"Before Shohei Ohtani $500M seemed crazy" - Fans in disbelief as Juan Soto reportedly has $710M-$730M offers from Mets & Yankees

Juan Soto's contract rumors have reached astronomical figures. Per reports, the outfielder will be inking the largest deal in MLB history, surpassing the contract Shohei Ohtani signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers last season.

Early Sunday, Jon Heyman of the NY Post reported the New York teams in contention had raised their bids to north of $700 million, in the $710-730 million range. He also stated other teams - such as the Red Sox, Blue Jays and Dodgers remained in the hunt although no figures were out from those teams.

The size of Soto's contract is expected to be in line with a long-term deal for more than 12 years. It is expected Soto's contract will have some deferred cash like Ohtani's, who has opted for 97 percent of his money to be paid from 2034 to 2043.

Some fans are not convinced the 26-year-old should be earning the amount of money he is about to receive. They are of the opinion Ohtani's large contract has driven Soto's price, while also questioning the amount.

"Before Ohtani $500M seemed crazy now $700 M+ seems fair? Soto is a young HOF trajectory but anything over $600 M seems crazy even accounting for 14-15 years," a fan wrote.

"Not even the best on his team and teams are offering more than Ohtani. Yeah okay lmao," another fan remarked.

"That does not look right (laughing emoji), that's crazy," another fan said.

"Who ever pays anything above $700 is gonna regret it big time," a fan gave their opinion.

"It'll be so funny if he signs with dodgers with optouts for less money," a fan said jokingly.

Yankees using Aaron Judge as lineup protection to sign Juan Soto

Aaron Judge batting behind Juan Soto worked like a charm for the New York Yankees in 2024. Per Heyman, the Bombers used Judge's place in their lineup as an advantage over the teams like the Mets and Red Sox, who do not have a star power face to back Soto after his at-bats.

If Soto signs a long-term deal in the Bronx, he will become a face of the franchise alongside Judge. If the rumors of his contract bids northwards of $700 million are to be true, then he might get double Judge's 9-year, $360 million deal.