Padres News: Writer Proposes Huge Juan Soto Trade That Allows SD to Bolster Farm System
Juan Soto was the talk of town the first month of the 2023 season... and definitely not for the best of reasons. After some pretty electric performances in both the WBC with the Dominican Republic and Spring Training in Peoria, Padres fans were hyped to see the 24-year-old quick off a season for the first time with them.
They did part ways with majority of their top pitching prospects last trade deadline when they made the blockbuster move to land him. Even though it meant risking the future of their farm system, they saw how hard Manny Machado was working to keep their playoff hopes alive and got him help in the best way possible. Soto did not immediately look like his Nationals self during his first few months with the squad but that has all changed now.
In the month of June, Soto was able to bat .295 to go with 16 RBI's and maintain his incredibly high walk rate. Even though the Friars have continued to struggle mightily, he has certainly been doing his part and Bleacher Report experts believe SD may look to take advantage of this and get back their pitching depth by dealing him away.
"If the Padres do sell, impending free agents Snell and Josh Hader are the "low-hanging fruit" most likely to be on the move. However, they're going to need to put 1.5 seasons' worth of Soto on the block if they want to get some serious return on investment—to revamp the farm system they depleted to get Soto one year ago.The Yankees could be willing to part with their top two prospects (Domínguez and Wells), a guy who was one of their top prospects to open each of the last two seasons (Peraza) and a second-round pick in last year's draft (Thorpe)—and maybe even a little more than that—to improve their odds of winning it all this season."
(Via Bleacher Report)
Let's see if Soto and others are still wearing brown and gold in a few months.
