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2024 Stats: .288/.419/.569, 23 HRs, 109 RBI, 129 BB, .989 OPS and 8.1 WAR
Age in 2025: 26
Contract Prediction: 14 years, $658 million with opt-out available after 2030 season
Team Prediction: New York Yankees
For as much as everyone would like to sign Juan Soto, the market may end up being relatively limited for a player Jon Heyman of The New York Post recently said is hoping to get $700 million in free agency.
There’s only a few ownership groups willing to spend that type of money, even for a 26-year-old who is probably the most enticing free agent since Alex Rodriguez hit the open market after the 2000 season.
Consider that one of the owners who has consistently shelled out big money in recent years—Phillies managing partner John Middleton—recently cast doubt on whether Soto would really leave New York.