{"id":9704,"date":"2024-10-09T09:09:57","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T09:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=9704"},"modified":"2024-10-09T09:09:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T09:09:57","slug":"yankees-must-decide-where-to-draw-a-line-with-juan-sotos-free-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=9704","title":{"rendered":"Yankees Must Decide &#8216;Where to Draw a Line&#8217; With Juan Soto&#8217;s Free Agency"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tagStyle_1bmarg5-o_O-style_gt0nzj-o_O-sidesPadding_1kaga1a\">\n<div>The New York Yankees might be forced to make a difficult decision regarding Juan Soto&#8217;s impending free agency this offseason.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrapper_e296pg\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_oenkmd\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_4120,h_2317,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/inside_the_pinstripes\/01j9pkbvpy234t5rnec5.jpg\" alt=\"Oct 7, 2024; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees outfielder Juan Soto (22) before the first inning for game two of the ALDS for the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Yankee Stadium. 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Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images \/ Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inStoryContainer_1r009zu\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_qe1qt7\">\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_8u0bcdt8k\">Regardless of how the\u00a0New York Yankees&#8217;\u00a02024 campaign concludes, offseason priority No. 1 is going to be re-signing superstar Juan Soto.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_t9hfmi5lt\">Soto could go hitless in the rest of his postseason at-bats and will still likely command a record-breaking contract this winter; and that may still be a bargain, considering how good Soto has been to this point in his career along with him being just 25 years old.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"style_1y6if9u-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_5yyh5vua8\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1842287499743523026&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fmlb%2Fyankees%2Fnews%2Fyankees-must-decide-where-to-draw-a-line-with-juan-soto-s-free-agency-grant9&amp;sessionId=a954b17a590ea126905fa403f5708c75a9856dc8&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1842287499743523026\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_erp5ppywi\">The Yankees are reportedly preparing to go all-in on securing Soto to a long-term deal. And while they&#8217;ll likely spare no expense on ensuring he remains in the Bronx, an October 8\u00a0article from Bleacher Report&#8217;s Zachary D. Rymer\u00a0poses that New York&#8217;s &#8216;Toughest 2024-25 Free-Agency Decision&#8217; is whether Soto&#8217;s asking price will ever reach a point where the Yankees would be better suited to spend that money elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_8ubpeibfl\">Rymer&#8217;s predicted toughest free-agency decision for the Yankees is: &#8220;Where to Draw a Line on Juan Soto&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_cn286rekd\">&#8220;Save for maybe peanut butter and chocolate, the Yankees and Juan Soto have proven to be the most perfect pairing imaginable. The partnership should last forever and ever and ever,&#8221; Rymer wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_csa9nrtsb\" data-uw-rm-sr=\"\">&#8220;It&#8217;s going to cost the Yankees a lot to make that happen, however. Projections for Soto&#8217;s contract typically fit into the $500 million range and even go as high as $600 million. Whatever it is, he&#8217;s going to make Aaron Judge look affordable by comparison.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_anl4ygf9c\">&#8220;That the Yankees can spend that kind of money isn&#8217;t the issue here,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;Rather, the dilemma they may have to reckon with is&#8230; At what point would the money Soto is demanding be better spent elsewhere?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_rw4sjdk5u\">Rymer brings up a fair point, considering that the Yankees could likely add multiple All-Star caliber players to fill\u00a0glaring roster holes\u00a0with the amount of money signing Soto will require.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_93ri9fzy4\">But this is a generational talent we&#8217;re talking about. 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