atlanta braves jersey blue Juan Soto trade rumors: Nationals reportedly entertaining offers after outfielder rejects record $440M contract
July 16, 2022
The Nationals are reportedly open to entertain Matt Chapman Blue Jays Jerseysing trade offer atlanta braves men's jerseys s for Juan Soto after the outfielder rejected a third offer from the team — the latest of which would have given him the richest contract in MLB history.
According to a report from The A atlanta braves championship gear thletic, Soto turned down a 15-year, $440 million contract that essentially would have made him a National for the remainder of his professional career. The Athletic reports the contract offered no deferred money, a break from the team's normal practices.
The deal would have paid Soto an average of $29.33 million per year over the course of the contract, ranking 20th in MLB history. He signed a 1-year, $17.1 million contract for the 2022 season and is eligible for arbitration in 2023.
Previously, Nationals manager Mike Rizzo had said the team would not trade Soto ahead of the Aug. 2 deadline, grey atlanta braves jersey reiterating a desire to build the team around him.
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“We are not trading Juan Soto,” Rizzo told Washington, D.C. radio station 106.7 The Fan. “We made it clear to his agent (Scott Boras) and to the player. … We have every intenti atlanta braves jersey 5t on of building this team around Juan Soto.”
Following Soto's latest contract refusal, theYasiel Puig team is now more open to taking trade offers for the two-time All-Star to help replenish the team's farm league.
Soto is in line to become a free agent entering the 2025 season, though his refusal of the Nationals' latest offer — which surpassed the 12-year, $4Stance26.5 million contract the Angels offered Mike Trout in 2019 — suggests he will soon find his home with a new team, potentially setting him up for an even larger payday.
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Now that Washington is more open to entertaining offers, it m atlanta braves jersey men l akes sense the team would try to move him ahead of the trade deadline, considering a team would be able to use him in this year's pennant race (as opposed to just two following the deadline).
Soto has a slash line of .247/.405/.490 in 2022 as well as a .895 OPS. All career-lows, barring the on-base percentage (Soto had a .401 OBP in 2019). The Nationals still stand to get a high price for the outfielder, however. Washington has the worst record in the majors, at 32-60.