Reacting to Jeff Passan's Offseason Preview: Juan Soto Free Agency, Trade Market & More.

[@everetttauscher8377]

Thanks for the show Jim!

[@kyleakehurst9361]

I'm a Blue Jays fan but will not bank on the Jays pulling the trigger for Soto. The Jays have not even locked in their current stars. I live vicariously through teams like the Yanks and Dodgers.

[@dsinsocal]

If the Dodgers strike out on Teo for some bizarre reason, they'll just bring up Dalton Rushing. They won't chase outside the organization for someone like Santander.

[@ryanc9876]

I do think on Teoscar, it needs to be said that his bat is also a need for the Dodgers. Their outfield is thin, especially with Outman not panning out. Sure, you might be able to platoon him with Pages, and both do have pop. The consistency is the issue with the two young outfielders. I think they need more time, and right now the Dodgers are thinking "win now." That doesn't leave them with too much time to figure things out with young talent. I'm sure they'll be some time, but you need more consistency if you want to go back to back WS.

[@Vivek.Stinson24]

They need Teoscar more than Teoscar needs Dodgers. They need his bat and his presence in the club house for that chemistry.

[@jesusvaldezvalenzuelachuyo272]

Jim dont Count out The Angels on The Max Fied Sweeptakes

[@alwilsonwastheman]

After seeing how atkins and shapiro have run the team, threw schneids under the bus last postseason, poor analytical decisions, horrible drafting,etc,etc..who would want to sign in T.O?

[@kyleakehurst9361]

IKF and Kiermaier back to the Jays! Another big off season

[@Alex-ih8ow]

Kiermaier retired brother

[@leam89]

​@@Alex-ih8owIt was a joke buddy

[@AztecRay]

Teoscar with Redsox is a match made in heaven

[@franciscocolin2008]

Him and Devers would carry that lineup

[@andruschell5483]

@@franciscocolin2008plus Duran and casas

[@AndrewFisher-c7p]

Teo to the dodgers

[@ProphecyPrepper154]

Teams that go early on Soto are only there to pressure the teams he really wants to go to.

[@dsinsocal]

Fried was also seen hanging out and partying with Dodger players after their World Series parade...

[@DemonSnowKing]

thats a clean hat. very nice color way

[@JadeaRS4]

First. Always first.

[@michaelplowman8674]

If the Orioles miss out on all of the big names, they could be takers on Bellinger. The package I have would be Bellinger and Hoerner to Baltimore for LHRP Coulombe. O's would get batting upgrades at 1B and 2B. The O's 1B OPS is 2024 was tied for 18th at .725 while 2B was 26th at only .628. Bellinger and Hoerner should brings increases of 50 and 100 points respectively while also giving plus level defense. Cubs would get a needed LHRP with good K/BB ratio and free up about 35M, which they'd use on fringe pieces because they are too risk adverse to go after Soto or Burnes on long deals.

[@thomasramirez718]

Passan is on Boras’s payroll lol.

[@sonnycorleone2602]

Jim Riley, Great channel. I think Dodgers will be in on Soto just to raise the price for him for other teams. The Phillies owner John Middleton even said his Phillies are about out of the soto sweepstakes because he thinks he will be going to a New York team. Probably The Mets or the Yankees will land Soto.

[@Gabrielavila-q5s]

Always last, cause people tend to forget what they said first

[@paranormalinthefunhouse]

Where my cookie 🍪 great video as always

[@ryanc9876]

I also firmly believe the Dodgers still need starting pitching. And I do believe Brandon Gomes has mentioned it himself that they're looking for starting pitching. With all those guys coming back, there's still question marks. On paper having all these starters come back from the IL means they're fine, but we know that on paper isn't a sure thing. They're not willing to run out of starting pitching for 3 years in a row.

[@edomarpez1840]

Plus, they'll need a 6 man rotation (because of Yoshinobu and Shoei) and many of the starters will be, at least initially, with max pitch counts

[@ratmfan41]

Texas needs a left handed starter. If they don't resign Eovaldi, I could see them being a dark horse for Fried or trading for Crochet.

[@sni6941]

How about Cubs to trade Cody & Isaac for Arenado & Helsley with Cubs eating half of Cody’s contract ? Basically Cubs get Helsley for 14m. So Cubs get 44m for Arenado & Helsley while shipping out 36m, net 8m more for next season which will solve their closer issue. Do you think Cardinals will do it??? Cardinals get 8m salary relief while get a young 3rd baseman and replacement for Goldschmidt.

