For the second straight Major League Baseball offseason, a norm-shattering contract has been the talk of the winter, with Juan Soto agreeing with the New York Mets on a $765 million, 15-year deal that

Juan Soto would have been the third-youngest player on the Phillies last season. Orion Kerkering, Johan Rojas, and him. You’d need an awfully powerful algorithm to predict what the baseball landscape will look like 15 years from now.

To the surprise of many, the Yankees actually came close to matching the Mets' record-shattering $765 million contract to Juan Soto. And at face value, 16 years, $760 million seemed like a sweet deal to stay in pinstripes.

ESPN's Jeff Passan reported the agreement to an eight-year deal worth $218million. The deal holds the largest guarantee for a left-hander in baseball history.

Juan Soto reportedly rejects offers from multiple MLB clubs to sign terms with New York Mets and become highest-paid baseball player in history; four-time All-Star and five-time Silver Slugger award-winner on 15-year deal at Citi Field;