Neither Soto or his agent Scott Boras have done anything wrong to this point.
It’s December 4th and we’re nearing the end of these negotiations.
Perfectly normal for a big baseball offseason free agent.
Remember how late the Blake Snell, Jordan Montgomery, and Matt Chapman deals got done last year?
This is a breeze compared to that shit.
That’s the power he possesses.
Besides that, it’s a big hold up.
Randy Miller, I’m talking about you.
“The Red Sox have a deal done, announcement soon.”
“The Mets will go $50M more than anyone else.”
Passan is the head of it all.
His word means everything.
Curry has always had the inside scoop on the Yankees and never spews bullshit.
Rosenthal is up there as well of course.
Everyone else is irrelevant as far as I’m concerned when it comes to Juan’s decision.
The question that remains is whether he’ll exceed the 700 plateau.
Ken Rosenthal reported last night that the current bids of contending teams all have passed the $600M level.
Now I can admit this isn’t ground breaking news.
It does appear we’re entering the endgame, however.
The two people briefed on the negotiations said that all remaining contenders have made offers above $600 million.
But Boras said he doesnt expect an imminent decision.
Final bids appear to be on their way with a decision coming, but nothing yet.
The scariest part about this time is that at any moment the announcement could come.
You want to be awake when this shit goes down.
I was sound asleep in the AM when it was reported he was staying with the Yankees.
It’s simply terrifying to get an ounce of rest when something this big is looming.
I have a wedding on Saturday and know this shit will drop during the first dance.
I’m gonna have to be such an asshole, aren’t I?
So what do we know outside of Ken’s report above?
Not much else unless you want to trick your brain into believing the wildcard reports.
Here’s how my dumb brain is analyzing this shit storm.
Soto is going for record setting money.
The Yankees, Mets, Red Sox, Dodgers, and Blue Jays are the teams in the running.
They’d have to come in with a billion dollar offer to get him to play in Canada.
If he goes there I’ll just laugh.
I’d like to believe the Dodgers won’t get Soto, but why should I?
Shohei’s deferral deal and global revenue stream make it all possible in this sick world we live in.
Can’t discard them literally ever.
He wouldn’t be talking like this if they were topping out at $550M like Randy Miller reported.
He wants to make a statement here and out-bid the Evil Empire.
In my perfect world Soto loved being a Yankee and just wanted them to hit a certain offer number.
Hopefully by the end of the week we have our answer.
Maybe not in the middle of the night or while I’m at this wedding?
You just know it’s coming on Saturday with my luck.
