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Fantasy baseball: Does trade to Yankees put Juan Soto in mix for No. 1 pick?

Is Juan Soto, the headliner who changed teams during the Winter Meetings, back to being a candidate for the No. 1 overall pick in points-based fantasy baseball leagues?

Soto, acquired alongside fellow outfielder Trent Grisham by the New York Yankees from the San Diego Padres in exchange for starting pitchers Michael King, Drew Thorpe, Jhony Brito and Randy Vasquez and catcher Kyle Higashioka, will surely generate that level of buzz now that he'll be wearing pinstripes.

That's rightfully so, considering his 90th-plus-percentile raw power metrics, penchant for walks and Yankee Stadium's cozy confines potentially boosting his home runs, RBIs and runs scored.