Juan Soto

Right fielder Juan Soto reportedly turned down a massive contract extension offer from the Washington Nationals, and the team is now open to trading him.

He is having a down year by his standards, slashing .247/.405/.490, but he has 19 home runs and 42 RBI, and he leads the majors with 79 walks. As a result, the club plans to see what trade opportunities are out there, but it won't move him for anything less than its asking price. Rosenthal noted that the contract would have made Soto the highest-paid player in baseball history in terms of total money, and he would have been the 20th-highest-paid player on an annual basis with a salary of $29.3 million. ESPN's Jeff Passan commented on the news as well, noting that teams across Major League Baseball are having discussions about what it would take to acquire Soto. One general manager said it would require a "a Herschel Walker deal." In 1989, the NFL's Dallas Cowboys famously traded running back Herschel Walker to the Minnesota Vikings for a massive package of players and draft picks, setting the stage for the Cowboys to win three Super Bowls in the 1990s. Jon Heyman of the New York Post noted Soto turned down the offer for multiple reasons ranging from the structure of the contract to uncertainty regarding the future of the franchise.

One of baseball's greatest young superstars might get traded before the Aug. 2 deadline. Nationals outfielder Juan Soto recently rejected a 15-year, ...

Soto likely didn’t want to lock himself into a contract for the rest of his career (the 15-year offer would have taken him through his age-38 season). Teams looking to sign Soto would likely want to try to get an extension done with him before pulling the trigger on a deal, but it’s unclear if he’s willing to talk about a contract as long as the one he turned down from Washington. As Rosenthal writes, there have been 19 deals that have eclipsed that AAV in the history of the sport.

All that said, the Nats have made consistent efforts to come to a contract extension with Soto's agent Scott Boras, with no success. According to Rosenthal, the ...

The Nationals have to be wondering if Soto’s uncertain future is a tenable situation. For the Nationals to deal him, they have to really believe they have no chance of signing him to a long-term contract extension. If they can’t find the right deal, however, they need to be willing to wait. With their latest offer rejected, the Nats will now spend the next couple of weeks listening to trade offers for Soto ahead of the August 2nd trade deadline. The deal would have carried Soto through to his 38th birthday, effectively locking him in as a National for the entirety of his career. The Nationals have long held the position that they would not be open to trading Soto, their 23-year-old superstar, who is already firmly listed among the best hitters in baseball.

LOS ANGELES – The Washington Nationals are telling teams they are now willing to trade All-Star outfielder Juan Soto after he rejected a record 15-year, ...

Who knows, perhaps Soto wants to wait and see what happens to the Nationals, too? They point out that it would still pay Soto $400 million over the last 13 years when he would become eligible for free agency, which is $70 million more than Bryce Harper received from the Phillies three years ago on his 13-year, $330 million contract. While the deal would be the largest in baseball history, it would make Soto, 23, only the 20th-highest paid player on an annual average salary of $29.33 million.

The All-Star outfielder recently turned down an offer that would have made him the highest-paid player in baseball history.

Soto is an asset, but not if his contract is so big that it would make it difficult for the Nationals to build around him. Trading Soto would be a way to replenish their depleted farm system, which The Athletic’s Keith Law ranked 27th out of the 30 major-league franchises. The team does not need to trade him immediately if it does not get a desired offer. Soto would have received an average salary of $29.33 million, the 20th-highest in baseball history, with the deal extending from his Ages 24 to 38 seasons, effectively making him a National for the rest of his career. Instead, Rizzo said, the team wanted to make Soto the centerpiece of its rebuilding plan. The two biggest guarantees in club history, $245 million for right-hander Stephen Strasburg and $210 million for righty Max Scherzer, included significant deferrals, lowering the present-day values of the deals.

Soto reportedly rejected what would have been a record deal in MLB, prompting the team to more seriously consider trading him ahead of the Aug. 2 deadline.

