The Dodgers are halfway to beating the Yankees in the World Series, and word is they have interest in signing Yankees superstar Juan Soto, according to people familiar with their thinking.
The Dodgers, already arguably baseball’s best offense — it’s either them or the Yankees — intend to make a play for Soto “if he’s interested” in coming, sources say., not only because they are very good teams in prime position financially to make a run at the free agent who’s expected to set a salary record, but because Soto is seen as enjoying his year in New York.
Word is that since $68M of Ohtani’s $70M salary is deferred without interest, the cost to the Dodgers is closer to around $30M annually, even lower than the $43.7M players union estimate. But the much bigger benefit is the enormous profit the Dodgers are making via sponsorship and marketing opportunities — two Asian airlines alone sponsor the Dodgers, the LA Times reported — and word is, it’s actually many times the cost to them of Ohtani’s record contract.
The Dodgers are seen as quite possibly the pipeline favorite for yet another Japanese star, right-handed pitcher Roki Sasaki, if he comes over this winter , and with the Yamamoto signing, they’ve already broken the notion that big Japanese stars don’t want to share the spotlight with another Japanese star. The Dodgers are in position for another $1B plus winter with a decent crop of free agents available.
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