An expert recently predicted that New York Yankees four-time All-Star Juan Soto could sign with a bitter rival this offseason as his free-agent market heats up.

The Juan Soto sweepstakes is underway. This week, preliminary offers were expected to funnel in, a league source told The Athletic. As the competition thins, more serious offers are expected to come through next week. A decision sometime around the Winter Meetings in early December doesn’t seem farfetched.

The Juan Soto sweepstakes are heating up. On Monday night, Randy Miller of NJ Advance Media first reported that Soto had received offers from five teams: the Ne