I’m hearing the Yankees fear the Red Sox more than anyone in getting Soto,” Randy told Rickie Ricardo. “At the beginning, I was skeptical on this, but I heard he was very impressed with the Red Sox.”

The New York Yankees' entire postseason strategy hinges on whether they'll be able to acquire Juan Soto. If they do re-sign Soto, the Yankees won't be left with much money to make any other major splashes in free agency.

Is the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox rivalry about to heat up? According to beat writer Randy Miller, Boston is the team the Yankees are worried about in the race to land superstar free agent Juan Soto.

That was the message from Boston Red Sox insider John Tomase of NBC Sports Boston on Tuesday, December 3. The Red Sox are among the top suitors for Soto, along with the New York Yankees (his most recent team), the New York Mets and a handful of other big market franchises with deep pockets and World Series aspirations.

The New York Mets are among the teams with a chance to sign Juan Soto away from the New York Yankees. Soto is in line to sign a record-breaking deal, and Steve Cohen has the resources to outbid anyone.

That the Boston Red Sox have been making an all-out push to sign generational free agent slugger Juan Soto has been widely reported. Now, a new report states that of the teams believed to be in contention for Soto the Red Sox have raced to the front of the pack.