Juan Soto rumors: 5 monstrous trade packages to land the Padres star
By Tim Boyle
2) Juan Soto rumors: A monster trade package from the Toronto Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays have the reputation of being a little too right-handed. They addressed this in the offseason by bringing in Daulton Varsho, Brandon Belt, and Kevin Kiermaier. They’re much more balanced but they can get even better by making the Juan Soto rumors come true and bring them up to Canada.
What type of competitive monster trade offer could the Blue Jays slide across the table to the Padres for Soto?
Top Blue Jays prospect Ricky Tiedemann has to be included in this trade because of his presence as the club’s only top 100 prospect. The Blue Jays also send their number four and 15 prospects, pitcher Orelvis Martinez and outfielder Dasan Brown. Thinking a little outside of the box for this deal, Alek Manoah is thrown into the deal as well.
The inclusion of Manoah might mean the Blue Jays will need to make a separate trade for a starting pitcher. It might be worth doing regardless considering how his 2023 season has gone. Pulling the ripcord on him is extreme but so is any trade package they’d need to put together to acquire a player like Soto.
This trade is a bit more “heavy” at the top of it in comparison to the one for the Yankees. Which is better for the Padres?