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Amid the New York Yankees’ interest in potentially negotiating an in-season contract extension with superstar outfielder Juan Soto, anonymous MLB sources noted that there aren’t many other teams capable of signing the three-time All-Star.
According to MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand, an anonymous MLB executive commented on what Soto’s market may look like if he hits free agency, saying: “Not many teams that can afford him, so the pool is limited. But it’s hard not to wait and see what the [New York] Mets are willing to pay.”
An anonymous American League exec also chimed in, saying: “There are teams out there capable of winning that have money. The [Los Angeles] Dodgers are out there. The Mets are out there. There aren’t many, but there are places he can land.”
Soto is in the midst of the final year of his contract, and Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner is hoping to prevent him from testing the market.
Steinbrenner said last week on a YES Network podcast (h/t Feinsand) that while neither he nor Soto’s agent, Scott Boras, typically do in-season negotiating, he is open to having talks.
“There’s no chance,” a