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It's going to cost quite the contract to land Juan Soto this offseason. Ken Rosenthal and Evan Drellich of The Athletic reported Tuesday that bidding

“The Sox’s biggest need is a top-of-the-rotation starter,” Rosenthal wrote. “If they come away with Soto, they might prefer to complement him with a trade for the Chicago White Sox’s Garrett Crochet, who will earn a projected $2.9 million in arbitration and remain under club control through 2026.”

The floor for Juan Soto is $600 million. The bidding for the free-agent MLB outfielder has surpassed that amount, according to two people briefed on the negotiations who were not authorized to speak publicly.

The New York Yankees and New York Mets are widely known as the top two teams in the Juan Soto sweepstakes, but a third team has emerged as the top bidder.