Top News:
Rob Bradford / audacy.com:
The story behind the Red Sox pursuit of Juan Soto — DALLAS - It was back in August when a seemingly unthinkable plan was surfaced in the Red Sox' offices. Craig Breslow had an idea: His club should enter into the rarified air that would be negotiating for the services of Juan Soto.
Discussion:
masslive.com, The Boston Globe, NBC Sports Boston, NESN.com, Yahoo Sports, Bleacher Nation, MLB Trade Rumors, Boston.com and Boston Herald
RELATED:
New York Times:
Inside Juan Soto landing the biggest contract in pro sports history from Steve Cohen's Mets — Juan Soto laughed when a friend asked where he was going. It was early December and that question mystified Major League Baseball's most valuable franchises, the ones lining up to guarantee …
Discussion:
New York Daily News, MLB Trade Rumors, New York Post, New Jersey Online, NESN.com, Yahoo Sports, Newsday and Bleeding Yankee Blue
ESPN:
2024 MLB winter meetings updates, rumors and predictions — The MLB winter meetings begin Monday in Dallas and it figures to be an action-packed week of rumors, signings and trades. — We've got it all covered right here, from our predictions heading into the meetings to the latest updates …
Discussion:
MLB Trade Rumors, MLB.com, Sports Illustrated, Brew Crew Ball, Yahoo Sports, NESN.com and New York Post
Barry M. Bloom / Sportico:
Juan Soto, Mets Agree to Record $765 Million, 15-Year Deal — Coveted free agent Juan Soto has signed a record $765 million, 15-year contract with the New York Mets, according to multiple reports. It's the largest contract given out in professional sports history.
Discussion:
New York Post, The Boston Globe, Washington Post, Forbes, NBC Sports Boston, New York Times, Baltimore Sun, New York Daily News, Yahoo Sports, Phillies Nation, Associated Press, Lone Star Ball, Sportsnet.ca, Crossing Broad, Amazin' Avenue, NBC Sports Bay Area …, USA Today, NESN.com and Bluebird Banter
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Sources: Mets land Juan Soto on 15-year, $765M deal — Superstar outfielder Juan Soto and the New York Mets are in agreement on a 15-year, $765 million contract, sources told ESPN on Sunday night, the largest deal in professional sports history. — The deal includes an opt out after five years and no deferred money, sources said.
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB rumors: Juan Soto bids eclipse $700 million as Winter Meetings kick off — DALLAS — It was 24 years ago that baseball's Winter Meetings, in this same location, produced one of the wildest free-agent runs in history. — Alex Rodriguez received a staggering 10-year, $252 million contract …
Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Mets, Soto agree to record-breaking 15-yr, $765M deal (sources) — DALLAS — Many folks around baseball were still arriving in Texas on Sunday evening when the news began rippling through the industry. Only two words mattered. — Soto. Mets. — The details emerged rapidly from there …
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Juan Soto bet on himself turning down $440 million. He got $765 million instead. — DALLAS — Juan Soto made it quite clear that he was going to sign with the highest bidder when he became a free agent after the New York Yankees lost the World Series. — He was a man of his word.
Discussion:
ESPN, The Ringer, Sportico, MLB.com, MLB Trade Rumors, Just Baseball, New York Daily News, Yahoo Sports, Amazin' Avenue, Sportsnet.ca, Bleacher Nation and NESN.com
Jon Heyman / New York Post:
Steve Cohen wasn't convinced Mets won the Juan Soto sweepstakes — until he got his ‘yes’ — DALLAS — Mets owner Steve Cohen and his top baseball man, David Stearns, held a secret, last-minute lunch meeting with Juan Soto, Scott Boras and others in Soto's inner circle Friday at Cohen's home in Boca Raton …
Discussion:
Yahoo Sports, It is high, it is far, it is, New Jersey Online and New York Daily News
Jon Heyman / New York Post:
Yankees, Mets up Juan Soto bids north of $700 million as his historic free agency nears end — DALLAS — The Yankees and Mets both remain heavily involved in the five-team Juan Soto Derby, with both clubs recently upping offers into the $710 million-$730 million range — MLB record territory …
Eric Samulski / NBCSports.com:
Fantasy Fallout: Juan Soto agrees to record deal with New York Mets
Discussion:
Yahoo Sports and Amazin' Avenue
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Source: Tyler O'Neill, Orioles reach 3-year, $49.5 million deal — Outfielder Tyler O'Neill and the Baltimore Orioles are in agreement on a three-year, $49.5 million contract, a source told ESPN, filling a void created by the free agency of slugging outfielder Anthony Santander.
RELATED:
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Shohei Ohtani won't be ready to pitch when Dodgers open 2025 season in Japan — DALLAS − Shohei Ohtani, baseball's only two-way player, likely won't be ready to pitch by opening day in Japan after undergoing surgery on his left shoulder in November, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Monday at baseball's winter meetings.
Discussion:
Associated Press, New York Post, Wausau, Orange County Register, Yahoo Sports, MLB Trade Rumors and The Japan Times
New York Times:
Yankees, Mets among teams vying for White Sox starter Garrett Crochet: Sources — DALLAS — After engaging in a spirited bidding war for prized free agent Juan Soto, the New York Mets and New York Yankees are among the teams vying for the best starting pitcher available via trade …
Discussion:
Pinstripe Alley, ESPN, Yahoo Sports, MLB Trade Rumors, Amazin' Avenue and NESN.com
