Go Get Juan Soto

[stevejrogers]

One person claims that a friend in real estate says she has been showing Soto's older sister houses ,that's the kind of stuff that's going on

LOL!
I do like the idea of sending family members, or associates forward for stuff like looking at dwellings and the like, but the BS radar does goes off. For example, while I’d imagine it would come up in a conversation about why the person is hunting but still funny to assume it’s THE Juan Soto that the person is house hunting for, or why the name and occupation would be “easily” given up by a relative or associate. ESPECIALLY in 2024 and the social media environment!

[Frayed Knot]

Just scanning the MLB.com page:

Nov 16: Blue Jays, Red Sox, Mets have met with Soto

Nov 18: Yanx meet with Soto (report)

Nov 18: Dodgers expected to meet with Soto this week

Nov 18: Cohen to best any Soto offer by $50 million (report)

Nov 19: Phillies plan to meet with Soto (report)

Nov 20: Soto has "good meeting" with Yanx

Nov 26: Five teams submit offer to Soto (source)

Nov 26: Red So 'stepping up efforts' to sign Soto (report)

Nov 26: Soto's decision coming before the winter meetings?

Nov 27: Yanx increase offer to Soto

Nov 30: Mets and Red Sox appear to be most likely landing spots for Soto (report)

Dec 2: Will Blue Jays be the top bidder on Soto?


Have fun with all of that.

[MFS62]

From Metsmerized online:

Soto’s agent Scott Boras clarified that Soto has “begun the process of eliminating teams,” and his signing isn’t imminent. Additionally, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic learned that bidding for the star slugger has reached $600 million.

Later

[Benjamin Grimm]

Ken Rosenthal reporting that Soto has offers from five teams, each one surpassing the $600 million mark. (Mets, Yankees, Blue Jays, Red Sox, and Dodgers)

[metirish]

Looks like he's the man right now

[Centerfield]

This guys tweeted last night that an announcement is "imminent" and that the deal was done. I wish I knew how to embed tweets.

Anyway, safe to say that there's been no announcement and now his credibility is in question.

[Benjamin Grimm]

@JuanSoto25_ minds want to know. I am being told an announcement is imminent for the 26 year old landing with the
@Mets. His agent Scott Boras was on hand for Snell announcement. The chatter is real. Stay tuned #mets
@ktla

@KTLA5SPORTS

#juansoto

[kcmets]

I just read a thing that David “Ping” Pingalore is a relative of
Pinky Tuscadero and that she has issued a statement that the
guy know his stuff! So who knows....

[MFS62]

If the Mets lose out on Soto (shudder) I hope they have another big signing waiting in the wings for immediate announcement. A delay would be a buzz kill.
Later

[Benjamin Grimm]

I'm pretty sure they don't, unless perhaps it's a pitcher. For position players, I don't think anything "big" is going to happen until Soto is resolved.

[Frayed Knot]

So you think that the Mets might have already signed a player but are managing to keep it a secret with the idea of pulling it out
after Soto makes a decision in some yet-to-be-determined time frame?

I'm going with a 'No' on that one.

[MFS62]

So you think that the Mets might have already signed a player but are managing to keep it a secret with the idea of pulling it out
after Soto makes a decision in some yet-to-be-determined time frame?

I'm going with a 'No' on that one.

No. I'm thinking of a tentative agreement that hasn't been signed yet. But both parties have agreed to wait for the Soto announcement because it is a Boras client.

Later

[Edgy MD]

Boooo! Somebody else got Juan Soto!!

Yaaay! We got Trevor Bauer!!

[MFS62]

I'm not too excited about this, which is why I only keep checking back to this thread every fifteen minutes.
Later

[Centerfield]

Jeff Passan was on ESPN last night. He says no signing is imminent. All five teams still alive, meetings will be held this weekend. He expects there will be a resolution before the start of the Winter Meetings.

DAMN YOU DAVID PINGALORE

[Benjamin Grimm]

Well, the winter meetings start in four days, so that's imminent adjacent, I guess.

[TransMonk]

That's what I was thinking. So, this weekend? Soon enough for me.

[Edgy MD]

Today is the anniversary-ish of David Wright signing his megadeal.

[Fman99]

Boooo! Somebody else got Juan Soto!!

Yaaay! We got Trevor Bauer!!

Hey Trevor Bauer used to be good at baseball! But he's also kinda rapey

[Benjamin Grimm]

For whatever this is worth:

On TikTok, Mets' manager Carlos Mendoza's son responded to suggestion that Soto would sign with the Red Sox by saying that the Mets offer to Soto is 15 years and $700 million. The account is confirmed to be Mendoza's son, while the offer is unconfirmed by MLB insiders.

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/new ... 44923aef28

[Frayed Knot]

Mendoza Jr needs to learn to keep his mouth shut.




P.S. I doubt he knows what the offer is because there's no reason why his dad should know what the offer is.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Food

P.S. I doubt he knows what the offer is because there's no reason why his dad should know what the offer is.

No reason? Really? He has meaningful access to everybody at the top of the Mets organization. Why wouldn't he know?

[Benjamin Grimm]

Yeah, I'm not sure what to make of that. The manager doesn't need to be in the loop on these negotiations, but that doesn't mean he isn't. It really depends on what internal relationship he has with Stearns and Cohen.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Yeah, I'm not sure what to make of that. The manager doesn't need to be in the loop on these negotiations, but that doesn't mean he isn't. It really depends on what internal relationship he has with Stearns and Cohen.

Exactly.

[metirish]