Eric Hosmer was initially reported to be part of the package the Washington Nationals were receiving from the San Diego Padres along with five, high-end prospects in the trade for Juan Soto and Josh Bell, but when Hosmer invoked his no-trade clause to block a deal to D.C., it was Luke Voit who ended up in the pre-deadline swap.
“We had three names for that piece of the deal, Hosmer was one of them and Voit was one and there was one other,” GM Mike Rizzo confirmed when the deal was announced, before the deadline passed on Tuesday, adding he thought the six-year veteran, who’s played for St.