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The Boston Red Sox could lose out on Juan Soto and more thanks to the contract Aroldis Chapman just received from Craig Breslow.

Free-agent left-handed reliever Aroldis Chapman has agreed to a one-year, $10.75 million deal with the Red Sox, reports ESPN. He'll ostensibly be taking over for Kenley Jansen, who hit free agency after two seasons and 56 saves in Boston.

The 26-year-old Dominican lefty is expected to make his final decision by the end of Winter Meetings at the latest, which would set a deadline of Dec. 12, The Athletic reported Tuesday, following on a similar report from the Associated Press. Soto's agent Scott Boras, though, said he doesn't expect an "imminent" decision.

The MLB offseason is here, and we got our first major free-agent signing is already in the books Blake Snell is joining the Dodgers on a five-year, $182 million deal as the World Series champs added more rotation depth and star power.

On the latest episode of The Mets Pod presented by Tri-State Cadillac, Connor Rogers and Joe DeMayo keep their eyes peeled for Juan Soto, break down Frankie Montas, and look ahead to the MLB Winter Meetings.