The loser in the Juan Soto sweepstakes didn't come close to the amount Mets owner Steve Cohen was willing to make for the big prize.
After the Post first reported that Soto was headed to the Mets for the richest contract in baseball history, offers from other teams trickled out in a bidding war.
MassLive's Sean McAdam The highest and final offer from the Red Sox was reported to be 15 years and $700 million, with an average of $46.67 million per season.
Meanwhile, the Dodgers' final offer for Soto was $600 million. The Athletic reported,
Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner did his best to counter the Mets' offer, and the Post's Jon Heyman reported that the Mets offered Soto a 16-year, $760 million contract.
It's not yet clear what offer the Blue Jays made to Soto, but it appeared they were in the sweepstakes for much of the final weekend.
The one-year extension will reduce his overall salary by $5 million, bringing his average annual salary to $47.5 million, slightly below the Mets' average annual salary of $51 million.
Mets owner Steve Cohen made the biggest contract in sports history.
Soto will be 41 years old when his contract is completed, but he can be terminated after five years.
The contract includes a clause that allows Soto to opt out if the Mets raise his average annual salary to $55 million after the fifth year, making the contract worth more than $800 million.
Follow The Post's coverage of Juan Soto's historic blockbuster deal with the Mets.
The teams that lost out in the Soto sweepstakes are expected to compete again for outfielder Teoscar Hernandez and pitchers Corbin Burnes and Max Fried.
Hernandez previously said: He had hoped to re-sign with the Dodgers, but now that the Red Sox and Yankees have passed on Soto, his market is definitely starting to heat up.
The Dodgers signed Michael Conforto to a one-year, $17 million contract on Sunday night, signaling a possible move for Hernandez.
Hernandez hit a career-high 33 home runs and drove in 99 runs while playing in a packed Dodgers lineup, so not bad for a consolation prize for a disappointing team.
