decide on his next team before or during baseball’s winter meetings

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Juan Soto appears on a timetable to decide on where to sign either before or during baseball’s winter meetings in Dallas, which run from Dec. 8-12. Soto is likely to seek a record contract, topping Shohei Ohtani’s $700 million, 10-year agreement with the Los Angeles Dodgers last December. For instance, Ohtani’s contract is valued at $46.1 million …

4 months ago

Juan Soto expected to go through multiple rounds of free-agent offers

New York Times

MLB teams vying for the services of star free agent outfielder Juan Soto were expected to submit their preliminary contract offers this week, a league source told The Athletic on Tuesday morning. To this point, the New York Yankees, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers each have met with the Dominican Republic native …

4 months ago

MLB heavyweight 'out of the race to sign Juan Soto' as a 'clear favorite' emerges to land the slugger

Daily Mail

A pair of National League East division foes have made their stances clear on the pursuit of Juan Soto. On the flipside, the New York Mets have emerged as the clear frontrunners to sign Soto, per USA Today. The three other teams believed to be in the Soto sweepstakes, the incumbent New York Yankees, the Toronto Blue Jays, and Boston …

4 months, 1 week ago

Ranking Juan Soto’s free-agent suitors: Which team will sign him? And for how much?

New York Times

Three weeks into this MLB offseason, two questions dominate the discussion across the sport: Which team will sign Juan Soto? Five teams — the Mets, Yankees, Dodgers, Red Sox and Blue Jays — have met with Soto and his agent, Scott Boras, to make their initial pitches. If a player wants a particular destination, Boras and his lieutenants don’t want …

4 months, 1 week ago

Steinbrenner wants his relationship with Soto to be similar to how he gets along with Judge and Cole

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Hal Steinbrenner wants his relationship with Juan Soto to be similar to his friendship with Aaron Judge and Gerrit Cole, and the New York Yankees owner emphasized the team’s commitment to continually improve its roster if the star free-agent outfielder stays in the Bronx. Steinbrenner said the Yankees delegation at Monday’s meeting included team president Randy Levine, …

4 months, 1 week ago

News Analysis: Dodgers to meet with Juan Soto, signaling more big spending is possible this winter

LA Times

Yankees outfielder Juan Soto homers in Game 2 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium last month. There were two prevailing thoughts from some people around the Dodgers organization regarding Juan Soto’s free agency this winter. The team also experienced an economic windfall this season, thanks to the staggering revenue boosts that came with Ohtani’s celebrated arrival and the club’s …

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Calling Soto ‘Mona Lisa of the museum,’ Boras indicates client may try to top Ohtani’s record $700M

Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO — Agent Scott Boras indicated Juan Soto may be seeking to top Shohei Ohtani’s record $700 million contract because he is three years younger than the Japanese two-way star was when he reached his deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Boras gave a pun-filled, 48-minute assessment of the market at the general managers meetings on Wednesday, calling Soto …

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Juan Soto's agent reveals the most important thing free agent wants before joining new MLB team

Daily Mail

Free agent Juan Soto wants to get paid. The All-Star slugger's agent, Scott Boras, told media at this week's general manager meetings in San Antonio that Soto wants to sign with a team that shares his commitment to 'winning,' reported Newsday's Erik Boland. The good news for Yankees fans is that general manager Brian Cashman has started talks with Boras …

4 months, 4 weeks ago

The Way-Too-Early 2025 MLB Power Rankings: Who’s on top at the outset of the offseason

New York Times

By Stephen J. Nesbitt, Rustin Dodd and C. Trent Rosecrans Ballwriters and fans tend to trot out the well-worn phrase “hope springs eternal” whenever spring training comes around. 2024 Record: 89-73 Final 2024 Power Ranking: 12 Notable free agents and options: RHP Jesse Chavez, C Travis d’Arnaud, OF Adam Duvall, LHP Max Fried, 2B/OF Whit Merrifield, LHP A.J. — Rosecrans …

5 months ago

Juan Soto’s dream season in danger of ending with Yankees down 3-0 in World Series

New York Times

NEW YORK — Juan Soto bristled at the question. To his right, he spotted Aaron Judge’s nameplate at the far end of the New York Yankees’ spring training clubhouse. It was one of Soto’s first days with the entire Yankees roster, and he was confident this team could win it all. “We have everything we need.” Eight months later, the …

5 months, 1 week ago

Soto in Spotlight as World Series Opens on His 26th Birthday with Baseball Abuzz About His Future

Associated Press

Juan Soto is at the center of attention as the start of the World Series. He is 26 and has already had multiple high-profile contracts and trade rumors throughout his career. Despite the rumors, Soto remains focused on playing baseball and is enjoying his time with the Yankees. He has been a key contributor to the team's success so far, …

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Soto's Focus on Playoffs Continues Despite Offseason Talk

Associated Press

Yankees slugger Juan Soto is leaving his contract situation in the hands of his agent, Scott Boras, and will not be seeking a contract extension this offseason. Soto, who hit 41 home runs and 109 RBIs this season, is poised to become the biggest free agent on the market, but he has stated that he will focus on the game …

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Yankees’ Juan Soto makes telling free agency comment after milestone home run

New York Times

SEATTLE — With the New York Yankees just a win away from clinching a playoff berth, star slugger Juan Soto’s mind was on the money. pic.twitter.com/Tl4kUOjn0k — YES Network September 18, 2024 In May, Soto’s agent Scott Boras downplayed Soto’s comfort with playing in New York, saying he’s had success in many other stadiums. “All the work I have been …

