Soto’s Opinion
While this is all speculative, one thing is certain. According to SNY’s Andy Martino, Soto “articulated to David Stearns and Steve Cohen throughout the process that he believed Cohen.” Instead of viewing him as just a checkbook, he believed that Cohen cared about the team and saw that based on how he’s handled the team the past four years.
There may be some belief that because of the length of Soto’s contract, he felt stronger about the Mets’ future compared to the Yankees. ESPN’s Jeff Passan said, “In the end, I think Juan Soto looked at the Mets’ future, and he looked at the Yankees’ future and decided the Mets had a better future than the Yankees.”