Final winter’s Juan Soto commerce was the largest in a protracted whereas — in all probability essentially the most vital for the reason that earlier Soto deal. The Padres had been slashing payroll and did not wish to accommodate a wage north of $30MM for his closing yr of arbitration. Extension talks by no means received off the bottom. The Padres had been about to lose 4 potential beginning pitchers to free company, leaving them with Yu Darvish, Joe Musgrove, and a bunch of questions.
San Diego decided to construct their return for Soto round MLB-ready beginning pitching. They’d not solely shed payroll however straight tackle the largest want on the roster. It is unattainable to commerce Juan Soto and never deal an enormous hit to the lineup, however the Padres might mitigate a few of that loss by bringing again rotation assist. Even the San Diego entrance workplace in all probability did not envision it turning across the workers to this extent.
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