Either him or Soto would have to come with an extension. No way the team dumps the prospect capital it would take for both only have both leave in the offseason.
People don't always understand why they make the decisions they make. If he's on the fence about where to go, a personal annoyance or perceived act of disrespect could absolutely nudge him one way or the other.
I wonder if we'd be after Musgrove. Especially if Manoah is going the other way. 4/80 left on his deal.
He's local to SD though, and probably wouldn't be thrilled with a trade.
Him not coming here would suck. But I wouldn't mind LAD as a destination. Him and Trout toiling away with the Angels into their 30s is just too sad to actually happen
Like I said, there's plenty of time. If they don't want Tiedemann as the 5th starter, and they want White and Francis in AAA, sign whoever of Clevinger/Paxton/Montas/German/Lorenzen/Syndergaard/Wood etc... the nerds think could be serviceable.
He's also expendable in the context of the Jays having Gausman/Berrios/Bassit/Kikuchi locked in, White, Francis, Tiedeman and Macko as depth, and an entire offseason to bolster that group.
Look at that man. This is his final form. The peak alpha nerd energy that is going to casually land Toronto the biggest free agent signing in sports history.
You could make the argument that this would be the biggest free agent signing in North American sports history. Not only is he the greatest player in almost 100 years, but he'd completely transform the baseball landscape in an entire country.