On the heels of the biggest contract in the history of profe sional sports last night, here are three things well be keeping an eye on around the baseball world throughout the day today: 1. Winter Meetings officially begin: Players, agents, and executives alike arrived in Dallas last night for this years Winter Meetings, which officially kick off today and run through this coming Thursday. There was plenty of activity over the weekend, even aside from Soto, as the Giants shortstop on a franchise-record pact while the Dodgers and Orioles both swung two deals a piece. L.A. veteran reliever and agreed to a with outfielder , while Baltimore agreed to a with to serve as s back-up behind the plate and added to their outfield mix on a . That was quite a flurry of activity in the weekend leading up to this weeks meetings, and with Soto now off the table the hot stove is widely expected to burn even more brightly in the coming days. 2. Soto suitors decide whats next: With Soto now off the board, all five of his suitors will now have to redirect their attention elsewhere going forward. The Mets, of course, have now landed the crown jewel of their offseason but still have plenty of room to spend and figure to target corner infield help to either reunite with or replace slugging first baseman in their lineup. They Seth Jones Jersey ve also got a wide open vacancy in their rotation, even after adding and to the group earlier this winter. The club is a number of the better starters remaining on the free agent market, including and . Even more interesting than the Mets next steps after signing Soto, however, is whats next for the other Soto suitors. The Yankees will now have to find a way to replace Sotos production after falling short in their attempt to retain the superstar, and figure to be aggre sive in upgrading the corner infield, rotation, and outfield as they hope to field a competitive team without their second superstar slugger. The Red Sox and Blue Jays, meanwhile, will now have to figure out how to jump-start their attempted returns to contention without adding Sotos otherworldly bat to the lineup. Best positioned to rebound from their failed pursuit of Soto by far is the Dodgers, who were seemingly le s invested in his market throughout the proce s and have already signed a handful of free agents headlined by this winter. 3. Whats next on the outfield market? No corner of the winters market was more clearly held up by Sotos decision than the outfield market, where and are the best remaining bats now that Soto has signed. The market for both sluggers figures to ramp up quickly in the coming days, and have been connected to one or both sluggers already. The Dodgers and Hernandez have reported mutual interest in a reunion after the slugger had a career year in L.A. this past season, while the Blue Jays appear to have the most interest in Santander of the four failed Soto bidders. One other factor in the outfield market worth considering is , who the Cubs have they hope to trade this winter and has already been . Chicago Blackhawks Jersey