One MLB insider is calling the Red Sox “a surprising force” in the race to sign the slugger. The Blue Jays and Dodgers are being considered long shots, leaving the Sox, Mets, and Yankees to duke it out.

The New York Yankees' entire postseason strategy hinges on whether they'll be able to acquire Juan Soto. If they do re-sign Soto, the Yankees won't be left with much money to make any other major splashes in free agency.

That was the message from Boston Red Sox insider John Tomase of NBC Sports Boston on Tuesday, December 3. The Red Sox are among the top suitors for Soto, along with the New York Yankees (his most recent team), the New York Mets and a handful of other big market franchises with deep pockets and World Series aspirations.

The New York Mets are among the teams with a chance to sign Juan Soto away from the New York Yankees. Soto is in line to sign a record-breaking deal, and Steve Cohen has the resources to outbid anyone.

That the Boston Red Sox have been making an all-out push to sign generational free agent slugger Juan Soto has been widely reported. Now, a new report states that of the teams believed to be in contention for Soto the Red Sox have raced to the front of the pack.