Late May is about the time that some teams realize they are nowhere close to contending for a championship. The Washington Paulo Orlando Jersey Nationals certainly fall into that bucket at the moment. Prior to first pitch of the final game of their three-game set against the Dodgers on Wednesday, Washington is 14.5 games back in the NL East.Which is why ESPN's Buster Olney weekly column last week started with a big question about one of the biggest names in the sport – .Olney says there's plenty of chatter from other clubs that Blank Jersey Soto might be available this summer.”At 23 years old, Soto is already a superstar, and there aren't any comparable examples of hitters of his stature being dealt at such a young age. But rival execs say the Nationals might well be compelled — and motivated — to move Soto this summer.”One anonymous source put it pretty Brandon Moss Jersey succinctly:Scroll to Continue”If they're not going to sign him to a long-term deal , then they'll need to trade him. The question is: When?”Olney noted how Washington has unsucce sfully attempted to sign Soto to a mammoth extension and pointed to general manager Mike Rizzo's “willingne s to be an aggre sive dealer in the past”. This is after all the GM that shipped out to the Dodgers last year in exchange for a prospect package highlighted by catcher Keibert Ruiz and pitcher Josiah Gray.However, Soto's agent Homer Bailey Jersey , the one and only Scott Boras, told the that a Soto trade this summer is “not happening”.It's important to note that Soto is a free agent following the 2024 season so if somehow the trade that's not happening happens, it's going to cost a team a fortune to acquire him Salvador Perez Jersey and an even bigger fortune to re-sign him.Many baseball insiders believe that Soto could be the first free agent to fetch a $400M contract.
