This whole special budget thing is odd. I get it for Ohtani, who is a legitimate global superstar that would unlock more marketing opportunities for the team.
But Soto is just a really good player. He's not a global superstar and frankly most people wouldn't even recognize him on the street in the US or Canada.
You're telling me that the team can afford to spend 765 mil on Soto but not fractions of that on other good players? Like 180 on Bregman or 100 on Flaherty? Or even 60 on Scott? Or even 400 on Vlad?
Further, given all of Bregman's playoff runs, he's probably just as recognizable as Soto and the marketability gap between the two isn't that great.