[@jesusvaldezvalenzuelachuyo272]

Jim do you Think Angels Will make Another Big Offseason Splash?

[@ivanmany2261]

Jim do you believe that Alex Bohn gets traded and Bregman is a potential in Philly ??

[@jerrypedrick6206]

It’s Alec bro

[@Wranglerf82]

When are things going to pick up I’m guessing after turkey day

[@duffyy1]

Sup Jimbo. Let’s get cooking.

[@stevemammen5595]

Jim - What is your opinion about the entire Savanah Bananas team replacing the Colorado Rickies staff!?😊

[@LSharp609]

The Bluejays is just look the Buffalo Bills..they just don't learn😂

[@Sonnyisgood54]

Cardinals get Spencer Jones for helsley

[@PadresWatcher]

I say add Arenado to that deal and some money to Yankees and Yankees add another prospect for cardinals

[@mitchellbernard5626]

98% that Soto plays in New York City next season!

[@jerrypedrick6206]

Keep hope alive

[@kalebnelson1080]

I really hope your right about Santander coming to KC

[@Standdividedfalltogether]

Mets should take Buehler. Let him crush for the big contract.

[@Standdividedfalltogether]

No Monty.

[@jerrypedrick6206]

Muts and Yankees get no one and like it

[@everetttauscher8377]

[@gabrielv.2647]

The dodgers need to resign Hernandez. Thats MANDATORY! They dont win that ring without his bat.. as well who ever drops the most cash on soto is who gets him.

[@COMMONsenseAdvocate86]

Soto is obviously a historically great hitter in terms of getting on base. And he is... a goddamn liability in the outfield and in the clubhouse(has a generational ego as well). The thought of him being paid as much as Ohtani is beyond baffling. Outside the batters box he is literally just another average player. Just doesn't make sense to me. I guess im missing something

[@jerrypedrick6206]

Watch Soto will sign with the Muts and hit 240 and be a total distraction in the clubhouse and then want outta there

[@crucito67]

What??? No backward cap??

[@ohnojoe1076]

Is there a FA that the Blue Jays are not in on. Only so much money to spend and a few holes to fill.

[@manuelreza2233]

Bohm would get destroyed by the Yankees fans

[@PortugueseKeto]

The one thing about Fried is that his best friend growing up was Giolito. And he’s been pestering him all winter to come to Boston.

[@kyleknapp1985]

You can absolutely over pay for Soto.

[@ivanmany2261]

Jim I know this would crush you as a Jay's fan but if .... the Jay's can't sign Soto and can't get a extension done on Vladdy before the season, could you see them trading Vlad and what would it take to make that happen.

[@leam89]

They will trade Vlad if theres no contract and they are sucking by the trade deadline

[@caroloccasionally6301]

This is going to be between the Mets and Yankees

[@jerrypedrick6206]

He will sign somewhere else lmao

[@TownianScout]

I don’t think the Roki piece stops LA from going after Fried. Roki is basically a rookie contract with a high signing bonus. No problem financially. Dodgers have already committed to a six man rotation. Glasnow, Ohtani, Yamamoto, Sasaki, Fried (6th could be May, Gonsolin, Buehler?, Kershaw?, Miller, Stone)

[@Swingman_Lou]

Yooo jimmmyyy

[@skidrat55]

Im predicting the Dodgers sign Juan Soto, Roki Sasaki, Corbin Burnes, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner and Mickey Mantle

[@victorfuentes2631]

World Series champion dodgers fan here ….i hope you’re right 👍

[@samuelsandate9804]

​@@victorfuentes2631The Dodgers aren't signing 2 players with the Qualifying offer because it means losing 4 drafts picks, that includes, 2nd, 3rd, 5th ans 6th along with 1 million dollars of international pool money. That's all because they were over the luxury tax so the price for signing players in terms of draft picks is double.

[@markm4273]

Why stop there?

[@michaelplowman8674]

Until he signs for less, I firmly believe Soto will want more the Ohtani's 700M. The question will be years. 13 years would mean 54M per. 12 years would mean 58.5M. Personally, I'd go longer, given how young he is, and structure a deal that would incentivize Soto to play 8-12 and then opt out after paying him 60ish-85ish% of a 720M deal.

[@sonnycorleone2602]

Michael. I agree with you. I am a Yankees fan and hope Soto goes Yankees. But they will have to go 700-750 million I would think to land him! Probably need to have at least one opt out in the deal. You are correct!

