Juan Soto could land a historic contract in Major League Baseball. The season that the right fielder of New York Yankees is catapulting him to the mega million dollar deal that he intends to sign in Free Agency.
Just like at the time of Aaron Judge, Juan Soto He hasn’t been able to have a better campaign prior to free agency. The offensive line of .293/.420/.1005 with 27 doubles, 37 homers, 96 RBIs, 110 runs scored and 110 walks, added to his age and his elite production, is everything that is looked for just before signing a contract agreement.
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Report predicts million-dollar contract for Juan Soto
According to the report offered by Tim Britton of The Athleticthe Dominican and piece of New York Yankees, Juan Sotowould sign an agreement worth more than 500 million.
«Juan Soto He could go for a 14-year deal at, say, Aaron Judge’s $40 million per season; that would bring him to a total of $560 million. Or he could go for both records with something like a 12-year deal at $45 million per season, for a total of $540 million., The reporter said in his column for The Athletic.
Of course, all this has its statistical basis. If we compare the production of Juan Soto con Shohei Ohtani (speaking of the largest contract ever signed in MLB) we realize that they are very similar. In fact, the Dominican could be in a better position because he is three years younger, has not suffered major injuries and his value is not linked to the very dangerous work of pitching.
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He Wins Above Replacement (WAR)Wins Above Replacement is a measurement tool that clearly and concisely helps MLB analysts and fans determine which player is better than another.
So, the WAR of Shohei Ohtani from 2018 to 2023 (6 seasons), the year in which he signed his contract with Los Angeles Dodgerswas 34.5. For its part, that of Juan Soto between 2019 and 2024 (this period was evaluated in order to make the measurement fairer) is 32.7, however, the fangraph projections They indicate that it would add between 1.0 and 1.2 in the remainder of the campaign.
Taking out of the contract plan Shohei Ohtani (due to the number of postponements it has), it is expected that Juan Soto set new contract records for total value. In fact, it’s likely to set a new standard for average annual value (AAV) as well. However, if you want a mega contract, you may have to sacrifice one of the two.
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As good as it may be Juan Sotohe will never be able to sign a 14-year contract for 45 million AAV, that would exceed 600 million dollars and that is almost impossible. The two real alternatives for the Dominican may be close to two options:
- 14 years and 40 million per year: 560 million in total.
- 12 years and 45 million per year: 540 million total.
We insist, if we take out of the game Shohei Ohtaniwe would be talking about a record of more than 100 million in total in each case and in the second alternative, a record of average annual value, exceeding 43.33 million dollars. Max Scherzer y Justin Verlander.
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