The owners of the Boston Red Sox have promised their fans that the team will have a busy winter. All indications from the front office are that now is the time to spend big, and there is no more emphatic way for the Red Sox to put their money where their mouth is than by signing one of the largest free agent contracts in NBA history. Major League Baseball. .

Projections for Juan Soto’s contract this offseason range from $500 million to Shohei Ohtani’s staggering $700 million. This price reportedly hasn’t scared off the Red Sox to this point.

“The Toronto Blue Jays have the first meeting (with Soto) this week.” ESPN’s Jeff Passan tweeted Tuesday: “The Boston Red Sox are next.”

Passan would go on to say that Soto is at the top of the Red Sox’s “wanted list,” joining a growing list of Major Leagues Insiders who are emphasizing the Red Sox’s interest in the 26-year-old.

The New York Post’s Jon Heyman called the Red Sox “legitimate Soto players” and Major Leagues Insider Robert Murray said that “the Red Sox absolutely love Juan Soto.”

While many fans in Boston are justifiably skeptical about the Red Sox’s chances of following through on writing a check the size needed to acquire Soto, it’s far from impossible. Planning a cross-country trip in November to meet with the most sought-after free agent on the market sounds more like the Red Sox of 20 years ago than the Red Sox of recent years. But while the team’s demeanor might be reverting to the old days, that won’t mean much to the Boston faithful until a deal is finalized.

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