Boston, which has been rebuilding its “famous family,” began a full-fledged race to catch Juan Soto (26), an outfielder who is considered the “biggest fish” in the Major League FA (free agent) market this winter.
The U.S. online media “Spotting News” quoted Hector Gomez as saying on the 27th (Korea Standard Time) that “Boston handed over a second proposal that raised both the contract period and the total amount from the initial offer it presented to Juan Soto, the FA’s largest.
The media continued, “The original proposal to Soto was about $600 million in a contract period of just over 10 years,” adding, “However, Soto reportedly wants a level similar to the size of Shohei Ohtani (30)’s contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers.”
Ohtani signed a 10-year, mega-FA contract worth 700 million dollars with his current team, the Los Angeles Dodgers. There were concerns about “overpay” at the time of signing the contract, but Ohtani not only achieved the record of “50 (homer)-50 (stealing)” for the first time in Major League history this year, but also contributed to the Dodgers’ World Series victory, putting to rest concerns about overpay towards him.
The 카지노사이트 media said, “From the progress so far, Boston seems to be putting everything on Soto’s recruitment,” adding, “Boston thinks Soto is essential to rebuild the prestigious family to win the World Series several times over the next 10 years.”
It is not just that. “Boston is planning to secure solid strength both offensively and defensively by recruiting at least two ace pitchers along with Soto this winter,” the media said.
Soto displayed outstanding performance with a batting average of 0.288, 41 homers and 109 RBIs based on his steel stamina that he played in a total of 157 games this season. His OPS, which combines on-base plus slugging percentage, also posted a whopping 0.989.
The media said, “Soto is playing an outstanding role in the major leagues, including being selected as a four-time All-Star at the age of 26,” adding, “Considering his age, he also has the advantage of playing for a long time in the big leagues.”
According to USA Today, the Big Market Dodgers and Philadelphia clubs, which were originally expected to participate in the recruitment of Soto, did not show interest.
Four teams are known to have participated in the recruitment of Soto, including Boston, Toronto, New York Yankees, and New York Mets. Attention is focusing on who among them will be able to successfully recruit Soto.