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The Los Angeles Dodgers “made a solid effort” to land star outfielder Juan Soto before the Washington Nationals eventually dealt the two-time All-Star to the San Diego Padres prior to Tuesday’s MLB trade deadline, according to Jorge Castillo of the Los Angeles Times.
Jon Morosi of MLB Network and NBC Sports reported earlier Tuesday that the Padres, Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals were the three finalists for Soto, who has posted an .894 OPS with 21 home runs and 46 RBI this year.
Jon Morosi @jonmorosi
In the Juan Soto sweepstakes, sources say 3 finalists remain — the <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Padres?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#Padres</a>, <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/STLCards?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#STLCards</a>, and <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dodgers?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#Dodgers</a>. <br><br>The <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlueJays?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BlueJays</a> inquired in July but are not actively discussing Soto with the <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Nats?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#Nats</a>. <a href=”https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@MLBNetwork</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/Sportsnet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@Sportsnet</a>
San Diego eventually landed Soto and first baseman Josh Bell for a package of six MLB players and prospects:
L.A. may have missed out on Soto, but the 69-33 Dodgers still own MLB’s best record and sit 12 games ahead of San Diego in the NL West.
This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.
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