Yes it would. It would also be reasonable to believe that his career will hit a injury snag ahead as well. But I say he is worth the gamble and money based on the stats he has amassed thus far.
And yet another read:
https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/conference-realignment-slows-as-big-12-pac-12-may-be-realizing-theyre-worth-more-together-than-apart/
I would assume that the Governor wants USC and UCLA to make as much money as they can? Or does that notion stop when those schools want to leave the Pac 12?
I think it is worth pointing out that Soto is on a HoF pace. With that being said, I have no idea what a player of his caliber(and youth) would draw on today's market.