Juan Soto of the New York Mets sits at the dias during his introductory press conference at Citi Field (Source: Getty)
Juan Soto's historic 15-year, $765 million contract with the New York Mets took the baseball world by storm and is still being discussed by fans and analysts across the country.
The 26-year-old's mega contract is the biggest in the history of US sports and made him the highest payed MLB player, ahead of established veterans like Aaron Judge and Mookie Betts.
The average annual value on Soto's deal is $51 million per year, which many believe to be a gross overpay. Veterans like Aaron Judge and Mookie Betts are making between $30 to 40 million per year, but Soto's numbers eclipse them all.
While many believe that Soto is being overpaid, Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ justified the Dominican's value on The Compound podcast:
