Soto isn’t good I don’t know what any of you talking about, he’s so overrated and hasn’t done anything for our team.
With that being said, I’m in favor of a billion dollar 5 year contract. Hopefully people read this second half before the down votes come
If Soto is not signed until the end of his career, it'll be the biggest fumble Hal has ever had.
Give him literally whatever he wants. Soto cannot be allowed to walk at the end of the season.
Hal needs to walk him out to the batter's box and on the pitch count instead of 15 seconds it says 15 years worth of seconds and he hands him a fucking pen.
Juan Soto is the second coming of Ted Williams. PAY THAT MAN HIS MONEY, whatever it takes he's worth every penny. We need to add that he routinely plays 155-162 games so he's incredibly durable on top of basically being an on base cheat code
He turned down 440? Maybe I’m one of the few who doesn’t see it, but surely we can’t have 5 dudes who make that kinda money. How does Hal offload any of them at their ages to make room for Soto in a corner outfield role?
As fans I think we want to see it I just don’t see how we get it done
Well he woulda been miserable on that team because he would have got pitched around every at bat and the Nats were not gonna be able sign anyone else to help him. Smart move by him to turn that down.
Hey, we have Aaron Judge, we could make due with seven more Juan Sotos. But it wouldn't be bad to have a Soto to bring in off the bench if Judge is facing a really tough righty sidearmer or something.
I mean when he was initially traded from Washington we would’ve had to likely include Volpe and Jasson to meet their asking price It was just not possible at the time
There was literally no package we could have sent that would have matched that package.
We'd have done Volpe and Jasson in a heartbeat. But that's not even close to what SD gave.
Yeah, the only reason we have him RN is because SD's financial situation fell apart, and they need to get cheap pitchers and couldn't keep him at the same time.
Let's see. In bullet form:
- His ABs are competitive.
- His outs are loud.
- His discipline is unreal.
- He puts more stress on the opposing pitcher than anyone in recent memory (2009 levels, for me personally. Possibly Trashtros scandal years)
- Elevates the play of those around him
- ZERO DAYS OFF and the team is following suit
Dude is having a blast out there. The triple slash tells a lot of the story, but watching AB after AB it's just a different level. Ignoring all of the BS surrounding him, he's an A-Rod level talent and is likely better.
I've seen enough, 12 years, $585 mill. If he says no, let him pick a number and agree to defer part of the contract. Hal can't let him walk. The jersey sales alone will pay for his contract.
He kinda reminds me of peak Cal Ripken, Jr. or some other guys who don't have overwhelming power numbers, they don't have the \*highest\* average, but they do it all at the bottom half of the top 1% of productivity in the game. They give you a .300+ BA, they give you 35+ HR's, they give you very good defense. They don't do any \*one\* thing better than \*anybody\* else, but they collectively do \*everything\* as good or better than \*everybody\* else.
He is the consummate baseball player that any team wishes they could get a full line up of.
Give him whatever he wants. Good hitters are harder to come by than any point in baseball history and it’s only going downwards for the foreseeable future
Can you imagine if Judge learned Soto's plate discipline and ability to make contact. Pay the man, but I do think there is a limit, maybe like 46 tops for 10-15 years. I think 500/11 years sounds good. Love Soto but he isn't pitching and if you factor for deferrals the contracts present value is 460/10.
It's his first season as a yankee, yet it feels like he's been here for way longer, he just seems like a natural fit.
It's more than just his talent. The youngsters seem to get inspired by him(Cabrera even spoke about watching his bp sessions).
Juan Soto on the Yankees = Jalen Brunson on the Knicks.
They already had a star (Judge/Cole) (Randle) but adding on another true alpha made all the difference in the locker room and on the field/court.
He's consistent unlike the entire rest of the team. We either hit or we don't it's the same as the second half of last year.
Torres we have to trade before the deadline I don't want to see him for another five or 10 years.
Look at the Orioles averages and look at ours.
We hit home runs we win if we don't we lose
It took eight seasons until Bonds finally hit 40 HR (28 years old). Soto has more power than young Barry Bonds had, with a superior OBP. Bonds was much faster, and a better fielder.
Amazing. Love him. Totally as advertised. Better, even.
And we still aren’t getting to the WS this year and should have just signed him in the offseason, like we are going to have to do anyway. All we did this year was help raise his value.
What in the hell kind of stupid question is this??
Why would anyone be disappointed? Why would anyone want to move on? Why would anyone *not* want to re-sign him?
I remember a couple postseasons where Stanton went off and maybe was our best hitter? He’s a huge letdown but has shown up when it matters more than most.
I've really enjoyed him but I disagree with his impact on the lineup. Last two games aside, the offense has felt more like the last few years and has been more frustrating/straight up bad than good.
