NEW YORK — The Yankees and Juan Soto have agreed to a record-setting deal. No, it’s not a long-term pact with the 25-year-old, who is scheduled to hit free agency next winter. Rather, Soto and the Yankees have agreed to a $31 million salary for 2024, a source confirmed, thus avoiding arbitration in the outfielder’s final year of eligibility. That figure toppled the $30 million Shohei Ohtani got from the Angels last offseason, a record for arbitration-eligible players at the time. While Soto’s 2024 salary is no small sum, it will likely take a much higher average annual value to lock him up lon…