Morning briefing: Juan Soto has offers from Mets and four other teams

Good morning, Mets fans!

Bob Nightengale of USA Today reported Monday that rival executives view the Mets as “clear favorites.” Juan Soto. Nightengale added that the expectation is that no one will outbid Steve Cohen and that the Yankees have a price tag they don’t want to exceed.

“We’ll find out. It’s either yes or no. There is no in-between and only time will tell,” Cohen told reporters.

Late Monday evening, Randy Miller of NJ.com reported that Soto officially has five offers. The Mets are joined by the crosstown Yankees, Dodgers, Red Sox and Blue Jays. Jon Morosi from MLB Network later confirmed the report. No further details were disclosed about the specifics of the contracts being offered.

Read Monday’s first report on the Mets’ role as favorites Here.

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