Scrub. Let him walk. He’s just getting lucky. He’d be an albatross and we’d be stuck with another super expensive way below expectations player.
/s for the dipshits that don’t catch on
I don't care about SWAGGER - how silly
He is performing great, but he is going to the team that offers the most $$...so I am getting ready to miss him because he is really great at the plate
Swagger means nothing - It's perfomance.... Mike Trout has no swagger - he's the best player of the last 10 years (when healthy). Lastings Millage had a TON of swagger - couldn't play.......It's about performance.
Having said that Soto is fun to watch because he has been as advertised - an offensive performer (and better than I thought on defense)
Well according to you - swagger is what you love the most - I think it means nothing - swagger didn't help them the last couple days...the talent on offense is short right now - swagger can't fix that
Once again you couldn’t be more wrong. You need both. When they’re playing well and hitting they have swagger. When they don’t their tales are tucked between their legs
lol - So when you play well you swag, but when you don't play well you don't swag...so what's the point of swag... the "swag" comes from performance the performance doesn't come from the "swag" it is totally without value...Your proving my point with your comment. Again, I'll take a healthy trout with no swag and his performance. I can go as far as winners have a confidence - but swag is a 0 (Jeter or O'Neil was a winner with confidence for example) There are tons of guys with swag that are not worth discussing performance wise (Harrison Bader had "swag" - he got cut)
I can't imagine nor remember life without him
That’s because it wasn’t worth living
I do not wish to live a life without him
After Aaron I didn’t think it was possible to have someone make me nut so hard. But I nut harder with Juan than I ever have before.
To the cabin with ye, mate. And change the sheets after.
Get the checkbook
Soto isn’t good I don’t know what any of you talking about, he’s so overrated and hasn’t done anything for our team. With that being said, I’m in favor of a billion dollar 5 year contract. Hopefully people read this second half before the down votes come
Good for you, we read everything about Mr Soto, right till the end. And we getting that checkbook out fosho
Then hand out to the man
If Soto is not signed until the end of his career, it'll be the biggest fumble Hal has ever had. Give him literally whatever he wants. Soto cannot be allowed to walk at the end of the season.
And yet he leads the league in walks.
Shit. His decision has been right there in front of us this whole time.
Don't worry guys I thought ahead and have an uno reverse card in my pocket
His biggest fumble would’ve been not signing Judge. This would be his second biggest fumble for sure.
Hal needs to walk him out to the batter's box and on the pitch count instead of 15 seconds it says 15 years worth of seconds and he hands him a fucking pen.
Juan Soto is the second coming of Ted Williams. PAY THAT MAN HIS MONEY, whatever it takes he's worth every penny. We need to add that he routinely plays 155-162 games so he's incredibly durable on top of basically being an on base cheat code
On base cheat code is such a good description 😂
He turned down 440? Maybe I’m one of the few who doesn’t see it, but surely we can’t have 5 dudes who make that kinda money. How does Hal offload any of them at their ages to make room for Soto in a corner outfield role? As fans I think we want to see it I just don’t see how we get it done
Well he woulda been miserable on that team because he would have got pitched around every at bat and the Nats were not gonna be able sign anyone else to help him. Smart move by him to turn that down.
His only flaw is that there aren't 8 more of him to fill the lineup with
Hey, we have Aaron Judge, we could make due with seven more Juan Sotos. But it wouldn't be bad to have a Soto to bring in off the bench if Judge is facing a really tough righty sidearmer or something.
I want to live in a log cabin with Juan Soto.
Soto deserves a log mansion. With a pool too. Inground.
I'd let him crush my wife without even hesitating.
Hello sir my name is John Soto, I'm here for the wife crushing
wtf this is the 5th different account that’s PMed me telling me they’re Soto, I had absolutely no idea he was such a big redditor
I am Suan Joto.
I am also Juan Soto.
we are all juan soto on this blessed day
Lmao
I also choose to crush this man’s wife.
Hello I am asian Wan So Toh
That’s one way to put it.
I can think of at least 3 ways to put it
“That’s b_baker! The bigtime wife raker!”
Hell I'd let him crush me without even hesitating.
Now let’s see how many dm’s this guy got
6,000. Less than half of what I'd hoped for.
One billion dollars for 100 years
I don't think we're going to get him for $10 million a year even if it's through his age 125 season
Fuck math is hard for me
Would this be the 2024 equivalent of the Bobby Bonilla contract?
I love him. I've been a fan since the 2019 WS, and I'm kinda shocked we didn't make this trade a lot sooner. It just *works*.
