Can the Boston Red Sox steal a superstar from their biggest rival?

The 2024 Major League Baseball postseason is in full swing and the New York Yankees have a good chance of making it to the World Series. New York won just 82 games in 2023 and signed Juan Soto in the offseason, and now things have completely turned around.

Soto will be a free agent this winter and Boston should consider following the same blueprint. The Red Sox won 81 games in 2024 and landing Soto would clearly take the club to another level. A move shouldn’t be considered likely, but he will be a free agent so they can at least get a hold of him.

There is speculation about how much Soto could get in free agency. He’s going to get a historic deal, and Jon Heyman of the New York Post even stated that he believes the deal will be at least $600 million. Heyman also didn’t rule out the Red Sox for a contract.

“Yankees are number one,” Heyman said. “I have Mets (at No. 2), and then in that big basket you have to have (the Toronto Blue Jays), (Los Angeles Dodgers) and (San Francisco Giants). Toronto and San Francisco have problems. I’m going to attract big stars, so it could be difficult for them. I’m certainly not going to rule out the Red Sox.”

A move must be considered unlikely, but it would be fantastic. Boston’s signing of Soto would give the club a young superstar to pair with its already solid core for the foreseeable future. It would also hurt its biggest rival in the division and make things easier competitively. Keep an eye on Boston this winter.

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