GM Mike Rizzo: Nationals talking with 'several teams' about All-Star OF Juan Soto
The MLB trade deadline is less than one week away and the hottest name on the market remains Washington Nationals superstar Juan Soto.
General manager Mike Rizzo discussed the All-Star outfielder and the rampant trade rumors Wednesday morning on 106.7 The Fan, a Washington, D.C.-based radio station.
Rizzo -- who had said at the beginning of June that the Nationals would not be trading Soto -- said that while there have been multiple enormous contract extension offers on the table, the 23-year-old has turned them down. He claims that has nothing but respect for Soto though and has no hard feelings.
The 2022 Home Run Derby champion has recorded 20 home runs, 45 RBI and a league-leading 83 walks this season, along with a .245/.401/.485 slash line over 96 games this season.
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