“Definitely more in present-day value than (Shohei) Ohtani’s $437.4 million”
“A lot of cake”
I took the average of guesses that are ranges, and didn’t estimate any figure for “more than [Ohtani]” or “a lot of cake.”
Beyond being an all-time great hitter, Soto’s other major advantage is he’s 25, which means about four or five more of the best years than the average free-agent star.
Shohei Ohtani deferred the majority of his $700 million contract. Getty Images
One other contract to consider is the $325M Dodgers deal (plus $50.6M posting fee) for Japanese import Yoshinobu Yamamoto, also 25. Soto himself turned down $440M over 15 years from his original Nationals.
A couple of agents suggested they believe the Yankees would prefer to limit Soto’s annual salary to Judge’s $40M, though Soto will be 4 ¹/₂ years younger for free agency, and it’s unlikely the win-obsessed Judge minds being the second-highest paid Yankee. (I don’t believe that’s the case, anyway.)
Beyond his $550M-plus guess, one agent added: “If the Yankees and Mets get into a pissing match, the sky’s the limit.”
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