He signed a 1-year, $17.1 million contract for the 2022 season and is eligible for arbitration in 2023. According to a report from The Athletic, Soto turned down a 15-year, $440 million contract that essentially would have made him a National for the remainder of his professional career. Washington has the worst record in the majors, at 32-60. … We have every intention of building this team around Juan Soto.” Soto is in line to become a free agent entering the 2025 season, though his refusal of the Nationals' latest offer — which surpassed the 12-year, $426.5 million contract the Angels offered Mike Trout in 2019 — suggests he will soon find his home with a new team, potentially setting him up for an even larger payday. The Nationals are reportedly open to entertaining trade offers for Juan Soto after the outfielder rejected a third offer from the team — the latest of which would have given him the richest contract in MLB history.

The 2022 MLB trade deadline just got a whole lot more interesting with the latest Juan Soto report.

That said, acquiring Soto isn't just going to cost a massive package of prospects and other pieces. The superstar outfielder has two more years of arbitration and cannot become an unrestricted free agent until after the 2024 season. Rosenthal also reports that the Nationals will now "entertain" trading Soto.

Washington offered Soto $440 million over 15 years. The offer exceeded Mike Trout's 12-year, $426.5 million contract for the most guaranteed money in the ...

The Nationals are only 30-62 this year. Soto is only hitting .247 this year, but has nearly a .900 OPS heading into the All-Star break. Beating Trout’s $37 million per year should be the expectation in any extension talks with Soto. With this report coming out, the Nationals now have the cover they need to trade him despite not offering him the money he’s worth. The next year, Soto helped the Nationals win the World Series, this time hitting 34 homers and again finishing with an on-base percentage north of .400. Soto finished with an absurd 1.185 OPS in the Covid-shortened season of 2020, and then had a .999 OPS last year in 151 games. Now Washington is placing him on the trade block after making what appears to be its best and final offer, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Soto is arguably the most decorated young slugger of his generation.

So where do Juan Soto and the Nationals go now? Higher than a 15-year/$440M offer, or time to talk trades?

The biggest reason for rejecting the offer was that the $29.3M annual average value ranks only 20th now, and pales in comparison to Max Scherzer's $43.3M AAV— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) July 16, 2022 Juan Soto just spoke with a few of us for a couple minutes in the clubhouse. Can confirm— Jesse Dougherty (@dougherty_jesse) @Ken_Rosenthal’s report that the Nationals offered Juan Soto a 15-year, $440 million deal that he turned down. Rosenthal is not the only one hearing the latest chatter, and as MASN’s Mark Zuckerman notes below, Soto’s not thrilled the details of their talks are out there... “We made it clear to his agent and to the player. “We are not trading Juan Soto,” Rizzo told 106.7 the FAN in D.C.’s Sports Junkies during his weekly visit to the show.

The Nationals are willing to listen to trade offers for Juan Soto after the star outfielder rejected a 15-year, $440 million contract offer, league sources ...

The expected return in a Soto trade would jump-start a Nationals rebuild. He is eligible to become a free agent after the 2024 season. "We are not trading Juan Soto," Rizzo told 106.7 The Fan on June 1.

The Nationals are going to make Juan Soto available in trade, and so many teams could jump. Including the Cubs.

So now the big question: will the Nationals find the right offer before the Trade Deadline, or will this be a situation that carries into the offseason? The price tag in trade will be comical, even after he rejected a massive extension. Even if you’re “overpaying” since you get no 2022 value, this might be the only chance to get a player like Soto. Maybe his new team does figure out a way to extend him, and that’s that. The Cubs do have “enough” to merit a Soto return, but there are other orgs that could, if they were willing, put together better on-paper offers. That also means, even if you’re willing to risk it all and send an over-the-top package, the Nationals may simply prefer the return from some other team. Per Rosenthal, the Nationals have made three different extension offers to Soto in recent months, none of which have been accepted.

The Washington Nationals will now reportedly entertain a trade for outfielder Juan Soto at 2022 MLB trade deadline.

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Washington Nationals star outfielder Juan Soto expressed irritation Saturday hours after a report he turned down a record contract with the rebuilding club.

