Juan Soto rumors: 5 monstrous trade packages to land Nationals star
By Tim Boyle
Juan Soto rumors: The Yankees trade package to land him
The mighty New York Yankees are always a destination in trades or free agency for just about any player. Juan Soto rumors are sure to appear suggesting he ends up in the Bronx. And as powerful as they might be, there won’t be any discount.
A possible trade between the Nationals and Yankees with Soto going to the Bronx might look like this:
The six other players would be J.P. Sears, Ken Waldichuk, Hayden Wesneski, Luis Gil, and Estevan Florial.
It’s a huge haul as should be expected to pick up one of the generation’s best players. The Yankees would be giving up their best prospect, shortstop Anthony Volpe. Even though the Nationals could easily pivot to Oswald Peraza, the team’s second best, it’s important the Nationals do push New York hard in the move.
They do have a fan base to worry about losing. And the difference between Volpe and Peraza is much bigger to Washington than it is for New York. They can always correct the mistake in free agency in the future. The Nationals only have one chance to get the Juan Soto trade right.
In this move, the Yankees would also take on Patrick Corbin and his salary. They could pay him to go away or stash him in the bullpen for mop-up duties. The former is probably more practical; unless they do believe a change from a starter to reliever could give the veteran some new life in the major leagues.