The belief is that the Mets are allowing Alonso to test his market before submitting any offers. So far, this has worked in the Mets’ favor as one of their reported competitors for the perennial All-Star slugger, the Yankees, appear to be losing interest.

Juan Soto would have been the third-youngest player on the Phillies last season. Orion Kerkering, Johan Rojas, and him. You’d need an awfully powerful algorithm to predict what the baseball landscape will look like 15 years from now.

New York Mets owner and hedge-fund titan Steve Cohen just shocked the sports world, agreeing to pay outfielder Juan Soto $765 million to play baseball for him over the next 15 years. Why it matters: The nearly 10-figure deal,