Juan Soto Rumors: MLB Insider Provides Huge Update on Dodgers Interest in Potential $700 Million Star

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“The Dodgers will not pursue Soto,” Passan wrote. “Ohtani’s presence at designated hitter would give them limited options if Soto’s defensive range forced a move.”

However, he added that the team “would be happy to consider him in the unlikely event that his market softens.”

It’s hard to imagine Soto’s market ‘softening’ as all the major market teams will be trading on him. The New York Yankees and New York Mets appear to be the frontrunners for Soto, and Mets owner Steve Cohen almost certainly won’t be outbid for the generational talent that Soto is.

In addition to the New York teams, the Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox have been linked to Soto, as have the San Francisco Giants, who have offered huge contracts to multiple superstars over the past few seasons.

While the Dodgers would love to add Soto to a roster that just won the World Series — knowing he would be here for the next decade — and likely bring more titles to Los Angeles — the team also likely feels like they can spread money around, their needs in the outfield, while also addressing the pitching.

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Soto is coming off a 2024 season in which he slashed .288/.419/.569 with a career-high 41 home runs and 109 RBIs. He had an OPS of .989 and an incredible OPS+ of 178. He also somehow improved in the postseason, hitting .327/.469/.633 with four home runs, nine RBIs, 14 walks walking to just nine strikeouts and an OPS. of 1,101.

Soto on the Dodgers would form the most formidable top four in MLB history with Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Soto and Freddie Freeman. However, it seems more likely that LA uses that money for another outfield free agent — say Teoscar Hernández — while adding to an injury-plagued pitching staff in 2024.

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