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Juan Soto made the decision on Sunday evening to keep his talents in New York. However, the future potential Hall of Famer opted to switch boroughs and move from the Bronx to Queens, where he will reportedly join the New York Mets.
Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman, live from the MLB Winter Meetings in Dallas, discuss the historic 15-year, $765 million deal that shook the sports world and sparked cheer among Mets fans who hope the 26-year-old outfielder will help them their first World Series championship since 1986. They then talk about where teams like the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays could go after missing Soto, and why, for one team is currently out of the question of winning the PR battle with fans.
Later in this episode of the Baseball Bar-B-CastJake and Jordan provide an update to the Scott Boras Offseason Scoreboard following the huge contract the super agent landed for Soto, as well as Willy Adames joining the San Francisco Giants, Luis Severino signing with the A’s and a few other notable free agent signings gone off the board.
(0:41) – Jordan finds out Soto signed
(3:20) – The opener: Juan Soto to the Mets
(20:50) – Where do the teams that missed out go from here?
(32:15) – Scott Boras offseason scoreboard update
(34:40) – Willy Adames for the Giants
(41:13) – Luis Severino to the A’s
(45:45) – Shane Bieber and Clay Holmes sign deals
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