2022 Trade Deadline

They'd be smart to move him for a haul. Signing Soto doesnt really help much in the short or long-term. Getting a massive prospect haul back does. Soto probably wants to hit free agency, so i dont think it matters what they'd offer. Only offer that might make him consider is 10 years/500M, no defferred money.
 
bravesfanforlife88 said:
TBH, I’d go ahead and move him and be done with it. By signing him, you will be mediocre or below for the next 5 seasons. By trading him, you could jumpstart a contention window inside of a few years
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This is exactly correct. Right this moment the Nats are choosing between a 2-3 year rebuild or a 5+ year rebuild. They will be bad for a long time if they extend Soto, and by the time they are good he will be a declining expensive player.

The optimal play may be to trade him, then sign him in a few years as a FA. Then they get the prospects and the long term contract of the star player.
 
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Enscheff said:
This is exactly correct. Right this moment the Nats are choosing between a 2-3 year rebuild or a 5+ year rebuild. They will be bad for a long time if they extend Soto, and by the time they are good he will be a declining expensive player.

The optimal play may be to trade him, then sign him in a few years as a FA. Then they get the prospects and the long term contract of the star player.
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The decision they have after Soto would be their bigger contracts like Stras, Corbin, etc.

Outside the box idea, but they could attach Stras or Corbin to a Bell or Cruz deal to dump the salary. Or they could just move Bell or Cruz to add to the prospect depth and just roll with the Corbin/Stras contracts through the rebuild.
 
I’m not sure why the Nationals want MLB-ready guys in 2022 for Juan Soto. This team won’t be good for a couple of years. Why waste 2-3 years? I’d want prospects that will he ready in 23 or 24.
 
bravesfanforlife88 said:
The decision they have after Soto would be their bigger contracts like Stras, Corbin, etc.

Outside the box idea, but they could attach Stras or Corbin to a Bell or Cruz deal to dump the salary. Or they could just move Bell or Cruz to add to the prospect depth and just roll with the Corbin/Stras contracts through the rebuild.
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The correct answer is to pay down those contracts so other teams will give prospects in exchange.
 
Marte is one of the top 10-15 prospects in the game, plus 3 other fillers.

If anyone is curious, that’s how you maximize pitching value during a rebuild. The Reds did very well here.
 
Want to see an example of a team that cracked open their window of contention, didn’t really win anything, and then made moves that slammed it shut? Look back at the Mariners in 3ish years.
 
Enscheff said:
Marte is one of the top 10-15 prospects in the game, plus 3 other fillers.

If anyone is curious, that’s how you maximize pitching value during a rebuild. The Reds did very well here.
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A lot of people love Arroyo. Baseball America have him as their #2 prospect. Huge upside SS

Just an insane package for a 1.5 year rental.
 
chop2chip said:
A lot of people love Arroyo. Baseball America have him as their #2 prospect. Huge upside SS

Just an insane package for a 1.5 year rental.
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Yeah, the Ms are one of the worst run franchises. Not Rockies or Rangers bad, but probably on the Phillies level.
 
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