Juan Soto
Position: Outfielder
Bats: Left • Throws: Left
6-2, 224lb (188cm, 101kg)
Team: San Diego Padres (majors)
Born: October 25, 1998
2023 Contract Status: Signed thru 2023, 1 yr/$23M (23)
Service Time (01/2023): 4.134 • Arb Eligible: 2024 • Free Agent: 2025
Agents: Boras Corporation
Career OPS+ 157. In 2023 Soto played all 162 games: OPS+ 158.
Mickey Mantle: super star or rent-a-star? Friday, December 28, 2012
Mickey Mantle would have become a free agent after his sixth season, 1956 when he led the majors in triple crown stats: home runs, RBI and batting average...
Trade Mickey Mantle a year before he could become a free agent and get prospects. Makes your skin crawl, doesn't it? Come on, admit it...
Why should I get worked up about a continuous flow of rent-a-player transactions, which never seem to satisfy, no matter how spectacular they may seem at the beginning? See Alex Rodriguez...
Maybe we fans should encourage players to remain with their natural teams, maybe by appreciating them more and coveting replacements less. Something is broken and needs to be fixed. Maybe the fault lies not in the stars but in ourselves.
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You should read that entire post. It's not long. It's pretty good.
Juan Soto was paid $23,000,000 in 2023 and he is arbitration eligible for the 2024 season, after which he becomes a free agent.
So all this trade talk about a team acquiring Soto "cheap" for 2024 means that Soto will be a VERY expensive one year rental.
Why trade top prospects for a rental?
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