2024-2025 Major League FA's biggest fish Juan Soto (26) is definitely a two-way race between the New York Yankees and the Mets. Considering American media's coverage, the Toronto Blue Jays are the most powerful dark horse. However, Toronto is not the only dark horse.바카라사이트

According to a report by Bleacher Report on the 14th (Korea Standard Time), in addition to Toronto, the San Francisco Giants, Washington Nationals, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox are included in the dark horse group for Soto's recruitment.

As expected, Lee Jung-hoo's San Francisco Giants stands out. Over the past few years, Lee tried to recruit a big name in the FA market, but failed each time. He desperately needs "star power," but was shunned by Aaron Judge (New York Yankees) and Shohei Ohtani (LA Dodgers).

New York Post's John Hayman told Blitzer Report that Soto is a legitimate player for the Giants. Buster Posey also desperately needs star power. He has no cards as big as Soto's. Blitzer Report said that it would cleanse the frustration of Giancarlo Stanton (New York Yankees), Bryce Harper (Philadelphia Phillies), Judge, Carlos Correa (Minnesota Twins), and Ohtani.

Soto played in 22 games at Oracle Park, San Francisco's home ground, and hit seven home runs with a batting average of 0.325. However, Blitzer Report looked realistic. "No sluggers are willing to play at Oracle Park."

In other words, Oracle Park is the most difficult venue in the Major League to hit a home run. This means that chances are slim that a left-handed slugger who used the Yankee Stadium with a short right-handed fence will go to San Francisco. Blitzer Report added that Soto prefers the East Coast. He also pointed out that prices in San Francisco are high in California.

When Soto wears the San Francisco uniform, he will play in the outfield alongside Lee Jung-hoo, creating a great picture for Korean Major League fans. In reality, however, this seems unlikely. However, it is also true that San Francisco desperately needs to recruit a slugger. Posey and his leadership will likely be agonizing a lot.