team — just ask the Angels, who signed Trout to a record $430 million deal in 2019 and are no closer to the World Series.
• The return value the Nationals receive will depend on whether the other team extends Soto at the time of the trade or just acquires control of him through the 2024 season. Either way, the Nationals and those in the industry expect it will be the biggest haul in MLB history, sources said. • In terms of timing, the Nationals could trade Soto at this trade deadline or during the offseason. They could move him at next year’s trade deadline or the offseason that follows, or even wait until the 2024 trade deadline, just before he becomes a free agent. However, his trade value is at its highest and it will decrease at every juncture. So if the Nationals can’t extend him, trading him now is probably the best decision.
MLB JimBowdenGM But the sources ain't the Nats. So know one knows till it happens
MLB JimBowdenGM Yeah overpaying for Corbin clearly didn’t work.