{"id":438839,"date":"2023-10-26T06:31:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T06:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=438839"},"modified":"2023-10-26T06:31:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T06:31:58","slug":"juan-soto-trade-rumors-padres-yankees-had-a-preliminary-discussion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/juan-soto-trade-rumors-padres-yankees-had-a-preliminary-discussion\/","title":{"rendered":"Juan Soto Trade Rumors: Padres &#038; Yankees Had A Preliminary Discussion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>All-Star outfielder Juan Soto&#8217;s trade with the San Diego Padres has been discussed briefly, according to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sny.tv\/articles\/sources-yankees-padres-preliminary-juan-soto-conversation\"> SNY<\/a>, between the New York Yankees and the Padres.<\/p>\n<h2>Juan Soto Trade Rumors: Padres &amp; Yankees Had A Preliminary Discussion<\/h2>\n<p>Andy Martino writes on the crucial question of San Diego&#8217;s readiness to move the young slugger:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Entering his final season prior to free agency, Soto, 25, is expected by rival executives to be available in &#8216;the proper deal,&#8217; as one non-Padres and non-Yankees executive phrased it. That means that San Diego is not actively shopping Soto, but is not ruling out a move, either.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I like Juan Soto<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kWqFpkAvxn\">pic.twitter.com\/kWqFpkAvxn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; bircheezy (@bircheezy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bircheezy\/status\/1714386920061514014?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Juan Soto burner has been simmering for a while now, even before the World Series started. The Yankees and Padres have reportedly held preliminary discussions about moving the talented outfielder to New York, according to MLB Insider Andy Martino.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;According to league sources, the Yankees and the San Diego Padres have already had one preliminary discussion on superstar outfielder Juan Soto this winter. There hasn&#8217;t been any more discussion after that first check-in.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Andy Martino, SNY<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Yankees first move this off-season shouldn\u2019t be acquiring Juan Soto, a mega offer to Ohtani, or even an arm overseas.<\/p>\n<p>It should be unloading Giancarlo Stanton packaged with whichever prospects\/money necessary to make that happen. <\/p>\n<p>I enjoyed his peak years but it\u2019s a wrap<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gary Sheffield Jr. (@GarysheffieldJr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GarysheffieldJr\/status\/1714689040379969677?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Soto&#8217;s last arbitration season before being eligible for free agency is 2024. The Padres want to reduce their salary by as much as 20% for the 2017 season, according to earlier sources.<\/p>\n<p>In an effort to save money, Soto, who earned $23 million in 2023\u2014a value that is expected to climb considerably in the next season\u2014may be pushed out of his last arbitration year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Yankees have to get Juan Soto. It&#39;s the right move! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0xKqU7mjVC\">pic.twitter.com\/0xKqU7mjVC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Leo D. Glover\ud83c\udfa5\ud83c\udfac\ud83c\udfad (@LeoDGlover) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeoDGlover\/status\/1715175449330933817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After the Yankees missed the playoffs in 2023, Soto may be a strong fit for New York, who should be looking for a left-handed hitter this offseason. Of course, the discussions seem superficial, as Martino noted.<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees are in desperate need of left-handed power in addition to offensive support for ace Aaron Judge. Both demands would be more than satisfied by Soto.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Yankees have had a preliminary conversation with the Padres about Juan Soto, per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/martinonyc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@martinonyc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/24Kjtl3Quw\">pic.twitter.com\/24Kjtl3Quw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Talkin&#39; Yanks (@TalkinYanks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TalkinYanks\/status\/1717287413641363818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Wednesday was Soto&#8217;s 25th birthday. He participated in all 162 games in 2023, hitting.275\/.410\/.519 with 35 home runs and an MLB-high 132 walks. With portions of six major-league seasons under his belt, Soto has amassed a career OPS+ of 157, which is an extremely exceptional mix of power and plate discipline.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"ESPN Analyst Doc Rivers\u00a0Talks About The Relationship He Shares With 76ers James Harden\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/espn-analyst-doc-rivers-talks-about-the-relationship-he-shares-with-76ers-james-harden\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">ESPN Analyst Doc Rivers\u00a0Talks About The Relationship He Shares With 76ers James Harden<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All-Star outfielder Juan Soto&#8217;s trade with the San Diego Padres has been discussed briefly, according to SNY, between the New York Yankees and the Padres. Juan Soto Trade Rumors: Padres &amp; Yankees Had A Preliminary Discussion Andy Martino writes on the crucial question of San Diego&#8217;s readiness to move the young slugger: &#8220;Entering his final [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":426080,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54,117,142],"tags":[275,8965,17903,17905,17904,11217,3265,2221,17906],"class_list":["post-438839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","category-new-york-yankees","category-san-diego-padres","tag-juan-soto","tag-juan-soto-news","tag-juan-soto-trade","tag-juan-soto-trade-rumors","tag-juan-soto-yankees","tag-juan-soto-yankees-trade","tag-mlb-2023","tag-mlb-news","tag-padres-trade"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=438839"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/438839\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/426080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=438839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=438839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=438839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}