One of MLB’s major early free agents, Reggie Jackson, who was this week’s guest on “The Show,” told The Post that he would have accepted the Nationals’ $440 million offer for Juan Soto. Jackson remarked, “I would have signed that so fast it would have made your head spin.”
Mr. October believes Soto won’t be phased by Jackson’s statement that “it’ll be interesting to see what type of year he has with all the marbles out there.” “As a great player, your abilities are constantly on display.”
Soto “commands the batter’s box,” according to Jackson, who also compared him to greats Aaron Judge, Manny Ramirez, Frank Robinson, Willie Stargell, and George Brett.
An AL executive estimated Soto’s compensation to be $500M. And that is the number, a rival agent concurred.
Soto has already forged bonds with Yankees supporters. Yet there are still complaints regarding the Mets. ..
One aspect of Jordan Montgomery’s $25 million contract that was overlooked is that the Diamondbacks are unable to extend the qualifying offer to him because the deal was finalized after the season began.
Monty was expecting Texas would offer him the long contract, but ownership ultimately opted against it, perhaps because they lost their TV deal. Monty could have gotten a lengthier deal from the Red Sox, but he didn’t want to go there. ..
Tommy Pham is being evaluated again by the injury-ravaged White Sox. Tommy Pham has been hitting live pitching.
Johnny Cueto continues to exercise. Agent Bryce Dixon stated that the man still had gas in his tank.
Shohei Ohtani’s lone apparent transgression seems to be bad friend selection and a complete lack of financial literacy, since officials concur that former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara was the sports bettor who took millions—$16 million at the last count—out of Ohtani’s account to settle his personal gambling debts.
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