Teams will make an offer to Juan Soto this week, including the Philadelphia Phillies

Will the Philadelphia Phillies make an offer for superstar Juan Soto?

That question should be answered in the next few days, potentially ending his free agency sooner than some initially expected.

The expectation across the industry is now that Soto will make his decision in the foreseeable future, a promising sign for the Phillies and every other team in the league looking to sign more free agents.

According to ESPN’s Buster Olney, teams pursuing the Dominican Republic native will begin making their offers this week. While that doesn’t mean Soto will make a decision before Thanksgiving, it should get the ball rolling.

“Sources involved in the Juan Soto talks believe teams will begin forwarding offers this week. The process so far has revolved around Soto meeting with team/club officials and those officials getting to know Soto.”

If Philadelphia makes an offer and doesn’t sign him, it shouldn’t be viewed as a bad outcome for the front office.

The fan base needs to understand that other teams are in the game and need him more than the Phillies at this point, leaving those teams desperate for his services.

No one would be upset if the youngster found his way to Philadelphia as he is a generational talent, but the team would still have to make other moves to improve if he wanted to play elsewhere.

Swing-and-miss issues were the Phillies’ biggest problem heading into 2024.

Soto would help fix that, but it’s impossible to ask one player to change the approach of an entire lineup.

Regardless of whether they sign him or not, however, the most pressing issue seems to be to fix this problem in the lineup.