Juan Soto eliminating teams as Yankees, Mets battle for superstar free agent

The bid for Juan Soto’s services is finally coming to a head.With everyone fiending for information surrounding Soto’s free agency, his agent, Scott Boras, finally quelled some speculation that his announcement is imminent.“When you’re going through these things, he’s just got a lot of information to meld through,” Boras told reporters after a Dodgers news conference introducing his fellow client, Blake Snell, who agreed to a five-year, $182 million deal with the reigning World Series champs.“We’ve had meetings with a number of franchises.

He’s begun the process of eliminating teams and doing things and so he’s — Juan is a very methodical thinker.So we’ll see.

But I don’t think anything is imminent in the near future.”The Post’s Jon Heyman reported that Soto is expected to be seriously considering a return to the Yankees, as well as having meetings with the Mets, Red Sox and Blue Jays.It is not yet clear who has been eliminated from the Soto sweepstakes.

The Post’s Joel Sherman reported Tuesday that the expectation is Soto’s contract will exceed $600 million.Shohei Ohtani’s monster 10-year, $700 million contract he signed with the Dodgers last offseason is the current record, with $680 million being deferred.Soto turned down a 15-year, $440 million deal from the Nationals in 2022 and was later traded to the Padres.He was acquired by the Yankees last December in a blockbuster trade with San Diego.His exorbitant cost has dwindled the potential suitors for the lefty-hitting outfielder, although, his price has continued to climb.

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