Yankees Acquire Juan Soto in Blockbuster Trade with Padres

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00:02 >> And Juan Soto is on his way to the Bronx.

00:06 A blockbuster deal yesterday.

00:08 Finally, something in the hot stove got hot around Major League Baseball this

00:13 offseason.

00:13 And late last night, the deal becomes official.

00:17 The New York Yankees and the San Diego Padres agreeing to a blockbuster trade,

00:21 Donny, right side, that sends Juan Soto to New York, the newest member in

00:26 pinstripes.

00:27 >> What a great move here for the New York Yankees.

00:29 It's literally the perfect player that you could get.

00:31 Now, honestly, a couple years ago, I think the Yankee fans were screaming that they

00:35 wanted Bryce Harper.

00:36 For some reason, the Yankees ownership didn't want Bryce Harper.

00:39 He would have been the perfect captain in that city here, and

00:42 certainly lifting home runs into the right field seats.

00:44 You always would love to get power hitting left handed batters.

00:48 But not only a power hitter,

00:49 Juan Soto seems like he's on base three times every single night.

00:53 And in a game where we sometimes wait to just hit three run home runs,

00:56 he is the perfect guy there.

00:57 He's going to put pressure on your pitching staff.

00:59 You're gonna have to pitch five and six pitches to him every single at bat,

01:03 which is gonna always raise that pitcher's profile in those high leverage

01:06 situations.

01:07 You take a look at a stack called Weighted Runs Created Plus.

01:10 It just lets you show the devastation of a player at the plate and

01:13 what he can do.

01:14 Keep in mind, 100 is the baseline.

01:17 In 2018, his rookie year, 146, followed by a 143, a 202,

01:22 a 164, a 145, and a 150.

01:25 It's absolutely amazing.

01:26 He's always on base.

01:28 Creating runs is your job as a baseball player.

01:31 He does that to perfection.

01:32 Juan Soto is a steal for the Yankees, a massive move in Major League Baseball.

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