A Juan Soto Deal Nears Completion, Yamamoto's Market, and the Alex Verdugo Trade w/Ken Rosenthal
Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball
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4.7 • 874 Ratings
🗓️ 6 December 2023
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Ken Rosenthal joins Eno and DVR to discuss the latest on a potential deal that will send Juan Soto to the Yankees, Yoshinobu Yamamoto's soaring price in free agency, Alex Verdugo's move to the Bronx, and the potential impact of RSN uncertainty on spending this winter.
Rundown
0:22 Is a Juan Soto Deal Between the Yankees and Padres Nearly Done?
3:38 Did the Yankees Acquire Alex Verdugo to Keep Him, or Deal Him?
4:46 Yoshinobu Yamamoto's Soaring Market
7:25 Slow Market Causes, Beyond Ohtani?
11:33 Erick Fedde Lands with the White Sox
14:17 Fallout in Boston From the Alex Verdugo Trade
17:41 Craig Kimbrel to the Orioles
24:17 Other Notes From Nashville
31:02 Jackson Holliday's Shot at the Opening Day Roster
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| 1:38.2 | It is December 6, day three of the winter meetings in Nashville. |
| 1:43.2 | Things are heating up. |
| 1:44.2 | So we brought on Ken Rosenthal, senior baseball writer here at the athletic. |
| 1:48.9 | Ken, are we getting a Juan Soto deal done today? |
| 1:53.5 | It just sounds like it. |
| 1:54.8 | And every indication is that they're near the finish line. |
| 1:58.5 | So I would expect by the time people hear this, that Juan Soto will either be a Yankee or be real close to being a Yankee. |
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