MLB insider believes money wasn't the deciding factor in Juan Soto picking Mets over Yankees
In a way, Juan Soto didn't do the same as Alex Rodriguez did in 2004. Rodriguez was traded to a team already having a bonafide star, Derek Jeter, but four-time All-Star Soto chose not to return to the New York Yankees knowing it's Aaron Judge's country.
When the Mets upgraded their offer to a 15-year, $765 million deal, Joel Sherman and Andy Martino reported that Soto's agent Scott Boras went back to the Yankees to enquire if they would match it. The Yankees, whose best offer to Soto was reportedly around 16 years, $760 million, decided not to do so.
Michael Kay brought this point to the fore, saying Soto picked a few extra millions over re-joining Judge in the Bronx. However, Passan thinks otherwise, saying the money wasn't the deciding factor and that the future of the Mets is brighter compared to the Yankees, especially with the deep-pocketed Steve Cohen at the helm.
