{"id":134210,"date":"2024-12-13T11:29:14","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T11:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/13\/johnny-damon-says-yankees-might-have-dodged-a-bullet-in-juan-soto-deal-heres-why\/"},"modified":"2024-12-13T11:29:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T11:29:15","slug":"johnny-damon-says-yankees-might-have-dodged-a-bullet-in-juan-soto-deal-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/13\/johnny-damon-says-yankees-might-have-dodged-a-bullet-in-juan-soto-deal-heres-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnny Damon Says Yankees Might Have &#8216;Dodged A Bullet&#8217; In Juan Soto Deal, Here&#8217;s Why"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-d3857f5dad3a3c7f74096eba48543cb0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-971b08e1-508b-4cbe-a82f-cd7d9c5f2ebe-54160308-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-971b08e1-508b-4cbe-a82f-cd7d9c5f2ebe-54160308-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/dc\/16by9\/2024\/12\/12\/dc07ec42da3546828ad8fdb8db01733c_md.jpg\" alt=\"121224_johnny_damon_juan_soto-kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZSports.com<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d3857f5dad3a3c7f74096eba48543cb0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0af87b0c2553a9b1e6b2f7c94c57f10e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The Yankees will head into subsequent season with out <strong>Juan Soto<\/strong>, however worry not, New York followers &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/johnny-damon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Johnny Damon<\/strong><\/a> tells <strong>TMZ Sports<\/strong> they could simply be higher with out the star slugger!!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0af87b0c2553a9b1e6b2f7c94c57f10e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a4c041a6e06c31670e16b305ee090825\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>We caught up with the 51-year-old former Pinstripes outfielder on Thursday &#8212; simply hours after the Mets launched Soto to their fanbase &#8212; and he mentioned straight up, his former group would possibly come out of this case simply high-quality.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a4c041a6e06c31670e16b305ee090825--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-986a7ac3d16c66d6b60c11d67006cdff\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20241212_30e801de73a04ed9a4e084d902348ed0\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:97411d90-6ab3-49f5-915e-c4c2f25b077c\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/30\/4by3\/2024\/12\/12\/30e801de73a04ed9a4e084d902348ed0_md.jpg\" alt=\"juan soto new york mets sub\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-986a7ac3d16c66d6b60c11d67006cdff--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-93f4dc1dd8d77c8f5a31ca50ab434111\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>His reasoning? Damon says the Yankees can now take the $750 million that they had earmarked for Soto &#8212; and spend it on a bunch of key items that&#8217;ll make them maybe much more formidable in 2025.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-93f4dc1dd8d77c8f5a31ca50ab434111--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-31edc0155bea05b8f56d716daf356f38\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;The Yankees might have dodged a bullet on this one,&#8221; the two-time World Series champ mentioned. &#8220;This may very well be large.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-31edc0155bea05b8f56d716daf356f38--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ffee976ef998ce5e2c0c512c3e07be51\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The Yanks, in fact, have already spent huge following Soto&#8217;s Mets signing &#8230; inking former Braves pitcher <strong>Max Fried<\/strong> to a $218 million deal.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ffee976ef998ce5e2c0c512c3e07be51--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-24417135275a29db29f02aa3f28115a0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20241212_f8f3d9aeb4da4f00af52bfbfc0abb8f3\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:97411d90-6ab3-49f5-915e-c4c2f25b077c\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f8\/4by3\/2024\/12\/12\/f8f3d9aeb4da4f00af52bfbfc0abb8f3_md.jpg\" alt=\"johnny damon new york yankees\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-24417135275a29db29f02aa3f28115a0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-83bd056479323b00cebeb4fd11121b28\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>And, Damon says he absolutely expects the group to maintain writing out checks &#8230; possibly even to coveted Mets free agent <strong>Pete Alonso<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-83bd056479323b00cebeb4fd11121b28--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2d3125ad7c265fbcab9e0f49aa7c3915\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;I believe on the finish of the day,&#8221; Damon mentioned, &#8220;you are going to have a greater group.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2d3125ad7c265fbcab9e0f49aa7c3915--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b21de801e314f8645310d306a318bc9f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Don&#8217;t fear, Mets backers &#8230; Damon says he is nonetheless anticipating huge issues from him in Queens &#8212; though he&#8217;s warning NY followers that his numbers would possibly drop on account of his new league and ballpark.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b21de801e314f8645310d306a318bc9f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2d89c9fa98c574a8dc5c357d2fe75940\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-6fa82d43-ca2b-40fe-871c-b276593791c4-1847888481-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-6fa82d43-ca2b-40fe-871c-b276593791c4-1847888481-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/8c\/16by9\/2024\/12\/12\/8c2c64ba8a0d4398a506a4733fda4158_md.jpg\" alt=\"121224_johnny_damon_agame-kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZSports.com<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2d89c9fa98c574a8dc5c357d2fe75940--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5449c51cb3a312e94f8bc55cd3937508\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Damon will little question be watching all of it unfold intently subsequent 12 months &#8230; 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