I mean, at the end of the day, you’re going to get what you deserve, we all know that. “He tells me all the time that he loves the game of baseball and that’s what he plays for,” Martinez said. At the end of the day, we just have to go through it, because as they told me, we all have to go through those moments to win a championship. “I get the taste of winning, so I want to win every year,” Soto said. Soto is the most high-profile player left on a team that embarked on a rebuild last year. “I don’t want to keep losing.

El jardinero estrella de los Nacionales de Washington, Juan Soto, rechazó una ...

Los dos mayores contratos en la historia del club, $245 millones para el derecho Stephen Strasburg y $210 millones para el lanzador Max Scherzer, incluyeron aplazamientos significativos, lo que redujo los valores actuales de esos pactos. La oferta de los Nacionales de Washington lo habría convertido en el jugador mejor pagado en la historia del béisbol y en vista de esa negativa del dominicano ahora escucharán ofertas por él de cara a la fecha límite de traspasos del 2 de agosto. El jardinero estrella de los Nacionales de Washington, Juan Soto, rechazó una oferta de extensión de contrato de $440 millones y ahora la organización buscará cambiarlo, informó Ken Rosenthal de The Athletic.

El patrullero dominicano Juan Soto, rechazó por tercera vez una oferta de extensión de contrato a su actual club, Nacionales de Washington.

A finales del mes de junio, diversos medios de comunicación informaron que el jardinero dominicano Juan Soto, había rechazado a los Nacionales una segunda oferta de extensión de contrato, la cual superaba ampliamente a la primera, que fue de US$350 millones. Tras la negativa de Soto, se dice que la directiva del conjunto de la capital estadounidense intentará negociar a “La Fiera” a través de un cambio, el cual tendría que incluir a un puñado de prospectos de primer nivel, para cualquier organización que quiera añadir al oriundo de Santo Domingo a su plantilla. El patrullero dominicano Juan Soto, rechazó por tercera vez una oferta de extensión de contrato a su actual club, Nacionales de Washington

Según el portal web The Athletic, los Nationals estarían dispuestos a escuchar ofertas por la superestrella dominicana.

También está listo para competir en el Home Run Derby del lunes. "Se lo dejamos claro a su agente y al jugador". Actualmente es elegible para convertirse en agente libre después de la temporada 2024.

Juan Soto ha rechazado una oferta histórica para la MLB, según información de The Athletic, y Nacionales ya piensan cambiarlo este verano.

Sin embargo, el agente del dominicano, Scott Boras, ha dicho en reiteradas oportunidades que prefiere que sus clientes vayan a la agencia libre a establecer su valor en el mercado. Este contrato garantizaría a los Nacionales de Washington tener a Juan Soto hasta sus 38 años de edad, es decir, hasta la temporada 2038. La oferta no habría incluido ningún tipo de dinero diferido, una práctica habitual en el equipo.

WASHINGTON -- The Nationals were major sellers at last year's Trade Deadline, overhauling their veteran roster to acquire young prospects and build around ...

So for me, I think I’m going through mine and I’m just going to keep positive and keep seeing things forward.” But for me, letting him understand that we're here for you, I'll always be there for him and we'll help him go out there and just let him play the game." I mean, at the end of the day, we’ve just got to go through it, because as they [teammates] told me, we’ve all got to go through those moments to win a championship. It feels a little uncomfortable at the beginning, but I will be fine.” On the year, he’s batting .247 with 19 home runs and 42 RBIs to go along with an MLB-leading 79 walks. “I’m going to try to enjoy as much as I can. He already has two Silver Sluggers to his name along with the 2020 batting title and a ‘19 World Series championship. While it is not uncommon for star players to be linked in this level of buzz, Soto is experiencing it at 23 years old. Saturday’s news could be landscape-changing in regard to next month’s Trade Deadline. Soto was the runner-up in last season’s NL MVP race. And for me, I hope it's here because I love the kid. When I get to know the city more, it feels great. WASHINGTON -- The Nationals were major sellers at last year’s Trade Deadline, overhauling their veteran roster to acquire young prospects and build around Juan Soto for the future.

