IT. IS. DONE.
The long-awaited trade involving the Washington Nationals’ Juan Soto has reportedly been agreed to, and the San Diego Padres are the winners (and I imagine this franchise will charter a flight for him, amirite?).
The return? As promised, it’s pretty massive for the rebuilding Nats: Tons of top prospects from a franchise that had plenty of them to spare.
It’s a rough day for Nationals fans, of course, who won’t see the 23-year-old become the franchise staple he was heading toward being. And they dealt Josh Bell to San Diego, too!
So who won and lost this one? Was it even? Let’s break down the trade with some grades: