The Juan Soto sweepstakes is taking on baseball and it seems as if the checklist of groups with the likelihood to amass him is dwindling.
The highest two groups within the working have lengthy been assumed to be the 2 New York powerhouses: the New York Mets and the New York Yankees. These two groups had profitable conferences with the free agent celebrity this week. Two extra American League East groups, the Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Crimson Sox, additionally had profitable conferences with Soto.
The Los Angeles Dodgers emerged as a sleeper crew lately, particularly after the information broke they’d be assembly with Soto over the subsequent few days as nicely.
However MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand has revealed the presence of a “Good ol’ mystery club” in the Soto sweepstakes, the place he even revealed a number of potential groups it could possibly be.
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“One supply stated Soto had spoken with not less than one different crew in addition to these which have been reported, thrusting the nice ol’ thriller membership into the equation,” Feinsand wrote. “Based on sources, different groups that would meet with Soto embrace the (San Francisco) Giants, (Philadelphia) Phillies and (Tampa Bay Rays) Rays. Tampa Bay would look like a protracted shot, notably now that the membership might be enjoying house video games in 2025 at Steinbrenner Area in Tampa, Fla., following the harm to the Tropicana Area roof sustained final month throughout Hurricane Milton.”
The concept of a thriller crew is enjoyable to comply with and enjoyable to consider, however the Soto sweepstakes will seemingly happen between one of many prime 5 groups which have already met with him.
Maintain an eye fixed out for who the thriller crew finally ends up being. In the event that they’re prepared to supply choose outs or insane quantities of deferred cash, this thriller crew might shock lots of people (myself included) within the Soto sweepstakes.
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