[@michaelplowman8674]

@@sonnycorleone2602 My personal pitch to him would be 16 years for 720M. That's 45M per. I'd give opt outs after years 4, 8, and 12. The payouts would be 44/46/48/50/52/52/52/52/49/46/43/40/37/37/34/34. by the time you get to the final 4 years, it's 2037, and much of an over pay would 37M be? As a Cubs fan, I'd love for my ownership group to grow a pair and also remind Soto that he'd get to keep 18% more of the money in Illinois versus NYC.

[@sonnycorleone2602]

@@michaelplowman8674 Michael your offer to Soto is a great fair deal. Plus, I strongly agree with you! I think Soto wants more money than Ohtani got, even though Ohtani pitches and Soto does not. but he is younger!

[@jerrypedrick6206]

Give him 20 years. That way the Muts are stuck with him for 20 years

[@jerrypedrick6206]

@@michaelplowman8674I hope he goes somewhere else instead of stinkin new york

[@petercullen2196]

Soto is a two-tool player. What team is willing to pay 700M+ to a hitter who can't run and is a liability in right field? The other question is his clubhouse fit. We'll see what happens, but as a Mets fan, I'll leave it up to David Stearns and Steve Cohen. If they feel that Soto would be a good all-aspect-long-term fit, then sign him up.

[@jerrypedrick6206]

It’ll be a disaster

[@victorfuentes2631]

Blue jays fans….dont get your hopes up ✈️.,,,I think Soto’s staying with the Yankees or signing with the Mets

[@benjames4502]

The Dodgers and braves DO NOT sign boras clients, I would stop bringing Soto to LaD in any regard.

[@mikerichardson7053]

The Mets could be in on anyone

[@jerrypedrick6206]

Muts suck will finish 3rd in East

[@mikerichardson7053]

600 would be overpaying for Soto

[@orangehoof]

I thought Songbird already had Bora$$ meeting with the Mets over Soto?

[@wpbarchitect1800]

Max is 100% an LA kid...it doesn't get any more LA than going to Harvard-Westlake FFS. He wants it, they want it, everything else adds up. Would be SHOCKED if he's not a Dodger next year. He'd break out in hives in those ugly Giant colors and would freeze to death pitching there. Ain't happening.

[@Rocco-c5f]

My Three Problems With Juan Soto: 1) He Is Acting Like A Greek\Roman God...Having People Come & Worship Him 2) If He Re-Signs A Long-Term Deal With The Yankees...WIll Get Get Lazy & Fat....Could Be....He Has A Thick Body 3) He Really Shouldn't Make More Money Than Judge (per year).....That Is A Slap To Judge...Maybe Hal Has To Raise Judges Salary To Match Soto's

[@TheJericson01]

How does Roki likely going to LA effect Max Fried?

[@jesusvaldezvalenzuelachuyo272]

A Sleeper for Blake Snell to the Angels

[@sni6941]

If you want to go bankrupt to sign the once in a life time talent, just go check MIKE TROUT’s contract when it was signed and the return!!! Just check and then decide how much you are willing to mortgage your team!!!

[@MrUnik88]

That's a fair point but teams that don't pay big money for stars don't win. Period money talks in baseball more than any other sports. The As are the only franchise to win without spending big money on stars. And baseball isn't a sport where one player can change outcome the angels have not properly built a winning team around Mike trout even with him healthy.

[@MrUnik88]

And if you really look the angels are a team that has a owner who spends money the just don't make smart decisions in who they pay.

[@sni6941]

@@MrUnik88 for every Dodgers, there are more teams like Arizona, Brewers, Marlins, Braves, for every Yankees, there are more Cleveland, Houston, Rangers, Twins. Think about all the big spending teams, how much they win? How many WS they win? Yes they are constantly in post seasons, but that’s because they spend so much money that their bottom is very high. I like the way Astros and Braves do, build farm system and develop your own stars, and then add to it as icing on the cake or missing piece, not buy a good team.

[@ajmorash4823]

Trout can't stay healthy tho

[@sni6941]

@ yes, but at the time of signing the contract, he was touted as one of the best athletes in the history, no one envisioned his health issue was a big issue. So same as Soto, players will hide their health issues or downplay it before they sign a big paycheck, you think they are that honest ??

[@DerbyKnowledge93]

can we get to 500 likes ? NO

[@Methoes123]

Orioles also trade for Skubal, Crochet, or Gilbert .

[@SamSamSamJ]

I'm a Tigers fan, but I feel so bad for the Angels. I would like to see the Angels get Snell and Burnes.

