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Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry
If you want to get Soto even cheaper player wise, you take on Stephen Strasburg's contract. That's where the Dodgers could involved easier. They also have a shit ton of contracts coming off the books.
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Strasburg has a full NTC.
And very probably the most toxic contract in league
history.
He's owed about $150 million still over the next 4+ seasons and may simply not be physically sound enough to ever contribute at this point.
I'm not sure you could package Acuna w/ his insanely under market contract w/ Strasburg and get that deal made.
Strasburg is a horror show for any team on a budget. And hell, even the Dodgers do seem to have limits. They lost Scherzer and Seager last off-season and seem concerned they could lose Turner as well.
Very few teams (probably none) can just take on a $35 million/yr liability and shrug it off. Not in the luxury tax era when that $35 million could turn into $60+ million as quick as a hiccup.