The 23-year-old All-Star outfielder reportedly rejected a 15-year, $440 million offer from the Nationals, which would have made him the highest-paid player in ...

Through 89 games, he’s hitting .247/.405/.490 with 19 homers and an .895 OPS, proving to be one of the few highlights for a Nationals team that is 30–62 heading into the All-Star break. According to Rosenthal, the offer did not include any deferred money and would’ve likely kept the young superstar in the nation’s capital for the rest of his career. The 23-year-old All-Star outfielder reportedly rejected a 15-year, $440 million offer from the Nationals, which would have made him the highest-paid player in MLB history.

Washington just reportedly offered Juan Soto $440 million. Here's how the Nats could use some of that money to improve the team while they have him.

But there is a way for them to get as much value as possible from him while he’s still on the team. The bottom line is the Nationals have the modern day Ted Williams on their roster for two more seasons after this one. So, after signing a top-tier shortstop, either Swanson for $24 million per year (a little above market value, just for this exercise) or Turner for between $30–$32 million per year, the Nationals have $15–$23 million left before that first threshold. It feels unlikely that the Nationals would decide to give him close to $200 million after trading him last year because they thought they couldn’t afford to re-sign him. Also, with some more roster maneuvering, they could add another major-league bat or two to this lineup and stay under the first tax threshold. It would be reasonable for a team to sign him for $25 million per year—which is what Marcus Semien is earning to play second base with the Rangers—because he has a better track record than Swanson. For the sake of this exercise, let’s say he gets $19 million next year—which is what Aaron Judge is making this season in the final year of his arbitration eligibility—and $23 million in ’24. This year, they are paying roughly $17 million to the rest of their arbitration eligible players; let’s assume that figure next year is $20 million. He’ll only opt out of his deal if he thinks he can make more than the $35.1 million per year he’s getting with Minnesota. It feels like Swanson, who is 28 right now, will re-sign with Atlanta, but then again, that’s what we thought about Freddie Freeman. According to Spotrac, Swanson’s market value is six years at an average annual value of $22.1 million. Let’s say they have to pay all of their pre-arb guys a total of $13 million, up about $2 million from this season. Their tools are limited, but they do have one solid resource they can use to improve their roster for 2023 and ’24: money. Add in that $19 million for Soto and we’re at $98 million.

Washington le habría ofrecido el contrato más grande de la historia, a 15 años, pero el dominicano lo rechazó.

A pesar de que Mike Rizzo, presidente de operaciones y gerente general de la franquicia, aseguró hace un mes que no tenían la intención de mover a Juan en algún cambio, hoy esa situación podría sufrir una modificación, pues se ve complicado que lo convenzan de firmar el alargue. Además, ésta no es la primera vez que deja pasar un gran contrato, pues a principios de 2022 pudo ignorar una propuesta de 350 millones por 13 años, precisamente previo al paro de la temporada baja, según reveló el propio Soto a ESPN. El jardinero de los Washington Nationals, según reporta The Athletic, desdeñó recientemente el contrato más grande la historia, pues no quiso recibir 440 millones de dólares para firmar por 15 años con el equipo de la capital estadounidense.

Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto expressed irritation hours after a report that he had turned down a record contract.

I mean, at the end of the day, you’re going to get what you deserve, we all know that. At the end of the day, we just have to go through it, because as they told me, we all have to go through those moments to win a championship. “He tells me all the time that he loves the game of baseball and that’s what he plays for,” Martinez said. “I get the taste of winning, so I want to win every year,” Soto said. Soto is the most high-profile player left on a team that embarked on a rebuild last year. “I don’t want to keep losing.

The total value of the contract the Nationals offered their superstar outfielder would be the largest in MLB history, but the salary would rank 20th.

