GM Mike Rizzo wore his 2019 World Series ring to his press conference after trading both Juan Soto and Josh Bell to the San Diego Padres for a big package: five highly-regarded, young prospects, and veteran Luke Voit, and he wore it to make a point, which he shared when he was asked what the message was for fans after the club dealt the 23-year-old Soto with two and a half years of control left, once they decided the outfielder wasn’t going to sign on long-term in D.C.
“The message to the fans, I wore this ring purposely, okay, it shows what we’ve done in the past and what we’re going to do in the future.