2022 Trade Deadline

[WaitingFor2017]

Nats still owe Strasburg 140 million over 4 years and Corbin 59 million for 2 years after the 2022 season.

It does seem like they were on the right track last year by getting Ruiz and Gray for Scherzer and Turner. If they're smart, they'll trade Soto for a haul and eat that Corbin contract since they won't be relevant for the last 2 years on his contract. They'd have to hope that Strasburg is then valuable to them for the final 2 years of his contract.

 

[Heyward]

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Not sure there's been a player like Soto available with a 2 years years of control left on the trade market. Dont even know whats realistic in terms of a trade offer that Washington would accept.

 

[Mad Dog Murph]

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Lol.

 

[MadduxFanII]

Not sure there's been a player like Soto available with a 2 years years of control left on the trade market. Dont even know whats realistic in terms of a trade offer that Washington would accept.

I would think it's functionally impossible to make a "fair" trade for Juan Soto at this point in his career in terms of dollar value.

 

[Heyward]

No telling how much deferred money is in there. Washington is pretty much washed up and he knows it. He’ll be in NY or LA.

No deferred money in there, per Ken. Looks like it was 15/440. Boras probably wants something like 10-12/500+.

 

[Enscheff]

Not sure there's been a player like Soto available with a 2 years years of control left on the trade market. Dont even know whats realistic in terms of a trade offer that Washington would accept.

Rough estimate for his surplus value is 15 wins times $8M is $120M, minus his projected arb salaries totally around $50M is around $70M.

A FV 60 prospect like Abrams would be worth close to $60M all by himself, and would cover the bulk of Soto’s value.

No idea what process the thing quoted in that tweet is using, but it seems a bit outlandish. Folks seem to forget Soto is going to make huge salaries in his final arb years (he will likely set records), and that salary reduces his value quite a bit.

 

[Heyward]

I would think it's functionally impossible to make a "fair" trade for Juan Soto at this point in his career in terms of dollar value.

Mets could sign him in free agency but i cant see the Nats trade him there. In terms of farm systems, only teams who could make a somewhat realistic offer and pay him are the Dodgers, Jays, and Padres. Rays technically could but no way they could sign him, obviously.

 

[Heyward]

Passan: Front offices are already having the conversations: What is it going to take to acquire Juan Soto in the wake of him turning down a 15-year, $440 million contract offer from the Nationals? And the answer is: The biggest trade package ever. “A Herschel Walker deal,” one GM said.

 

[Heyward]

I think Nats probably wait until this winter to move him but that should be the latest they do it. However, a trading team would get 3 playoff runs with him if they do it at the deadline.

 

[Hudson2]

Yeah this smells like something the Padres would do.

 

[Heyward]

Article in the Athletic said teams would probably have to take on Corbin's contract if they trade for Soto.

 

[zbhargrove]

Article in the Athletic said teams would probably have to take on Corbin's contract if they trade for Soto.

Good way to make the return a lot more underwhelming

 

[UNCBlue012]

Good way to make the return a lot more underwhelming

given the enormous return the Nats would still get, it could be a good way to bolster their farm and get out from under one of the worst deals in baseball.

 

[Enscheff]

I’m just not seeing the massive surplus value for Soto. A valuable asset, but nothing a team like the Padres or another team with a strong farm couldn’t swing. Very interested to see this play out.

 

[Heyward]

Good way to make the return a lot more underwhelming

I mean yeah but it's not gonna be that much more underwhelming. Still gonna get an insane deal and would get out from Corbin's deal to speed up their rebuild.

 

[Enscheff]

I mean yeah but it's not gonna be that much more underwhelming. Still gonna get an insane deal and would get out from Corbin's deal to speed up their rebuild.

But why free up money in the years they aren’t going to contend anyways? This is precisely how teams blow a rebuild.

 

[Heyward]

I’m just not seeing the massive surplus value for Soto. A valuable asset, but nothing a team like the Padres or another team with a strong farm couldn’t swing. Very interested to see this play out.

I'm not sure about Herchel Walker deal, biggest deal ever stuff. But if they're attaching Corbin with Soto, yeah i dont know. Maybe get like 3 top 5 prospects, and some filler. I dont know if a team is throwing away their whole farm for Soto.

 

[Heyward]

But why free up money in the years they aren’t going to contend anyways? This is precisely how teams blow a rebuild.

Yeah i dont know either. They should keep Corbin and just let him soak up innings so they dont waste valuable years of pitchers coming up through their system eventually. While they're in a rebuild. I am interested what they eventually get for him whether it's at the deadline or this winter.

 

[msstate7]

Isn't the team for sale? Maybe they wanna shed some salary for that reason

 

[TURBO]

I know it won't happen but imaging Soto in LF for us is fun