Amid Juan Soto uncertainty, Yankees, Mets can still bolster playoff hopes with some sensible shopping

Let’s start with the belief, based mostly on reporting from The Put up’s Jon Heyman, that Juan Soto is not going to be transferring forward of the Aug. 2 commerce deadline.

If such a transfer is certainly in play, there's little query that's what each the Yankees and Mets ought to be aiming to do over the subsequent two weeks. Soto is 23, he's below crew management by 2024, he's a generational expertise and each groups can afford to pay him what might be a document quantity on his subsequent contract. That constitutes a uncommon event whereby giving up the farm is a worthwhile endeavor.

So, what enjoyable is there in speculating on a commerce deadline the place Soto blocks out the solar regionally? For the sake of this train, let’s save that for the winter.

The Yankees and Mets every go into the second half with actual championship aspirations — an opportunity that Brian Cashman and Billy Eppler alike are anticipated to behave on earlier than the commerce deadline. Although neither crew includes a gaping gap, there will likely be an opportunity to enhance and deal with what query marks do exist on their respective rosters.

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