BRAKING NEWS:According to a source, the Phillies are anticipated to be one of the teams offering a $500 million

Even though the Philadelphia Phillies still have a lot to gain in the 2024 campaign, it seems that the stakes will be high well into the winter.

With superstar Bryce Harper still playing at the top of his game, the Phillies are under a lot of pressure to win a title. Dave Dombrowski, the president of baseball operations for the Phillies, signed the slugger to a $330 million contract in 2019. Since then, he has made every effort to extend his championship window.

Since Harper, Dombrowski has already signed three large contracts: $126 million for Zack Wheeler, $172 million for Aaron Nola, and $300 million for Trea Turner.

However, the Phillies have another upcoming free agent that they might target that would make such deals completely unnecessary.

Baseball executives expect the Phillies to be among the five teams bidding for Soto’s services in 2025, according to a list published on Sunday by Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Indeed, there are some fierce competitors listed elsewhere.

“There are five teams expected to make bids for free-agent outfielder Juan Soto in free agency this winter, baseball executives believe: the New York Yankees, New York Mets, Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants and Philadelphia Phillies,” Nightengale stated.

Even at just 25, Soto already seems certain to make the Hall of Fame at some point. Despite barely being able to hire a car legally, he has a.952 lifetime OPS, four All-Star appearances, and a World Series ring.

It appears that most baseball fans believe Soto will receive at least $500 million in free agency. Soto and representative Scott Boras can afford it since no free agent has ever entered the market with such a great resume at such a young age.

so that Soto and representative Scott Boras can afford to charge exorbitant fees.

The opportunity to work with Harper again is the Phillies’ pitch to Soto, if they have one, if not the contract they are offering. During Soto’s 2018 Washington Nationals rookie season, the two celebrities became teammates.

Naturally, Soto won a championship ring in Washington, D.C., but Harper departed a year ahead of schedule to enjoy the festivities. If Soto and Harper were to win one together after all these years, it would be a poetic act of justice.