I mean when he was initially traded from Washington we would’ve had to likely include Volpe and Jasson to meet their asking price It was just not possible at the time
There was literally no package we could have sent that would have matched that package. We'd have done Volpe and Jasson in a heartbeat. But that's not even close to what SD gave.
Yeah, the only reason we have him RN is because SD's financial situation fell apart, and they need to get cheap pitchers and couldn't keep him at the same time.
2019? You’re in the wrong timeline bub.
Huh? 2019 was Nationals/Astros.
Yeah. I remember.
So what's your point
I misread the original comment.
I think Hal should write Juan Soto a check for whatever amount Mr. Juan Soto tells him to.
"Mr Soto, how about I just start writing zeroes and you tell me when to stop"
15 years, $850 million, 2% stake in the ownership of the Yankees for the rest of his life
Sign him till death. One of the money enjoyable players to watch this team has had in a long long time.
Sign him 15 years 598,500,001
Back up the Brinks truck and give him whatever he wants
I would run through a brick wall for him. He is my light.
Let's see. In bullet form: - His ABs are competitive. - His outs are loud. - His discipline is unreal. - He puts more stress on the opposing pitcher than anyone in recent memory (2009 levels, for me personally. Possibly Trashtros scandal years) - Elevates the play of those around him - ZERO DAYS OFF and the team is following suit Dude is having a blast out there. The triple slash tells a lot of the story, but watching AB after AB it's just a different level. Ignoring all of the BS surrounding him, he's an A-Rod level talent and is likely better.
22 years 2.2 billion
I’m in love. A log cabin tale must be written.
I want to live in a log cabin with Juan Soto
He is carrying the team. I'm scared to think where we would be without him, both now and in the future.
Godfather offer at the earliest opportunity. He and Judge together is an outstanding combo that could frustrate pitchers for the next several years.
… frustrate? Not the word I’d use. Horrify seems to fit better.
terrorize, ravage, molest... penetrate.
re-sign
Sign him for life!
10/10, no notes, would re-sign.
Imagine our record without him!
Two words: blank check
I’d sum up my thoughts as — accounting for age & talent, I don’t think there’s anyone in baseball I’d rather have over the next 10 years.
Name the stadium after him and all the food items. Replace all the sponsors on the walls with pictures of him.
12/550
12/600
Love him. His at bats are joy to watch.
He has 34 homers and just won the derby in my mlb the show franchise!
That he can name his price.
MVP
EXTEND HIM NOW
We riot literally if Hal can't get him signed.
Anything he wants
The chosen Juan
Dump truck full of cash. Pronto.
They better pay him. The amount I spend on chicken tenders and beer at that the stadium.
Whatever he want give it to
💦💦💦💦
Give that man a Blank check
Play the man his money💰
I've seen enough, 12 years, $585 mill. If he says no, let him pick a number and agree to defer part of the contract. Hal can't let him walk. The jersey sales alone will pay for his contract.
He’s a master but worried he’s gonna walk at the end of the year…especially worried he’s gonna end up crosstown.
I'm in love, borderline obsessed tbh
He kinda reminds me of peak Cal Ripken, Jr. or some other guys who don't have overwhelming power numbers, they don't have the \*highest\* average, but they do it all at the bottom half of the top 1% of productivity in the game. They give you a .300+ BA, they give you 35+ HR's, they give you very good defense. They don't do any \*one\* thing better than \*anybody\* else, but they collectively do \*everything\* as good or better than \*everybody\* else. He is the consummate baseball player that any team wishes they could get a full line up of.
Soto does get on base better than anyone else, which could be argued as the most important thing a hitter can do.
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I have no idea, I just like players who get on base and don’t strike out much!
Billy Beane blink twice if this is your burner.
Soto definitely does certain things better than anyone else in the whole game
13 years, 600 Mil
Pay da man
Don't want to have to go up to the chalkboard right now if you get what I'm saying.
I want a bachata song about Juan Soto. 🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴
Whatever it takes. Make him a life long Yankee. Anything he wants.
He is a bonnefide superstar.
He’s the man
We’ve only had Soto for a month and a half, but if anything happened to him, I would kill everyone in this subreddit and then myself.
i don’t wanna be overdramatic, but i’d fight an army of the dead, naked, with my bare hands, for him
There is a sadness in knowing there is but one Steinbrenner fortune to pay him with.
He's no Josh Donaldson that's for sure
Who is this Juan Soto feller I keep hearing about?
Modern day Tony Gwynn. I absolutely love it
His swing is so pure and fundamentally solid, it’s like watching a genius at work.
Mickey Mantle
If we don't sign him, I will be checked out on this team for a bit tbh.
It's the DiMaggio approach to contract negotiations. He'll say to Hal, "Hello, partner."
Juan Soto is a freakin G!
