“We have the talent,” said new Padres teammate Fernando Tatis Jr. about the team’s World Series prospects. “We definitely have the talent, and we have the team to do it.”
General manager A.J. Preller was, of course, instrumental in bringing the newest boys of summer to America's Finest City. He joked that we could have had Soto seven years earlier if it wasn't for"some genius" who told scouting director Chris Kemp"'We should go after another Cuban prospect as our number 1' and made Juan the number two guy… so seven years later, cost us some other good players but I say, welcome home Juan.
As for how long the pair will be here, he's not thinking about the contract that could be on the table in a few years. He's not thinking past this season, at all.San Diegans were ecstatic, to say the least. NBC 7's Omari Fleming has the story.The ball club left no doubt about their desired destination when they added superstar Juan Soto to a lineup anchored by All-Star Manny Machado and about to welcome back flashy Fernando.
Soto remains under team control for two more seasons after this one, which made it no sure thing the Nationals would trade him now. The Padres getting him for potentially three playoff runs even absent a new deal made this the peak of Soto’s value. Asked what made Soto special, Machado paused and said, “I don't even know how to answer that question. I mean, he's Juan Soto. He does what he does every single day, every single year and he showed it in the postseason, showed it in All-Star Games, the Home Run Derby. Just the way he posted up every single day.”
Preller said the teams went through so many versions of the deal that"when we got to the finish line at the end, there was some celebrations, some cheers, some high-fives, maybe some disappointment seeing some of the prospects going out the door.” That'll be in San Diego. Soto and Bell will be introduced at an afternoon news conference and are expected to be in the lineup that night against the Colorado Rockies.
The massive deal came a day after Preller swung a blockbuster trade to get All-Star closer Josh Hader from Milwaukee and finalized a $100 million, five-year contract for All-Star right-hander Joe Musgrove.
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