Otherwise, negotiations with Soto have occurred with the Lerner family exploring a sale of the club — and through an abysmal first half on the field, which is expected to yield another sell-off at the deadline. By many measures, he’s one of baseball’s most exciting players, one of its best hitters, and one of the very top candidates to build a franchise around. “I mean, at the end of the day, you’re going to get what you deserve. The Nationals are not expected to increase their offer in the near future, according to two people with knowledge of the negotiations. The Nationals’ most recent offer came near the start of July, according to two people familiar with the timing. The Washington Nationals will consider trading Juan Soto this month after he turned down a 15-year, $440 million offer made recently, according to four people with knowledge of the matter.

As tough as it will be to watch Soto leave, the only worse scenario for D.C. is getting absolutely nothing out of it.

As tough as it will be to watch Juan Soto leave, the only worse scenario for D.C. is getting absolutely nothing out of it. Keeping Soto — so long as he stays healthy — is going to get harder, not easier, no matter what the Nationals do on the field. Spend around him this winter, when a new owner may or may not be in place, and hope that a taste of fleeting success — any success — will magically make him change his tune and forgo free agency? And you can make a case that as difficult as it may be for a segment of the Nats fan base to lose another superstar, perhaps there should be a line somewhere. But the closer you inch to freedom, the stronger the light gets and the easier it becomes to gamble on your own health and career and test the free market. That saddling any new ownership with a deal that could require a half-billion-dollar commitment may not be the best long-term strategy to get back to winning. And while trading Josh Bell midseason is a no-brainer and perhaps Nelson Cruz and a reliever or two, the return isn’t going to significantly speed up the organization’s rebuild. The return for Soto, whether it’s this summer or this winter, would be organization-changing. Washington is 30-63, with the fewest wins and a minus-153 run differential entering Sunday that’s the worst in baseball. And that Bryce Harper, who has the same agent as Soto in Scott Boras, signed a deal for more than $100 million less for 13 free-agent years in Philadelphia heading into the 2019 season. Barring an ownership change in D.C. that brings a new regime as willing as the Mets’ Steve Cohen to cackle at each and every new level of luxury tax imposed, the Nationals aren’t paying that kind of money to Soto. Few franchises can without being crippled elsewhere. This isn’t a case of the sides being close.

Per The Athletic, Soto has rejected would have been the biggest contract in MLB history and is now likely to be traded.

If they do, a contender could land a game-changing player just in time for a playoff push. He’s played a bit below his usual level in 2022 as he’s currently batting .247, but he still has 19 home runs and 42 RBI on the season. On June 1, general manager Mike Rizzo stated that the team had no intentions of trading the 23-year-old and wanted to build the franchise around him.

Juan Soto rejected a deal that would have made him the highest-paid player in MLB history.

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Now, it must first be pointed out that this doesn't mean the Nationals will in fact trade Soto by the deadline. However, it is the first report that the ...

It will not be easy by any means to earn the winning bid to pry Soto away from the Nationals, but if Washington is even remotely interested in the possibilities of the Yankees’ farm system, then Brian Cashman should be working the phone nonstop for Soto, essentially offering up anything and everything. It takes a very specific set of requirements to truly go after Juan Soto, and the Yankees fit those better than any other team in the American League. What this pursuit would mean for Aaron Judge’s impending free agency is unknown; nevertheless, it brings up two different points. Although it’s possible, it’s unrealistic to expect that they’d move in on Soto with an eye on an extension. However, even looking beyond the impending free agency of Xander Bogaert and the need to re-sign Rafael Devers, the Red Sox have a number of tricky decisions to make. All reports indicate that the Nationals would probably need to be overwhelmed to consider accepting an offer right now (the offseason seems more likely). But working under the assumption that they actually trade him, the Yankees have one of the better shots at acquiring him. From an idealistic standpoint, virtually any organization should be on the phone checking in on one of the top five hitting talents in the game — a man who has accrued 21 career WAR at just 23 years of age and will only hit free agency in the 2024-25 offseason.

Soto will reportedly be placed on the trade block after declining the Nationals' most recent extension offer.

