Will the New York Yankees lose one of their top players this offseason?
The 2024 season is still young, but that hasn’t stopped talk regarding superstar slugger Juan Soto’s future. New York acquired Soto this past offseason in a blockbuster trade with the San Diego Padres but he will be a free agency at the end of the season.
Soto has gotten off to a strong start so far this season for New York and it’s evident the Yankees want to keep him for the foreseeable future. It’s unclear what will happen, but New York apparently will make a “big play” to retain him, according to the New York Post’s Jon Heyman.
“With the Yankees surrendering their rotation depth to get him, they almost certainly will make a big play to keep him long-term (with potential competition coming from the crosstown New York Mets),” Heyman said. “And there’s reason to assume Soto, a free agent after the year, will appreciate it in New York given to the famous team’s winning past.
It’s clear that Soto will hit free agency and not have a deal done before, but it wouldn’t be too strange to see him return to New York. The Yankees can afford him, and he seems to be the missing component the franchise needs.
New York struggled in 2023 and had a terrible offense. The Yankees were scant in the outfield and needed some help in the middle of the lineup. Soto instantly fixed both of the club’s difficulties. He is one of the top players in baseball and is just 25 years old.
The Yankees absolutely should do whatever it costs to bring Soto back to town.
