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Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto is believed to be seeking close to or above the current highest annual average value (AAV) in baseball for his next contract, per Jon Heyman of MLB Network.
Jon Heyman @JonHeyman
Nats $350M, 13-year offer to Juan Soto didn’t even give him pause. Belief is he’ll be shooting to be close or above MLB high AAV (currently his ex-Nats teammate Max Scherzer’s $43M), which would put $500M total in range. <a href=”https://twitter.com/Enrique_Rojas1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@Enrique_Rojas1</a> 1st with offer
ESPN’s Enrique Rosas previously reported that Soto turned down the Nats’ 13-year, $350 million offer.
“Yes, they made me an offer a few months ago, before the lockout,” Soto told Rojas.
“But right now, my agents and I think the best option is to go year by year and wait for free agency. My agent, Scott Boras, has control over the situation.”
Soto hit .313 (.999 OPS) with 29 home runs and 95 RBI last year in his age-22 season.
This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.
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