Competition to recruit Juan Soto, the "biggest fish" that is heating up the Major League Baseball (MLB) free agent (FA) market, is expected to begin in earnest this week.토토사이트

ESPN's Buster Olney reported on the 25th (Korea Standard Time) that "the (clubs') proposal for Soto is expected to begin soon."

Soto, who made his MLB debut in 2018, played in 936 games with the Washington Nationals, San Diego Padres, and New York Yankees, posting a batting average of 0.285 and 201 home runs, 592 RBIs, 655 runs and 57 steals.

In 2019, he led Washington to its first World Series championship, and this year, he hit 41 home runs for the Yankees, setting a new record for most home runs in a single season.

Multiple clubs expressed active interest in Soto, who came to the market after the end of the season. In addition to the original Yankees, the New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers are eyeing them.

Soto met with multiple clubs until last week, only to listen to the club's plans and visions, but did not receive any specific offers.

Starting this week, the media predicts that the trend of Soto's recruitment will change.

Olney said, "Each club is expected to come up with specific contract terms for Soto from this week. The competition for recruitment is getting fiercer."

Locally, Soto is expected to sign a large contract ranging from at least $600 million to up to $700 million. Analysts say that a surge in ransom is inevitable as long as big market clubs have begun to compete.

It is also interesting to see the stars' proxy war over the recruitment of Soto.

"It doesn't matter who gets the most money," said Aaron Judge of the Yankees, who unanimously became MVP of the American League this year. "It doesn't matter who gets the most money. It doesn't matter as long as the Yankees recruit the best players. We can recruit as many players as possible," he said. "It doesn't matter if Soto gets paid more than him."

Boston legend David Otis said, "Boston is very interested in recruiting Soto. I've never seen them touch someone like that. Boston really wants Soto."
Reporter Seo Jang-won ([email protected] )