This is almost certain to age poorly, but yes, we think the Cardinals have the clearest path of any team to acquiring Soto. They've won out on Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado in recent seasons, and have taken swings on Francisco Lindor, among others, demonstrating that they have the appetite and willingness to make a blockbuster addition. The Giants have little in the way of meaningful long-term commitments, and Soto would serve as a spiritual successor to Buster Posey as the face of the franchise. Andrew Friedman has shown in the past he's willing to pony up for elite players, and Soto fits in that respect. The interesting wrinkle with the Yankees is that they have yet to resolve the Aaron Judge situation. Depending on how the Nationals evaluate some of the Dodgers' top youngsters -- Bobby Miller, Diego Cartaya, Andy Pages, and so on -- Los Angeles would probably have to follow the blueprint we laid out in the Giants section by taking on a bad contract in addition to Soto. They did something similar when they obtained Mookie Betts from Boston, so that might not be a big deal to Friedman and company. A question that will be asked of the Nationals is whether or not they're willing to trade Soto within the division. (You can argue that Soto is on another level, but those players aren't exactly chopped liver.) The Blue Jays, meanwhile, are led by former Guardians executives who have shown a willingness recently to hand out big contracts, but who presumably have eyes on extending their own collection of young stars, including Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette. Would they have enough money to do both, or the detachment to opt for Soto over them? We are legally obligated to include the Yankees near the top of these lists because of their financial might and their history of taking advantage of these kinds of situations. We like the idea, but that kind of maneuvering almost never happens anymore, and we're skeptical that it'll start again with a deal of this expected magnitude. Of all the tiers so far, this is the first where we feel like a team from here could make an actual play -- we're getting warmer, in other words. The Astros and Red Sox are both generally managed by former Rays execs who have either traded or waved farewell to the likes of Mookie Betts, George Springer, and Carlos Correa in recent seasons in lieu of handing out massive extensions. It would seem unlikely that such a blockbuster could come together so quickly, but then, this is baseball and stranger things have happened.

Those terms were leaked by Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic through his sources. The offer was the largest ever made in baseball history and exceeded Mike Trout's ...

It was great to see Rizzo call a Soto extension the №1 priority, and through sources we spoke to we were hopeful this would get done. SOURCE: The Nationals plan to make a better offer toJuan Soto, which will be their last. As of now, it is nearly 2 am in the eastern time zone as I am writing this piece, and too early/late to contact any sources — but I will double down again on Hector Gomez’s reporting that I trust what he says, and I’m sure he’s accurate here on another offer. On October 11 of last year, I wrote the first piece of the Nats’ off-season in which I laid out Priority №1 for the team was to get Soto signed to a long-term deal, and I justified how to get him to $430 million for 15 years with basically $36 million a year during the prime years, and two mutual or vesting options at $35 million each to get the contract to $500 million. When news broke yesterday of a confidential offer that Juan Soto turned down at $440 million for 15 years, Soto made it clear he was not happy that the news was made public. We were told by a source that it was leaked by someone in the front office.

Just Ask Scott: Juan Soto was less than thrilled with the latest stories about how he reportedly turned down a 15-year/$440M extension offer from the Washington ...

“I want to make sure that he’s healthy and comes out of this without any other issues,” the fifth-year manager said. “But I thought yesterday he swung the bat really well right-handed. At the end of the day we’ve just got to go through it, because as they told me, we all have to go through those moments to win a championship.” And then I think once he knows that, then he’ll be ready to sit down and talk whenever they choose to talk.” “He’s still a little sore, so he’s going to be day-to-day. Hopefully he’s available to pinch hit later in the game,” Martinez said. They’ll handle that kind of business, but I’ll tell him just continue to go out there and be you, and understand — what he tells me all the time is that he loves the game of baseball, and that’s what he plays for, so, ‘Go out there and just play and have fun, and don’t worry about what’s going to happen. Keibert Ruiz got his first start as a designated hitter on Saturday, with Tres Barrera behind the plate and Nelson Cruz unavailable. ‘Cause I love the kid.’ I don’t ever think that he’s anything else but a Washington National, and that’s the way I’m going to view it right now, he is a Washington National.” But like I said, he’s got to understand that it’s part of the game. We’ve all been through it at some point in time, but he’s got to go out there and remember why he’s here, and that’s to help us win games, and I know he’ll do that.” “I’ll definitely talk to him and just tell him that sometimes you just got to let things play out,” Martinez said.

