The Field
It would take the best of circumstances for any of those mentioned to be the third crack in the $700 million ceiling. If it's none of them, maybe it will be someone highly regarded but currently unestablished, such as Jackson Holliday, Dylan Crews, or Junior Caminero. It could be a prospect who is yet to make his MLB debut, like Roman Anthony, Walker Jenkins, or Max Clark. Maybe it’s a high schooler like Ethan Holliday.
One thing above all seems clear: though we’ve seen two consecutive offseasons of singular players receiving king’s ransoms, this is not a trend. Soto’s 15 years at $51 million per year will likely hold records for total guarantee and AAV for many years to come. And when those records are broken, we will assuredly have another legend in our midst.