Padres favorite to land Juan Soto from Nationals

According to information compiled by MLB.com, San Diego Padres would be taking the lead in Major League Baseball (MLB) to get hold of John Soto of the Washington Nationals.

Journalist John Paul Morosi of the aforementioned chain assured that according to his sources, the Padres would be willing to offer 3 of their best prospects to the Nationals to finalize a transfer that would take Soto to California.

The elements that San Diego could let go to bring the Dominican star of the Nationals, are Robert Hassell IIIshortstop CJ Abrams and promising Cuban southpaw Adrian Morejon.

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According to MLB Pipeline, Hassell III is the 22nd-best prospect in all of Major League Baseball, posting an .847 OPS with 28 extra-base hits and 20 stolen bases at Class-A Fort Wayne so far this season.

Adams made his Major League debut just last April 8, batting .231 over 121 at-bats, while Morejón was one of the top 50 MLB prospects in 2019, but the Cuban lost practically the entire last season after requiring the tommy john surgeryand has only seen action in 7 games this season, with an ERA of 3.00.

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On the other hand, Juan José Soto of the Nationals, is the young star at just 23 years old, who this year has established himself as the champion of the Home Run Derby, also adding his second selection to the All-Star Game, in addition to already having 2 inclusions in the All MLB first team, 2 Silver Sluggers, a World Series title with Washington, and having been the 2020 National League Batting Champion.

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