Diego Cartaya, 20, is a potential cornerstone, but the Dodgers should trade him if it helps them acquire Juan Soto, 23, from the Washington Nationals.

In that case, the Dodgers will have to do something they don’t want to do. He’s found a way to get better without the game reps that are normally required for that type of advancement.” When he steps in the clubhouse, there’s a presence in the clubhouse.” Barbary was the organization’s former catching coordinator and has a son who played with Cartaya. They will have to trade Diego Cartaya. Making Soto a long-term cornerstone would presumably cost the Dodgers, or any other team, more than $500 million. They will still have Soto for three pennant races. Cartaya could be a franchise player. He broke into the major leagues at 19 and produced immediately. Maybe the Nationals think they have found a long-term solution in Keibert Ruiz, the last catching prospect the Dodgers sent them, and won’t ask for Cartaya to be part of any Soto deal. He was a World Series champion in his second year and a batting champion in his third. “When he steps in the batter’s box, there’s a presence in the box,” said John Shoemaker, who managed Cartaya earlier this season in class-A Rancho Cucamonga. “When he goes behind the plate as a catcher, there’s a presence behind the plate.

Juan Soto could be available in trades as soon as this summer. With New York Mets ...

Why hold onto Strasburg and the $35 million owed to him over the next few seasons and all of the deferred cash? The deal would never become Juan Soto and a couple of bad contracts for Khalil Lee and a low-level prospect. Dreams of the Steve Cohen-led Mets eventually signing Soto in free agency remain but with a trade also comes the risk of an extension.

Juan Soto is upset that contract negotiations have been leaked to the media. The Washington Nationals may have blown their chance to keep their star.

Juan Soto is upset that contract negotiations have been leaked to the media. He wants evidence that the Nationals are looking to win, and win soon, before he commits to staying in town. They are in the midst of a rebuilding process and already have a large amount of money tied up in the memory of Stephen Strasburg and Patrick Corbin’s bloated corpse.

The chances of the Blue Jays landing superstar Juan Soto in a trade are probably slim, but it would be foolish to not at least make an offer.

As for mortgaging the future with guys like Moreno, Martinez, Tiedeman, and more, Soto might be the extremely rare player that you’d do something like that for. I realize this isn’t the NBA, but the common theme is that it requires a boatload of assets to acquire stars. To give you a comparison, Alek Manoah is the highest rated Blue Jay with a 112.1 value, and the right-hander is one of the top young pitchers in the game. Could the Blue Jays be serious contenders for a player of this calibre? He’ll be due another massive raise for 2023, and the same the following year, but I’m sure any team acquiring him will be hoping to lock him up for the long-term. A year ago it was borderline laughable to think that the Nationals would ever trade the 23 year old, but with their latest failed attempt to sign him an extension (which was a reported 15-year, 440 million dollar offer), Washington’s front office might be getting more serious about moving on.

The Chicago White Sox might be able to use someone like Juan Soto. Could they consider him in a trade with the Washington Nationals?

They just can’t give away the farm trying to get one guy and it’s highly doubtful that they will do that if they even try for Soto at all. Would the Sox be willing to give up a lot to get him? It would behoove Chicago to at least consider a trade for Soto weighing all their options appropriately.

Superstar Juan Soto rejected the Washington Nationals' recent 15-year, $440 million extension offer. Now, general manager Mike Rizzo is listening to trade ...

