Yankees have Juan Soto priority at Winter Meetings — but still face other big questions
NY Post
The Yankees arrive at the Winter Meetings on Sunday knowing priority Number Juan.
The belief is Juan Soto will make his free-agency decision in the coming days, which will represent the largest domino of an offseason that has been stalled thus far.
The Yankees have taken meetings with free agents and made moves around the periphery of the 40-man roster, but they have held off on significant actions until knowing whether roughly $700 million will be committed to one of the most alluring free agents in MLB history.
The Yankees tasted life with Soto for one year, which included a regular season that ended with a third-place finish in AL MVP voting, a memorable October in which Soto typically was the best player on the field and a run that finished three wins short of a championship.
This all occurred while Soto was in his age-25 season — just like Oswaldo Cabrera and Ben Rice.
If Soto returns to The Bronx, Brian Cashman can celebrate, acknowledge the risk of trading for the walk-year superstar paid off and proceed with roster moves that would be tempered with the largest contract in baseball history on the books.
The Giants lost another game and that is no longer news, although the specifics and particulars of this latest loss are specifically and particularly galling, as far as sameness and also innovativeness.
The Kraken were 0-3 at Madison Square Garden in the franchise’s three-year history, until they turned the game upside down in the second period Sunday afternoon.
DALLAS — Juan Soto is headed to the Mets on a record 15-year contract worth $765 million in a muscle flex that is sure to resonate throughout the game and beyond.
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Garrett Wilson has now lost 10 games in each of his three seasons with the Jets — 7-10, 7-10, 3-10 (and counting).
Slow starts have plagued the Knicks in recent games, even at home, and constantly overcoming those early deficits is a lot to ask of any NBA team.
There is no security blanket for Sam Darnold — at least not yet.
The Rangers have made Igor Shesterkin’s extended New York stay official.
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Jalen Brunson did all he could to lift the Knicks to a win on a night that the team looked listless at times against the Pistons.
It’s been a long time since the Islanders played a period as good as the middle 20 minutes on Saturday.
The Yankees arrive at the Winter Meetings on Sunday knowing priority Number Juan.