SAN DIEGO — The Padres must begin with Juan Soto, despite the Mt. Everest-high odds.
If you're chasing a World Series trophy, no other hitter in baseball tops Soto.
He can clobber the better pitchers or tax them with walks, and the team that trades for the Washington Nationals corner outfielder and No. 2 hitter — if anyone does, by Aug. 2 — will take him into the next three pennant races.
