Yankees Could ‘Swap’ Juan Soto for Projected $225 Million Slugger: Insider
It would not be a traditional trade in the sense of two teams working out a deal. But according to New York baseball insider Jon Heyman, it’s entirely possible that the Yankees and Mets could wind up pulling off a de facto swap of star sluggers Pete Alonso and Juan Soto, with Soto being signed away from the Bronx by the Mets and the Yankees responding by heisting Alonso out of Queens.
The logic is sound. The Mets are happy with Alonso, of course, and have designs on re-signing him. But perhaps they could first take a detour and kick the tires on Soto, who is four years younger than Alonso and is the better all-around hitter. If that interaction gains traction and the Mets sign Soto, the Yankees would be on the lookout for a replacement.
Signing both Alonso and Soto would be too costly for the Mets, so Alonso would a good consolation prize for the Yankees. He’s not the disciplined hitter Soto is, but he is more of a pure slugger.