You just have to love rumour season.

On Thursday afternoon, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported that Juan Soto hadn’t agreed to any contract and that the “Soto to the Boston Red Sox” rumour was made up.
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I am thankful for reporters who don’t make up stories. 
I am also thankful that Juan Soto has not agreed to any contract, which means you can get off Twitter and go spend the holiday with your family. 
Happy Thanksgiving.
&mdash; Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1862237720849822137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 28, 2024</a></blockquote>
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That rumour stemmed from a Twitter user with the handle “BeyondAvgMick”. On Thursday, he reported that Soto is signing with the Red Sox. While the individual isn’t a well-known insider by any means, these types of individuals break news all the time, but it should always be taken with a grain of salt.
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BREAKING NEWS &#8211; The Boston Redsox have signed free agent outfielder Juan Soto.
The terms of the deal are still unknown but I’m hearing it’s 12 years with no deferred money.
Expect an official announcement to come within the next few days: <a href="https://t.co/X2U9klELHc">pic.twitter.com/X2U9klELHc</a>
&mdash; Mick (@BeyondAvgMick) <a href="https://twitter.com/BeyondAvgMick/status/1862150995628703758?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 28, 2024</a></blockquote>
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That begs the question, how credible is Mick? Well, Mick “reported” that the Boston Bruins were going to fire head coach Jim Montgomery on November 19 just before noon. Later in the day, Montgomery was officially fired.
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BREAKING NEWS &#8211; The Boston Bruins have fired head coach Jim Montgomery.
Sources tell me last nights loss against Columbus was the dagger.
Expect an official announcement before Thursday’s game against Utah.
Montgomery has coached his final game for the organization: <a href="https://t.co/9YAHx1w32a">pic.twitter.com/9YAHx1w32a</a>
&mdash; Mick (@BeyondAvgMick) <a href="https://twitter.com/BeyondAvgMick/status/1858916078761521620?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 19, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Even if this isn’t dumb luck, just because an individual has sources in one sport, doesn’t mean they have them in another sport. And let me tell you as a hockey writer myself, it was obvious Montgomery was getting the axe sooner rather than later.
However, there are some rather credible reports surrounding Soto and the Red Sox. Just minutes before Jeff Passan’s tweet, Mike Rodriguez reported that the Red Sox offered a 12-year deal worth $50 million a season.
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I just finished a call, and sources from <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Boston?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Boston</a> informed me that the player spoke for over an hour with Rafael Devers about the team. There is a 12-year offer for around $50M per season, and <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JuanSoto?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JuanSoto</a> is interested in the idea of going to the Red Sox. Currently, the Red Sox are… <a href="https://t.co/kZiuPvpIG0">pic.twitter.com/kZiuPvpIG0</a>
&mdash; Mike Rodriguez (@mikedeportes) <a href="https://twitter.com/mikedeportes/status/1862224751629901928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 28, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Another conflicting report came from Héctor Gómez, who reported that the offer on the table was a 13-year, $625 million deal, which would have an annual value of just over $48 million.
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I&#39;m hearing a 13-year, $625 million offer. <a href="https://t.co/ex4JR6YYDy">https://t.co/ex4JR6YYDy</a>
&mdash; Héctor Gómez (@hgomez27) <a href="https://twitter.com/hgomez27/status/1862233483382284503?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 28, 2024</a></blockquote>
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If anything, this situation reminds me and many other Blue Jays fans of the situation last season regarding Shohei Ohtani and the Blue Jays. An individual reported that the two-way superstar was signing with Toronto, while Jon Morosi reported that Ohtani was on a plane to the city. It turned out neither of these things were true, as Ohtani signed with the Dodgers and it was actually Robert Herjavec on the plane. A lot less exciting.
Soto is this off-season’s top free agent. Last season with the Yankees, he slashed .288/.419/.569 with 41 home runs in 713 plate appearances, with a higher BB% (18.1%) than K% (16.7%) to give him a 180 wRC+ and an 8.1 fWAR.
He’s been linked to the Blue Jays, Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, and the two New York teams, with the New York Mets being the favourite to land the 26-year-old. It’s believed that Soto will sign before the end of the Winter Meetings.
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You just have to love rumour season.



On Thursday afternoon, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported that Juan Soto hadn’t agreed to any contract and that the “Soto to the Boston Red Sox” rumour was made up.

https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1862237720849822137

That rumour stemmed from a Twitter user with the handle “BeyondAvgMick”. On Thursday, he reported that Soto is signing with the Red Sox. While the individual isn’t a well-known insider by any means, these types of individuals break news all the time, but it should always be taken with a grain of salt.

https://twitter.com/BeyondAvgMick/status/1862150995628703758

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That begs the question, how credible is Mick? Well, Mick “reported” that the Boston Bruins were going to fire head coach Jim Montgomery on November 19 just before noon. Later in the day, Montgomery was officially fired.

https://twitter.com/BeyondAvgMick/status/1858916078761521620

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Even if this isn’t dumb luck, just because an individual has sources in one sport, doesn’t mean they have them in another sport. And let me tell you as a hockey writer myself, it was obvious Montgomery was getting the axe sooner rather than later.

However, there are some rather credible reports surrounding Soto and the Red Sox. Just minutes before Jeff Passan’s tweet, Mike Rodriguez reported that the Red Sox offered a 12-year deal worth $50 million a season.

https://twitter.com/mikedeportes/status/1862224751629901928

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Another conflicting report came from Héctor Gómez, who reported that the offer on the table was a 13-year, $625 million deal, which would have an annual value of just over $48 million.

https://twitter.com/hgomez27/status/1862233483382284503

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If anything, this situation reminds me and many other Blue Jays fans of the situation last season regarding Shohei Ohtani and the Blue Jays. An individual reported that the two-way superstar was signing with Toronto, while Jon Morosi reported that Ohtani was on a plane to the city. It turned out neither of these things were true, as Ohtani signed with the Dodgers and it was actually Robert Herjavec on the plane. A lot less exciting.

Soto is this off-season’s top free agent. Last season with the Yankees, he slashed .288/.419/.569 with 41 home runs in 713 plate appearances, with a higher BB% (18.1%) than K% (16.7%) to give him a 180 wRC+ and an 8.1 fWAR.

He’s been linked to the Blue Jays, Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, and the two New York teams, with the New York Mets being the favourite to land the 26-year-old. It’s believed that Soto will sign before the end of the Winter Meetings.

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As always, you can follow me on Bluesky @ryleydelaney.bsky.social.

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