ESPN: The Yankees reportedly made significant strides toward re-signing a $660 million contract. “The devil is in the details.”
According to the proverb, “The devil is in the details.” This is more accurate than this winter’s “Juan Soto sweepstakes.” The amount of money that Soto will earn has captivated every baseball player. The notion that he will be signed by the team that offers him the largest contract is somewhat accurate. However, Soto will sign for more than ten years. He must feel at ease with the team’s owner and front office before signing. Soto never really clicked with the owner or the front staff during his year with the New York Yankees.
The discussion between Soto and Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner last week was just covered by Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Heyman also mentioned that Steinbrenner and Soto didn’t click during the previous season, but he plans to fix that right away.
Even though he enjoyed the Judge-led clubhouse, Soto wants to have a close relationship with the owner he works with for the next 15 seasons. Word has it that following their discussion, when MLB’s most prestigious team also highlighted its advantage over all others in terms of revenue, tradition, and brand, he felt better about Steinbrenner and the Yankees,” Heyman wrote.
It is also obvious that this player-owner relationship is very important to Soto, who is hoping to sign a contract that will make him a mainstay for a team for the next 15 years. And if Soto has to choose between two comparable financial contracts, he will probably go with the one with the owner he feels more confident with. Money still controls everything in the end. No matter how well Soto and Steinbrenner get along, it won’t matter if the Yankees aren’t prepared to pay.
