Last winter, it was believed that the Chicago Cubs were among the last remaining teams to have a mutual interest with arguably the best player in baseball, Shohei Ohtani. It appeared to be down to them, the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ultimately, the Dodgers won the sweepstakes with a contract worth around $600 million.
In 2025, it won’t be quite the same market. However, another franchise-changing player, Juan Soto, will hit free agency. He’s expected to land about whatever deal he wants to.