Phillies managing partner John Middleton, during a speaking engagement at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, was asked about Juan Soto.
The Phillies have been connected to the 26-year-old star free agent, but Middleton does not sound enthusiastic about his team’s chances of landing him.
According to Sean McKeown of the Daily Pennsylvanian, Middleton believes Soto prefers to stay in the Big Apple.
“I’m afraid Juan Soto wants to be in New York, and I don’t mind being a stalking horse … but I get the feeling, we’ll probably say, you know what, we’ll probably not win this.”
Middleton, who was the keynote speaker at the Wharton Sports Business Summit on Friday, gave rather candid quotes to the audience of Ivy League business students. The Phillies owner also discussed losses during the COVID-19 season and the restructuring of the front office among other topics.
But his comments regarding Soto are significant. Most team officials choose …
