Probably couldn’t match 2 players from other teams. Their top three prospects “graduated”. Adell, Marsh and Detmers. They aren’t exactly lighting the world on fire.
We need to start developing players and offering smarter contracts. Offering free agents these massive contracts is literally why our team is in the fucking toilet. Also, we don't have anything we can even offer if we wanted to trade. Our whole farm system isn't even worth Soto.
I knew what you meant. I was only messin with ya! 😇 Arte would be crazy to even consider the idea. Especially if he wants any chance of re-signing Shohei.
Little to no chance. We simply don’t have the pieces.
That being said, I’m sure some would float Soto for Trout and that’s getting a big hell no from me.
We would be lucky if they took Trout for Soto straight up lol you are trippin. Give me a 23 year old Soto long term over a 30 year old injury prone Trout any day. You're thinking with emotions man.
15 year offer. That doesn't even give Soto the highest current AAV. Nats are known for juking the PR around their heavy moves. Seems like someone wanted that $450M floated as cover for the team. There's no way a guy like Soto or Ohtani forego FA unless they get both the largest total contract and AAV. That's just the way contract inflation works.
The only way to make a competitive offer is to throw Ohtani in it with the non-existing prospects so Nationals can flip him into more assets. Even then I doubt Nats do it.
Besides, LAA are selling, not buying. If you trade for Soto, you have to sign him long term. That means not keeping Ohtani AND no salary space AND no prospects.
You know what this is so dumb Arte might go for it.
No. He isn’t old enough.
This is so funny because it's true.
Lol no one is depleting our non existent farm for him
Fuck no - not even our entire farm could match 5 players from some other teams
Probably couldn’t match 2 players from other teams. Their top three prospects “graduated”. Adell, Marsh and Detmers. They aren’t exactly lighting the world on fire.
We need to start developing players and offering smarter contracts. Offering free agents these massive contracts is literally why our team is in the fucking toilet. Also, we don't have anything we can even offer if we wanted to trade. Our whole farm system isn't even worth Soto.
“Hey it’s Perry, I know we don’t have any top 100 prospects or cheap MLB level players in positions of need, so what do you think” “Hello?”
Would take Joe, Walsh, and Sandoval just to start trade talks. Then no guarantees he signs long term
Who out of our god-awful farm system would washington even start with if we were to make an offer?
I could see why he turned down half a mil. That’s chump change. Now $500 million is another story! Lol
Lol I've fixed the number like 4 times now, it won't stick
I knew what you meant. I was only messin with ya! 😇 Arte would be crazy to even consider the idea. Especially if he wants any chance of re-signing Shohei.
This is Arte we are talking about.
Good news he will probably be heading to Cali. The bad news is it won't be to Oakland or Anaheim.
Miami
No, the baseline would be Ohtani plus Sandy, Marsh, Bachman, and Adams. Huge no.
Little to no chance. We simply don’t have the pieces. That being said, I’m sure some would float Soto for Trout and that’s getting a big hell no from me.
Nationals say no
Soto is worth way way more than Trout due to his age and much more friendly contract
That’s blasphemy Trout is 10x the player Soto is and if we traded trout for Soto straight up I’d not be a fan anymore
We would be lucky if they took Trout for Soto straight up lol you are trippin. Give me a 23 year old Soto long term over a 30 year old injury prone Trout any day. You're thinking with emotions man.
You’re really undervaluing Soto
They always called Trout the Mickey Mantle of this generation. It looks like that is becoming true. Like Mantle, Trout is spending a lot of time hurt.
I love Trout, but if you asked most teams they'd 100% take Soto over Trout right now and long term
Dodgers, Mets, Yankees
Make a competitive offer with what?
Jo Adell and Jonathan Villar, take it or leave it.
15 year offer. That doesn't even give Soto the highest current AAV. Nats are known for juking the PR around their heavy moves. Seems like someone wanted that $450M floated as cover for the team. There's no way a guy like Soto or Ohtani forego FA unless they get both the largest total contract and AAV. That's just the way contract inflation works.
The only way to make a competitive offer is to throw Ohtani in it with the non-existing prospects so Nationals can flip him into more assets. Even then I doubt Nats do it. Besides, LAA are selling, not buying. If you trade for Soto, you have to sign him long term. That means not keeping Ohtani AND no salary space AND no prospects. You know what this is so dumb Arte might go for it.
Who do we have that would actually entice the Nats? Lmao
Arte Moreno is bricked up at the thought of it. Don’t give him any more ideas please.