Could Juan Soto make free agency decision before Winter Meetings? Here’s latest

In free agency, Juan Soto could decide at any moment.

The Soto sweepstakes may end by the end of this week, according to reports on Tuesday night from SNY’s Andy Martino and ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez.

This implies that Soto might be taken off the board prior to the Winter Meetings in Dallas next week, which would have a cascading effect on the rest of the open market.

Everyone I speak with who has any kind of involvement in this thinks the news will be out this week, ahead of Dallas, “Tuesday night,” Martino remarked.

Scott Boras, Soto’s agent, addressed media during Blake Snell’s Dodgers introduction press conference in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

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Boras disclosed that the outfielder has started the process of eliminating teams, even if he stated that Soto’s decision is not expected to happen anytime soon.

The five teams who are known to be interested in Soto are the Dodgers, Red Sox, Blue Jays, Yankees, and Mets.All of the remaining teams in the Soto sweepstakes have formally made offers of at least $600 million to the outfield player, according to a story published by The Athletic on Tuesday.

It puts Soto on pace to surpass the record for present-day value established by Shohei Ohtani, who last winter inked a $700 million, heavily-deferred contract with the Dodgers. For the purposes of luxury taxes, that transaction totals $460 million.

A Soto verdict would serve as a spur for more prominent open market activity. The teams who lose out on Soto will be desperate to change course and fill other gaps, and they will have plenty of money to spend.

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