One of the New York Yankees' biggest rivals has a clear case on why pursuing Juan Soto in free agency makes perfect sense.

“And I do think in the end, the Yankees are going to be outbid by somebody. I can’t see Hal (Steinbrenner) going to nutty numbers and we don’t know if (New York Mets owner) Steve Cohen is going to do like he does with some of his art and just blow the competition out of the water.”

New York Yankees right fielder Juan Soto is a super-talented ball player. But his baseball analysis skills may be a bit lacking, as evidenced by his evaluation of the Baltimore Orioles’ recent performance.

The New York Yankees have other more pressing matters to deal with at present. They may have clinched the AL East division title, but they know that the job is far from finished. It has been 15 years since the Yankees last won a World Series title,

Since Steinbrenner offered those comments, All-Star outfielder and pending free agent Juan Soto has produced a career-best season that could allow the slugger to reset the market for position players this fall.