Juan Soto’s days in the National League East may be waning.
Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported Saturday morning that the two-time All-Star has declined a 15-year/$440 million offer from the Washington Nationals, and the franchise is now willing to listen to trade offers on him.
$440 million would have been the largest total deal in MLB history, passing the $426.5 million that the Los Angeles Angels are paying Mike Trout in his current contract. However, Trout’s deal was signed in March of 2019 and guarantees him $35.5 million per season. More than three years later, Soto would have been signing a longer deal that guaranteed him $29.