Since making his debut in 2018, Soto, the game's best young star at 23 years old, has made the All-Star team twice, won two Silver Slugger Awards and finished in the top 10 for NL MVP three times. A trade for Soto, specifically ahead of the deadline, would make the Mets the favorites to win a title in 2022, but would hurt their chances of building a sustainable winner, given the amount of young talent they'd have to surrender. Whichever team trades for him will try to lock him up long-term. Teams like the Yankees, Red Sox, Dodgers, Padres and Mariners have enough prospect capital to potentially acquire Soto in what would be a historic trade. - Outfielder Alex Ramirez (No. 87 prospect on Top 100) - Shortstop Ronny Mauricio (No. 52 prospect on Top 100)

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- Juan Soto has reportedly rejected an extension offer from the Nationals for $440M/15 yearsand now the team might look to trade him. - Latest All-Star roster adjustments: José Altuve was named a starter but will sit out the ASG, so Cleveland’s Andrés Giménez gets the start at second instead. - TheRed Soxare placing Trevor Story on the IL with a hand contusion. - I want to call attention to this play one more time because I’m not sure this got the attention it deserved at the time. It was universally agreed upon by the game’s commenters (including former Mariner Yonder Alonso, hi Yonder) that Hancock’s inning was the dominant pitching performance of the day, which is pretty lofty praise considering the number of Top-100 prospects in the game. - In case you missed the Futures Game yesterday,which you probably did because it aired exclusively on Peacockbecause MLB truly cannot be arsed to care for the literal future of the game when dollar dollar bills are on the table, Emerson Hancock absolutely shoved in his inning.

Soto will reportedly be placed on the trade block after declining the Nationals' most recent extension offer.

This is almost certain to age poorly, but yes, we think the Cardinals have the clearest path of any team to acquiring Soto. They've won out on Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado in recent seasons, and have taken swings on Francisco Lindor, among others, demonstrating that they have the appetite and willingness to make a blockbuster addition. The Giants have little in the way of meaningful long-term commitments, and Soto would serve as a spiritual successor to Buster Posey as the face of the franchise. Andrew Friedman has shown in the past he's willing to pony up for elite players, and Soto fits in that respect. The interesting wrinkle with the Yankees is that they have yet to resolve the Aaron Judge situation. Depending on how the Nationals evaluate some of the Dodgers' top youngsters -- Bobby Miller, Diego Cartaya, Andy Pages, and so on -- Los Angeles would probably have to follow the blueprint we laid out in the Giants section by taking on a bad contract in addition to Soto. They did something similar when they obtained Mookie Betts from Boston, so that might not be a big deal to Friedman and company. A question that will be asked of the Nationals is whether or not they're willing to trade Soto within the division. (You can argue that Soto is on another level, but those players aren't exactly chopped liver.) The Blue Jays, meanwhile, are led by former Guardians executives who have shown a willingness recently to hand out big contracts, but who presumably have eyes on extending their own collection of young stars, including Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette. Would they have enough money to do both, or the detachment to opt for Soto over them? The Nationals are expected to ask for a ton in return for Soto, and rightly so; he is, after all, a 23-year-old who is already on a Hall of Fame track. We are legally obligated to include the Yankees near the top of these lists because of their financial might and their history of taking advantage of these kinds of situations. We like the idea, but that kind of maneuvering almost never happens anymore, and we're skeptical that it'll start again with a deal of this expected magnitude. Of all the tiers so far, this is the first where we feel like a team from here could make an actual play -- we're getting warmer, in other words. It would seem unlikely that such a blockbuster could come together so quickly, but then, this is baseball and stranger things have happened.

Baseball Trade Values is a popular website among hardcore MLB fans, and for good reason. It attempts to assign numerical values to players — which it calls ...

For example, Angels star Mike Trout was assigned a field value of 115.7. Joey Gallo, one of the game’s least productive regular, rates out at 3.6. Aaron Judge got a 42.9. It attempts to assign numerical values to players — which it calls “field values” — and then allows users to construct their own trades to see what could be realistic Baseball Trade Values is a popular website among hardcore MLB fans, and for good reason.