If the Washington Nationals make Juan Soto available ahead of Major League Baseball's Aug. 2 trade deadline, where might he go?
To be sure, the word "if" is doing a lot of heavy lifting here. Though ESPN's Buster Olney reported Wednesday that the Nats could be "compelled" or even "motivated" to move Soto, that's coming from "rival executives" and thus may be wishful thinking.
“Forget Soto trade...not happening," the right fielder's agent, Scott Boras, told Jon Heyman of the New York Post. A Nationals source agreed, telling Heyman the idea was "not funny.