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Originally Posted by jd1020
Any team trading for him at this stage is going to do so contingent on having an extension ironed out with Soto and Boras. No team is going to trade what is needed to land 3 playoff runs worth of Soto without having an extension in place and the Nationals wont trade him for what would be equal in money based on the remaining 2.5 years. Without the extension in place, the gap between the offers and the asking price will be so vast that nothing will progress.
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Very probably.
At least at the deadline. If he doesn't get traded until the off-season, I could see the Nats reducing their demands to more reasonable 'two year rental' prices.
But again, I wouldn't put it past the Mets to go ham here. If Boras doesn't want to get an extension worked out, I could STILL see the Mets looking at the 2+ years they have with Scherzer, Lindor in his prime, Marte still productive and say "**** it - Alvarez and Mauricio for Soto and Corbin and we'll worry about the rest later. It's time to win a ring..."
The Mets are just such a wild card in all this.