[@BillDownton]

Yes Soto is good but I would sign three or four players and get more of a return

[@TimFrith24]

The Mets will outbid the Yankees, the Blue Jays, the Phillies, the Dodgers, and the Giants and sign Juan Soto to a 15-year contract worth a whopping $750 million.

[@JadeaRS4]

Jays are offering 1 billion

[@jerrypedrick6206]

And the Muts can outbid anyone and will still suck

[@TimFrith24]

@ Shut up, you jerk.

[@eddisonkolnmeier-schneedeu6763]

Can Sazaki ask for the same price the LAD paid for Yamamoto?

[@brandonkiehl269]

He can't, because he posted so young. Teams can only offer him up to their international money cap. Iirc that's about $10M.

[@juliec1257]

I would put the Braves in for Montgomery

[@CCFIFresno]

The Dodgers are a fit for Crochet for this reason. The Dodgers prospects are currently blocked so you need to move off these guys and get a return that has some team control and fills a hole.

[@amaurylinares2310]

If he was going to get from the dodgers 20 mil they would have extended the qualifying offer

[@amaurylinares2310]

Fries is not a 40 mil pitcher

[@stryder10101010]

No MVPs, average defender at best. Whatever team signs him for $500M will regret it.

[@jerrypedrick6206]

Yep the Muts

[@Methoes123]

Hernandez, Freid, and Buelher sign with the Orioles.

[@samuelmays4180]

Max please anywhere but the dodgers 😭😭

[@MrUnik88]

Im Yankees fan but if Soto goes to the bluejays personally i dont think you can classify him as a player where winning is important to him i get he has a world series already but not choosing to go to the Yankees or Mets or even the dodgers, he's just a mercenary. Which is fine. But personally i like when great players give themselves the best opportunity to compete and get paid picking the bluejays is not doing that.

[@jerrypedrick6206]

Uh that’s his decision. He could give a rats azz what you think

[@ajmorash4823]

If he goes to the dodgers than maybe they wont get saski

[@greg5775]

I think that Soto stays in New York, either team.

[@jerrypedrick6206]

Neither of those stinkin NY teams

[@theowlman7091]

Hey Jim I think the blue jays will be the winning bidder for Juan Soto. They need him to back up Vlad Jr in the lineup.

[@christian37837]

They aren’t getting him, enough

[@MashCruMusic]

delusional

[@362chop]

No chance Sundance. No one in Their right mind would make the Jays 1st choice. Unless the offer is a Billion dollars,

[@JaymesProvine]

The Mets will sign Soto he’s a Mercenary and Uncle Stevie will be offering him the most and it may not be all that close… on top of that those paying attn also know that Cohen and Boras are very close. Oh and it’s clear best landing spot for him if he wants to win every year the Mets are as set up as any team in baseball for the long term not named Dodgers. Btw if Roki goes to LA is that fair lol?! Getting ridiculous

[@theowlman7091]

@362chop They were close to getting Ohtani last year. Don't underestimate the Jays.

[@brycea6692]

Burns back to Orioles and also sign a closer

[@362chop]

Not a chance in hell

[@mikerichardson7053]

Naylor will never play for the Yankees

[@jerrypedrick6206]

Or the Muts

[@Gabrielavila-q5s]

Okay D_Mac said the dodgers are going get juan soto.. we TEoscar instend

[@cryptobill6188]

not sure if you're listening to same podcast. There is even a D-MAC youtube with title "LA OUT on Juan Soto" that was streamed 4 hours ago

[@chivasmafia]

no he did not, he said we are getting TEO not Soto

[@Gabrielavila-q5s]

@chivasmafia yes that's what he said.. your right..

[@TheTruthSeekerDocRB]

Oh Passan, spend less time coloring your hair and bring actual information

[@Payythakidd]

And the orioles better get rid off these prospects Jackson and Coby mayo seem like nothing but AAAA players them prospects did absolutely nothing for them come playoff time and they did nothing for them in the regular season besides a couple big at bats by Jackson

[@leam89]

The Soto contract is going to age like milk. He doesnt have the sponsorship money Ohtani does and his lack of athleticism is going to make a long term contract look bad much like Pujols

[@jerrypedrick6206]

All the Muts fans talkin big shit about Soto man that would be funny as hell. Soto gain 50 pounds and the Muts would be paying him like Bobby Bonilla ahahahahaha

[@leam89]

Lol Naylor playing for the Yankees. Not exactly a great relationship