Whereas talking with Keyshawn Johnson on his All Details, No Brakes podcast, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Jack Flaherty mentioned Juan Soto’s upcoming free agent contract and the way it will upend the participant worth market.
“(Juan Soto) ought to make $600 million. He’s 26, you take a look at what Bryce made, $330M. It is the identical sort of timeline. Bryce ought to’ve made extra money, however that was, I don’t know what number of years in the past that was, however now you quick ahead, you’ve obtained Juan Soto. Simply based mostly on every part else, I imply he ought to make $600 million.
“He ought to utterly reset the market on every part. You already know, we don’t work on a wage cap, so all of the market values on everybody ought to preserve going up, and so they type of have grow to be stagnant a bit of bit the place nobody has actually made that loopy soar to the place all people else now makes extra, and Soto ought to make that soar.”
Properly, technically, Shohei Ohtani’s contract final yr reset the market. He is a particular case as Ohtani is a two-way participant, so Flaherty is talking about “regular” gamers like Soto.
Will Dodgers reset market with Soto or will he signal elsewhere?
The most recent MLB rumors, per Yahoo’s Russell Dorsey, level to Soto staying in New York, both with the Yankees or becoming a member of the Mets.
“Business sources inform Yahoo Sports activities that the expectation across the league is that the 26-year-old celebrity will doubtless keep in New York, both re-signing with the Yankees or becoming a member of the Mets in Queens,” Dorsey reported. “Whereas some see the Yankees as having the within observe on Soto’s companies after their journey to the World Collection, the larger enchantment of the Yankees lies of their means to pair Soto with Aaron Decide for the remainder of Decide’s profession.”
Scott Boras, Soto’s agent, believes his consumer actually loved taking part in with the Yankees and want to stick with the franchise whereas testing the free company market.
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“We actually have lots of curiosity, and it’s a really enjoyable time for Juan,” Boras mentioned. “Enjoying in New York was snug. He actually, actually loved his teammates, the Yankee expertise. Juan loves profitable…Juan Soto desires possession that he is aware of goes to assist a chance to win yearly.”
The Dodgers have lots of expertise of their lineup and can doubtless search for extra pitching as they have been linked to their pursuit of Phillies’ Garrett Crochet and Giants’ Blake Snell. Los Angeles can also be rumored to be in talks with Walker Buehler a few long-term deal.
The most important acquisition for the Dodgers this offseason could not even be within the league but as Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki is prone to make the soar to Main League Baseball subsequent yr.