Yankees GM Brian Cashman reveals having conversation with Scott Boras regarding re-signing 4x All-Star Juan Soto
Brian Cashman has expressed Yankees' desire to re-sign Juan Soto and revealed having a conversation with his agent, Scott Boras.
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Brian Cashman (L) Scott Boras (C) and Juan Soto (R) [Image via NY Post/Imago]
After the New York Yankees extended a qualifying offer to Juan Soto, General Manager Brian Cashman spoke with the media. In Tuesday’s press conference, the Yankees executive admitted having a conversation with Soto’s agent, Scott Boras.
Soto played a huge part in the Yankees’ first American League pennant title since 2009. Despite his heroics, he and his team fell well short in the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Following the Game 5 loss, the 26-year-old revealed he was open to all 30 teams in the league.
In the conference, Cashman stated that the team was interested in re-signing Soto to the team. However, he also spoke about the prospect of losing him. This will likely force the team to take a step in another direction.
I think I had a conversation with Scott Boris yesterday so I know he was going to have conversations with Juan … We certainly have an interest in retaining him and we’ll put our best foot forward there but at the same time, you know, that will either lead to us retaining him and signing him back or, you know, we’ll be forced to go to a different direction if we can’t.
Brian Cashman said as per SNY
Brian Cashman said he spoke to Scott Boras yesterday about Juan Soto:
— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) November 5, 2024
"We certainly have interest in retaining him and we'll put our best foot forward there. That'll lead to us signing him back or we'll be forced to go in a different direction if we can't" pic.twitter.com/a9dG7FbZfW
Soto’s free agency has sparked several rumors in the past few days. Apart from the Yankees and the New York Mets, the Dodgers, who beat Soto in the World Series, are said to pursue him if he seems interested.
Brian Cashman comments on New York Mets’ interest in Juan Soto
Like their cross-town rivals, the New York Yankees, the New York Mets face a troubling situation. One of their star players, Pete Alonso is also expected to hit the free agent if he declines the qualifying offer. This could lead the Mets to go for Juan Soto in the offseason. Brian Cashman commented on this as well.
Though the two players play in different positions, their hitting qualities could lift the team. When asked if there was a threat from the Mets to land Soto, Cashman just said he had no idea about it.
I mean I don’t, you know, it’s hard to say. They want to win. They’re in a large market with us. They had a taste of success this year and want to move the needle even more forward. The best way to do that is import quality players to what you already have.
Brian Cashman said as per SNY
Brian Cashman was asked what kind of threat the Mets pose to sign Juan Soto:
— SNY (@SNYtv) November 5, 2024
"It's hard to say. They want to win. They're in a large market with us. They had a taste of success this year and want to move the needle even more forward" pic.twitter.com/dO4owX8m69
Recently, this rumored move of Soto to the Mets sparked controversy on social media. In a post on X, Dan Clark claimed that the NY Mets have offered “Juna Soto” a massive 12-year deal, as per Jon Heyman. This led to Heyman blasting him as this news was false.
Clark would later seemingly admit that the post was made as a joke. In another post on X, he admitted that no other team could approach Soto yet and that “Juna Soto” was a fictional person.
The four-time MLB All-Star is expected to land a massive deal in the region of $500 to $700 million in the offseason. Which team will eventually end up paying that huge amount, though, remains to be seen.
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