For the past few days, many around the Nationals organization have been unpacking the deal that sent Juan Soto to the San Diego Padres. Here's how that deal became a reality.
, a small group of front office members started to look at teams that could even put together a haul for Soto, let alone part with one. That list included the Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays, according to multiple people familiar with the process. ESPN reported that the Texas Rangers were in initial discussions, too.
But it took the Padres and General Manager A.J. Preller to meet the Nationals’ immovable asks. Some teams, such as the Yankees, didn’t have prospects Washington coveted, according to two people with knowledge of the club’s thinking. Other teams, such as the Cardinals, were not as aggressive as publicly characterized, according to three people.On Aug. 1, Preller acquired all-star reliever Josh Hader from the Milwaukee Brewers and didn’t move any prospects the Nationals wanted.
; and James Badas, assistant director of baseball operations. Max Ehrman, a high-ranking member of the analytics department, also joined them at points.Throughout the weeks-long process, Rizzo kept saying he would hold on to Soto if the deal wasn’t right, according to multiple people familiar with the situation. Trading him over the winter was another avenue. So was seeing if potential new owners might be able to keep Soto in D.C.
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