We get it: This hasn’t been declared a two-team race, not yet anyway. The Blue Jays have enough cash on hand to be players for Juan Soto. The Phillies insist they are. The Dodgers are the Dodgers. And we are certain to be entertained by the annual appearance of “mystery teams” who come out to play whenever Scott Boras is shopping a client.
But for now, let’s pretend it is. We know the Mets are getting a meeting with Juan Soto this week. We know the Yankees are getting a meeting with Soto next week. So let’s start there. And let’s start with this, too: Forget the money, because if it really is only about who offers a couple nickels more, where’s the fun in this debate?
We can agree on this: Wherever he goes, Soto is not going to leave very much, if anything, on the table. So from here, let’s take a look, 440 words per team, as to what the Mets and Yankees can both offer Soto to make his decision easier. Since the Yankees are the incumbents, let us start in The Bronx.
The case for the Yankees
We need to take it easy on the history and the tradition aspect of this.
