Cashman: Yankees will show ‘best step forward’ with Juan Soto in MLB Free Agency in 2024 | News, results, highlights, statistics and rumors

New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said Wednesday he is willing to make a sweeping play to retain superstar outfielder Juan Soto as a free agent.

According to the Associated Press (h/t ESPN), Soto admitted that while there are other free agent options available to him, he intends to do whatever it takes to keep Soto in pinstripes:

“We are, of course, interested in preserving it, and we will make every effort to do this. “It will either result in us keeping him and signing him back, or we will be forced to go in a different direction if we can’t.” And if we can’t, there are a lot of different players in this market that can positively impact this roster in different ways. Obviously this pressure point is not for us today, but it exists on the market every winter, so it is a difficult task. decisions you have to make.”

The Yankees acquired Soto in a blockbuster trade with the San Diego Padres last offseason, and he had arguably the best season of his career, leading the Yankees to the World Series.

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