Among them, Soto's 10 year high is $600 million, and veteran ML scout will "go beyond Ohtani."
Among them, Soto's 10 year high is $600 million, and veteran ML scout will "go beyond Ohtani."
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New York Yankees Juan Soto, who is showing his fierce bat skills in the postseason after making a career high this year, is expected to sign the highest-ever contract in the FA market.
Bernie Plescope, who has been a scout for the Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners for a long time and now writes a major league-related column for online and offline media, published a column titled "The New York Yankees Juan Soto scramble begins shortly after the World Series" in Forbes, an economic magazine, on the 18th (Korea time).
Plescope believed Soto could surpass the all-time high of Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
In a column, he said, "Soto, who celebrates his 26th birthday on the 25th, will enjoy a recruitment battle between major league clubs. Ohtani signed a huge 10-year, $700 million contract with the Dodgers on December 12 last year, and Soto is three years younger than Ohtani at the time," adding, "There are predictions that the Soto contract will be signed at the 10-year, $600 million level." Furthermore, Soto could become the highest-paid player in history beyond the Ohtani contract.
In an attempt to maintain his winning capacity during negotiations with the Dodgers, Ohtani included a provision of a "deferred money" that would receive a total of 680 million U.S. dollars, or 97 percent of the total amount, over 10 years from 2034 to 2043, after the contract period. The current price that takes this into account is 460 million dollars for 10 years. In other words, if Soto receives a total of 500 million dollars or more without a grace period, the actual owner of the highest ransom in history could change.
"The reason why Soto can sign such a contract is because of his age, incredible talent, and many clubs who want him," Plescope said. "I believe there are four major league clubs that want Soto. The negotiations of Soto, whose agent Scott Boras is, are long and complicated, so it is likely to be over until next year." 먹튀검증
The clubs Plescope picked to actively participate in the recruitment of Soto are the Yankees, the New York Mets, Dodgers, and San Francisco Giants.
Plesco explained the reasons and possibilities of each of these clubs wanting Soto.