Suzyn Waldman isn’t so certain the Yankees ought to break the financial institution for Juan Soto.
Throughout a Friday look on “Maggie and Perloff,” Waldman posited that Hal Steinbrenner, Brian Cashman and Co. could also be higher off spreading the wealth this offseason quite than placing all their eggs within the Soto basket.
“[Juan Soto] is basically one thing,” Waldman mentioned. “What he isn’t, is a proper fielder … Are you actually going to interrupt the financial institution for Juan Soto and nonetheless should put Aaron Choose in middle area?”
“… Everyone seems to be so targeted on Juan Soto. There are eight different positions on the sector that you may’t fill proper now … For those who don’t fill these positions accurately you’re gonna replay this yr.”
Waldman added that pitching and cleansing up “errors,” like those that occurred throughout the Yankees’ disastrous fifth inning in Sport 5 of the World Collection, must be the main target of the entrance workplace over the winter.
Soto, the highest free agent available on the market, is in search of a $700 million deal this offseason, in line with The Publish’s Jon Heyman.
After the Yankees’ Sport 5 elimination, Soto left his future up within the air when chatting with reporters.
“You by no means know,” Soto mentioned when requested if Wednesday can be his final house recreation in The Bronx. “We’ll see the place we’re at. It’s positively a tricky recreation to be my final.”
Regardless of repeatedly claiming he loved his time in pinstripes, Soto mentioned the Yankees don’t have any benefit in the case of wooing him in free company.
“I really feel each workforce has the identical alternative,” he mentioned. “I don’t wish to say anyone has a bonus.”
