Juan Sotos booming market will force other star free agents on hold

There is no indication — yet — that Juan Soto’s free agency will stretch deep into the offseason, as some major free agencies have done in the past.Still, until the superstar lands a new deal, in New York or elsewhere, at least some of the other available free agents could end up stuck in a holding pattern.For instance, if the Yankees miss out on Soto, they could turn to Christian Walker to take over for Anthony Rizzo at first base.But with Walker expected to fetch a multiyear deal worth at least $20 million per season (The Post’s Jon Heyman pegged an estimate at three years, $60 million), the 33-year-old will almost certainly have more teams interested once Soto has a spot.Walker would fit a Yankees infield that is set to lose Gleyber Torres at second base, as well as Rizzo at first, with both hitting free agency after the Yankees exercised a $6 million buyout of the final year of Rizzo’s contract.Walker could also be a Mets target if another local free agent, Pete Alonso, doesn’t end up back in Queens.The Yankees may also find themselves in the market for Alex Bregman to take over at third base, with Jazz Chisholm Jr.moving to second in that scenario, but again, that’s not all possible if they strike a deal with Soto.Alonso and Bregman, like Soto, are represented by Scott Boras and should get more expensive contracts than Walker.No one, though, is bigger than Soto this offseason.“Listen, we’ll talk to whoever we think is a good fit,’’ another agent of a current free agent said Friday.

“And if something works, then that’s fine.We know what our market is.

But you do also know there’s a chance another team could come out of the woodwork depending on what happens with some other guys.It all starts with [Soto].”Last offseason, it was Shohei Ohtani who kept the baseball world waiting.

He agreed to his historic deal with the Dodgers in the second week of December.With Soto meeting with teams this week — the first reported meeting was he...