Being an astute baseball fan, you know that Aaron Judge and Juan Soto turned down massive contract offers this spring and summer in order to test the free agent waters.
How high will their compensation soar? We know Judge declined a reported $213.5 million for seven years. And Soto slammed the door on a reported $440 million for 15 years. So both will expect more compensation than what those packages offered.
In both cases, there’s a gamble, of course. But Judge bet on himself, rolling the dice that his 2022 season would translate into a bigger payday. So far, so good. He’s having a historic home-run season, slamming 45 dingers with 99 RBI through Aug. 11.
Soto is under contract through 2024, and his trade from the Washington Nationals to the San Diego Padres in August
