Juan Soto told the baseball world he was going to free agency when he turned down the Nationals offer of $440 million. Why is anyone surprised? Yes, he took the most money as would any of us would do but it wasn't that far off from the second highest bid. There are many examples of players going for the most money. In the Yankees case, they signed CC Sabathia when it was well known he wanted to play on the west coast. It was only because the Yankees paid him so much more than the next highest that he could not turn it down.
Why is anyone surprised that Soto took the most money? We would all do the same.
RE SOTO: Loyalty? No such thing for most pro athletes and certainly not Boras. To be fair, a player's career has a limited shelf life and can easily crash and burn with one injury.Let's also remember that Juan just turned 26. That's young. Too young to be concerned with his legacy and what Yankee lore might have added to it--or any other club for that matter. Juan Soto has his whole, invincible life ahead of him. And we wish him the best. Still, I can't help but think how perfectly the optics played out for Queens. The Mets played some pretty exciting ball in 2024 and took Ohtani's Dodgers to a Game 6 in the NLCS. Meanwhile, the American league best Yankees stumbled and fumbled to an early Fall classic exit. If you're a young superstar named Juan Soto, which team looks like they have the most potential? Asking for a friend.
Juan Soto told the baseball world he was going to free agency when he turned down the Nationals offer of $440 million. Why is anyone surprised? Yes, he took the most money as would any of us would do but it wasn't that far off from the second highest bid. There are many examples of players going for the most money. In the Yankees case, they signed CC Sabathia when it was well known he wanted to play on the west coast. It was only because the Yankees paid him so much more than the next highest that he could not turn it down.
Why is anyone surprised that Soto took the most money? We would all do the same.
RE SOTO: Loyalty? No such thing for most pro athletes and certainly not Boras. To be fair, a player's career has a limited shelf life and can easily crash and burn with one injury.Let's also remember that Juan just turned 26. That's young. Too young to be concerned with his legacy and what Yankee lore might have added to it--or any other club for that matter. Juan Soto has his whole, invincible life ahead of him. And we wish him the best. Still, I can't help but think how perfectly the optics played out for Queens. The Mets played some pretty exciting ball in 2024 and took Ohtani's Dodgers to a Game 6 in the NLCS. Meanwhile, the American league best Yankees stumbled and fumbled to an early Fall classic exit. If you're a young superstar named Juan Soto, which team looks like they have the most potential? Asking for a friend.