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Originally Posted by bluejays
Sounds like the media circus with Boras planting thoughts, has begun.
Got a Score alert that the Jays are definitely in it for Soto. Whether or not they are, I don't think the Jays management would get hopes up to their fanbase, so almost certainly they're not the ones leaking that info. Really sounds like Boras trying to force that upon the Jays to pony up their cash to not let their fanbase down.
Also there's a segment on TSN where Steve Philips thinks Vlad's contract is in the ballpark of $327 for 12 years. I have a problem with that term as nobody lives up to that, but the AAV truly isn't terrible. I don't think he's a generational talent as he believes. We don't know what he is as his numbers have been all over the map.
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Does Vlad take a discount for Soto? Maybe.
I agree that it's likely Boras, planting some seeds, but he also knows his audience as far as the Jays (and their fans) desperation in some aspects, and the super deep pockets that Rogers has.
Boras also knows how to play (the always generic and vauge) guys like Shapiro and Atkins like a fiddle, PR wise.
Do the Jays want Soto? Yes. For more than one reason
Can they afford Soto, even an overpay? Yes.
So, Boras can capitalize on that for talks with the NY teams if Soto is truly going to go to the highest or near highest bidder.