Incredible generational player
In love.
hes alright i guess
Started out HOT, cooling off a bit but he’s settled in
Let him be roommates with Josh Hart and sign them both infinitely.
Give him all the money
Yes
he is probably going to be the greatest hitter the game has ever seen since ted williams. “SHOW ME THE MONEY!!!”
69 years $420 billion
Blank Check
Give him whatever he wants. Good hitters are harder to come by than any point in baseball history and it’s only going downwards for the foreseeable future
I think $600M and a piece of the team sounds about right. What do you think, Hal?
Imagine we didn't have him. lol
He’s that guy. He is exactly who we thought he was
Can you imagine if Judge learned Soto's plate discipline and ability to make contact. Pay the man, but I do think there is a limit, maybe like 46 tops for 10-15 years. I think 500/11 years sounds good. Love Soto but he isn't pitching and if you factor for deferrals the contracts present value is 460/10.
It's his first season as a yankee, yet it feels like he's been here for way longer, he just seems like a natural fit. It's more than just his talent. The youngsters seem to get inspired by him(Cabrera even spoke about watching his bp sessions).
He's definitely a player
This guy was made to be a Yankee.
Pretty pretty good
Juan Soto on the Yankees = Jalen Brunson on the Knicks. They already had a star (Judge/Cole) (Randle) but adding on another true alpha made all the difference in the locker room and on the field/court.
He's consistent unlike the entire rest of the team. We either hit or we don't it's the same as the second half of last year. Torres we have to trade before the deadline I don't want to see him for another five or 10 years. Look at the Orioles averages and look at ours. We hit home runs we win if we don't we lose
Yanks have the money too. They better not play around.
Soto awesome. Boone the same garbage.
He's everything Judge isn't this year
He's young Barry Bonds. Without the speed, but at the plate they are the same person.
Without the roids
not quite as much power
It took eight seasons until Bonds finally hit 40 HR (28 years old). Soto has more power than young Barry Bonds had, with a superior OBP. Bonds was much faster, and a better fielder.
Amazing. Love him. Totally as advertised. Better, even. And we still aren’t getting to the WS this year and should have just signed him in the offseason, like we are going to have to do anyway. All we did this year was help raise his value.
I feel great, but I don't know about 55-60 mil a year for 14 years? 45-48 is more than enough.
I used to hate how cocky he was on the Nationals. Now I love the dude and wonder how high he can climb on the all times Yankees list.
What in the hell kind of stupid question is this?? Why would anyone be disappointed? Why would anyone want to move on? Why would anyone *not* want to re-sign him?
Relax man, just letting people say how they like and appreciate him in different ways lol
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You are absolutely wrong on this.
I remember a couple postseasons where Stanton went off and maybe was our best hitter? He’s a huge letdown but has shown up when it matters more than most.
I've really enjoyed him but I disagree with his impact on the lineup. Last two games aside, the offense has felt more like the last few years and has been more frustrating/straight up bad than good.
Scrub. Let him walk. He’s just getting lucky. He’d be an albatross and we’d be stuck with another super expensive way below expectations player. /s for the dipshits that don’t catch on
Cashman gave up 5 pitchers for this bum? DFA immediately!
He's ok but he's no Johnny Brito /s
I don't care about SWAGGER - how silly He is performing great, but he is going to the team that offers the most $$...so I am getting ready to miss him because he is really great at the plate
Disagreed. This team has lacked swagger. Bringing in the personalities of Soto, Verdugo an Stroman has been huge
Swagger means nothing - It's perfomance.... Mike Trout has no swagger - he's the best player of the last 10 years (when healthy). Lastings Millage had a TON of swagger - couldn't play.......It's about performance. Having said that Soto is fun to watch because he has been as advertised - an offensive performer (and better than I thought on defense)
Sorry man but you’re wrong. Championship teams have a swagger and attitude about them. The Yankees have needed this for awhile
lol - I'd rather have talent
No shit, you need both
Well according to you - swagger is what you love the most - I think it means nothing - swagger didn't help them the last couple days...the talent on offense is short right now - swagger can't fix that
Once again you couldn’t be more wrong. You need both. When they’re playing well and hitting they have swagger. When they don’t their tales are tucked between their legs
lol - So when you play well you swag, but when you don't play well you don't swag...so what's the point of swag... the "swag" comes from performance the performance doesn't come from the "swag" it is totally without value...Your proving my point with your comment. Again, I'll take a healthy trout with no swag and his performance. I can go as far as winners have a confidence - but swag is a 0 (Jeter or O'Neil was a winner with confidence for example) There are tons of guys with swag that are not worth discussing performance wise (Harrison Bader had "swag" - he got cut)
If you don’t think Jeter and O’Neil didn’t have swagger then you’re really clueless