There's a world where the New York Yankees miss out on Juan Soto this winter. What would they do to replace him if this nightmare becomes a reality?

The New York Yankees are coming off their first World Series appearance since 2009. Although they lost the series to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Yankees are back to their winning ways as they won the American League East by three games over the Baltimore Orioles.

Before the Yankees make their pitch to Juan Soto next week, the free-agent slugger will meet with two division rivals and one cross-town rival.

The first team to meet with Juan Soto and agent Scott Boras in person reportedly won't be the New York Yankees or Mets, the favorites to sign the star slugger.

But nevertheless, one of baseball’s most connected journalists is reporting that not only are the Red Sox flying across the country to meet with free agent Juan Soto, but that Soto is at “the top of [the team’s] want list.