8 months ago

Never shy to trade prospects, A.J. Preller makes Padres a threat again

LA Times

On his first day as a member of the San Diego Padres, with half an hour to the trade deadline and the clubhouse televisions tuned into MLB Network, Jason Adam unpacked his Tampa Bay Rays equipment bag. “I got smarter.” Scott’s name had flashed across the clubhouse televisions, but Padres reliever Jeremiah Estrada hadn’t yet heard about the trade. “That’s …

9 months, 1 week ago

Padres takeaways on Jackson Merrill’s power surge, the outfield picture, injury situation

New York Times

SAN DIEGO — A week before Jackson Merrill debuted for the San Diego Padres during his first trip outside the U.S., his hitting coach stood under a doorway at the Peoria Sports Complex and praised the youngest hitter left in big-league camp. I think eventually he will learn who’s pitching and he will take his chances middle-in and get the …

10 months, 1 week ago

Juan Soto returns to San Diego and hits 1 of the Yankees’ 4 homers in an 8-0 win vs. the Padres

Associated Press

SAN DIEGO — Juan Soto hit a long two-run homer in his first game back in San Diego, and Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton also hit no-doubters off Yu Darvish in the third inning of the New York Yankees’ 8-0 win over the Padres on Friday night. Soto played in San Diego for the first time since the Padres dealt …

10 months, 1 week ago

Juan Soto says he WILL consider other teams in free agency after the season as the Yankees 'prepare $540MILLION offer for All-Star slugger'

Daily Mail

New York Yankees star Juan Soto will keep his options open in free agency despite the Bronx Bombers' ability to sign him to a lucrative deal next season. In December, The Athletic's Tim Britton projected that Soto could receive a 14-year, $540 million deal - be it with the Yankees or elsewhere. Yankees star Juan Soto is keeping his options …

11 months, 4 weeks ago

With the Yankees, Juan Soto’s historic bet on himself is about to pay off

New York Times

On July 16, 2022, more than 37,000 fans crammed into Nationals Park on a muggy midsummer afternoon. Preller, known as one of the sport’s most active GMs — his 2014 hiring was followed by such an onslaught it was nicknamed “Prellerpalooza” — had long coveted Soto. “There’s no money for me here,” Soto said, according to numerous sources within the …

1 year ago

MLB 2024: Splashy Ohtani, Yamamoto signings boost Dodgers as teams try to dethrone Rangers

Associated Press

As the Los Angeles Dodgers made splashy signings with Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto this offseason, other teams focused on modern baseball’s stark reality: pricey payrolls often don’t translate into titles. Baseball’s biggest spender has won the World Series just three times in the last 23 seasons: the 2009 New York Yankees, 2018 Boston Red Sox and 2020 Los Angeles …

1 year, 1 month ago

Latest Yanks star arrives for spring training wearing T-shirt saying: ‘The generational Juan Soto’

Associated Press

TAMPA, Fla. — Juan Soto gave some new meaning to pride of the Yankees. On his first day with his new team, the 25-year-old star outfielder walked into a news conference in the tent behind third base wearing a navy T-shirt with white print that proclaimed: “The generational Juan Soto.” “When you’re really good, it’s easy to have that confidence,” …

1 year, 2 months ago

Soto gets record $31 million, 1-year deal with Yankees. Guerrero asks for $19.9M from Blue Jays

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Juan Soto and the New York Yankees agreed Thursday to a $31 million, one-year contract that broke Shohei Ohtani’s record for an arbitration-eligible player. Among the 171 others who agreed to deals were New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso, Milwaukee right-hander Corbin Burnes, Atlanta left-hander Max Fried, Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres, Cleveland right-hander Shane Bieber, …

1 year, 2 months ago

Juan Soto, Yanks agree to $31 million deal, record for arbitration-eligible player

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Juan Soto and the New York Yankees agreed Thursday to a $31 million, one-year contract, breaking Shohei Ohtani’s record for an arbitration-eligible player. Soto had a $23 million salary last year in his only full season with the San Diego Padres and the outfielder can become a free agent after this season, when he will be 26. …

1 year, 3 months ago

Deflecting questions about long-term deal, Juan Soto looks forward to playing with Yankees in 2024

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Juan Soto put on a New York Yankees cap for a Zoom news conference. “It’s just a different feeling,” he said Tuesday, looking ahead to a Bronx fan base that is devoted, demanding and demeaning, “Definitely just a great vibe, a great feeling to be playing in New York and in that stadium — the fans, the …

1 year, 3 months ago

Juan Soto by the numbers: What Yankees are (and aren’t) getting plus a bold 2024 prediction

New York Times

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Was it really only 16 months ago? How can it be possible that Juan Soto’s entire tenure as a San Diego Padre went by so fast it fit in between seasons of “Curb Your Enthusiasm”? The magic number —.421 Dudes as young as Juan Soto aren’t supposed to have a career on-base percentage that starts with a …

1 year, 3 months ago

Juan Soto's trade to Yankees is COMPLETED in blockbuster MLB move

Daily Mail

The New York Yankees have completed their blockbuster trade for Juan Soto from the San Diego Padres. Soto and Trent Grisham are heading to New York with Michael King, Drew Thorpe, Kyle Higashioka, Jhony Brito and Randy Vasquez on the way to San Diego from the Yankees. Soto and Grisham, coupled with a Tuesday trade with the Boston Red Sox …

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Letters to Sports: Dodgers display depth and talent in home opener

LA Times

I’m watching Blake Snell, who started the Dodgers’ home opener, and later Tanner Scott, who pitched the eighth inning, and I’m thinking that maybe I’ll see these pitchers in October. Knowing the bad luck the Dodgers have had with injuries in recent years, I wouldn’t bet on any Dodger pitcher still being available in October. Vaughn Hardenberg Westwood What with …

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