Yet Soto is due to make north of $50 million in arbitration over the next two seasons and his agent Scott Boras has a history of shattering records once his clients reach free agency. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and GM Mike Rizzo said in a radio appearance with 106.7 The Fan’s Sports Junkies on June 1 that the team was “not interested in trading him.” However, those plans shifted after Soto declined all three of their contract offers, the last of which would have included the largest total guarantee in MLB history. It’s a historic deal, one that costs Washington its best player with two-and-a-half years of control and a slugging first baseman set to hit free agency this winter but injects the club’s roster and farm system with a big chunk of San Diego's stable of young players.

Abrams and starting pitcher MacKenzie Gore, as well as three minor leaguers in outfielder Robert Hassell III, outfielder James Wood and right-handed pitcher Jarlin Susana. Washington acquired veteran first baseman Luke Voit, two recently graduated prospects in shortstop C.J. Ð // /GkUwTw9H6n- Washington Nationals August 2, 2022 Abrams, LHP MacKenzie Gore, OF Robert Hassell III, OF James Wood and RHP Jarlin Susana as well as Major League 1B/DH Luke Voit from the San Diego Padres in exchange for OF Juan Soto and 1B Josh Bell.

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