Chicago Cubs Consider ‘Top Three’ Landing Spot for Juan Soto

From above Chicago Cubs free agent target just lost the World Series, which means he now has to decide his next team.

Eyes around the MLB world will be laser-focused on every move Juan Soto makes this offseason, and the Cubs are no different. While Soto made waves after the World Series that he is open to all 30 teams, there are only a few that will be considered true contenders at the end of the day. Will Chicago be one of those?

In the ranking of the best landing spots for the megastar slugger, Bleacher Report’s Joel Reuter made it clear that he believed the Cubs had a real shot by drafting them No. 3 overall.

“For a major league team with a payroll that ranked seventh in the majors in 2024, Chicago is sorely lacking in star-caliber talent and lacks a true face of the franchise right now. Soto could be that guy,” Reuters said. “With one of the deepest farm systems in baseball, major market appeal and a glaring need for a franchise-level superstar, the Cubs cannot be overlooked as a potential landing spot for Soto this winter.”

All of this is true, but it was also The same was said about Chicago last season. They missed out on all of their top targets, but actually ended up walking away with a solid player in Shota Imanaga.

Still, it’s hard not to get excited about adding a player of this caliber. Soto would immediately change the trajectory of this team from a borderline Wild Card team to a true World Series contender.

The 26-year-old is coming off his fourth All-Star appearance in a season in which he posted a .288/.419/.569 line with 41 home runs and 109 RBI.

It wasn’t the best year of his career, but it was his best year in a long time.

He seems ready to be the face of the team, but that was not the case New York Yankees. That could be a reason why he decides to take his talents elsewhere this offseason despite coming so close to his second ring.

A lot of this could also depend on what’s going on with the cody bellinger contractt, because they still don’t know exactly how much money would be tied up.

Soto is the type of player, however, that all available resources should be expended to sign. Especially for a team like the Cubs that seems to be on the brink of contention.