Juan Soto turned down a massive contract offer from Washington Nationals, hinting that it might be available for trade. Cubs will make a lot of sense, but not now.
Any deal for Soto before the deadline would likely include a competitor, and the Cubs are not. It’s understandable why the front office in Chicago would focus more on selling some of the assets they already own, rather than adding a player of Soto’s caliber.
So, does this mean that Jed Hoyer and Co. Are you on Soto?
Not so fast. There is no rush. Nats’ general manager, Mike Rizzo, previously stated that he was not interested in trading Soto on the deadline. Do we really think that one disagreement in one decade would change that?
Soto is only 23 years old, and he signed during his 26-year season. At the very least, waiting until the end of the season has some benefits for Washington, rather than rushing to deal with it by August 2.
Cubs rumors: Juan Soto fits some sense
Chicago’s best bet is to wait until the end of the season, or perhaps longer, to see how Soto’s situation develops. The cubs are by no means ready for competition, and their window will not be open for several more years. If anything, they are much more alike than the natives as some fans realize.
Cubbies Crib’s Jake Misener He does a good job summarizing Soto’s outlook, and a possible move to Chicago in his latest column:
“The Major Market Cubs are on their way to another top 10 pick in next summer’s MLB Draft with payroll being basically the league average. Offense lacks any sort of transformative presence — and Soto would change that immediately. But I have a lot of The hassle of believing that Jed Hoyer and Carter Hawkins have spent the last 20 months stockpiling odds with the goal of swapping a large number of them for a player of Soto’s caliber.”
While any team would be better off with Soto on hand, odds are that the front office in Chicago isn’t adding all of that potential capital just to stick around and trade it with Washington.
Waiting for leave, or a better but free agency in a few years to provide Soto with this standard contract, will make more sense in the end.
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