Game 93: Soto's D.C. Future in Doubt After Reportedly Turning Down Mega Offer

Nats Chat

Mark Zuckerman & Al Galdi

Sports, Baseball

4.9 • 573 Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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The Nats lost 6-3 to the Braves, but that was not the main news Saturday from South Capitol Street. Mark & Al respond to the pregame news from The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal that Juan Soto turned down a 15 year/ $440 Million contract extension offer and therefore the Nationals would be open to trading Soto. Will Soto still be in Washington after this year's trade deadline? (14:02) A deep dive into the contract particulars and each side's perspective as ownership's future is uncertain. Hear why the average annual value (AAV) is "too low". Was there deferred money involved? (30:10) A quick recap of the 9th consecutive loss for the Nats. Josh Bell did collect three hits on Saturday as his average is now up to .311. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:25.4	Anything that you want to know, just as Scott, he has everything for you guys.
0:31.0	For me, I'm just going to keep playing baseball.
0:34.5	It feels really bad to see stuff going out like that because I I'm like I keep everything in my side, keep everything quiet and try to keep it just then and mean.
0:45.3	But they just take the decision and do whatever they need to do.
0:49.3	Here is the pitch. Swinging a slow ground ball up the first base line. Olson has it to the bag himself
0:55.1	and the game is over and the Braves have done it to the Nationals again. Unfortunately for the
1:00.7	Nationals, their losing streak now stretches to the longest of the year. They have dropped nine
1:06.5	in a row. And welcome to Nat chat for Sunday, July 17 17th, 2020. It is MLB Draft Day. We on Sunday night
1:14.7	have the start of the 2022 MLB draft in which the Nats have the number five overall pick.
1:20.0	You know, this is, or at least should be, an exciting day if you're a Nats fan. But you are
1:25.7	forgiven if you are not excited on this Sunday. How could you
1:29.2	be excited? We on Saturday had really one of the more disheartening days in recent Washington,
1:36.0	D.C. sports history, along with Massensports.com, Nationals insider Mark Zuckerman, who was at
1:41.0	Nationals Park. I'm Al-Galdi, host of the Al-Galdi podcast.
1:45.6	Juan Soto appears as good as gone. And I hate saying that. And maybe it turns out that that's not
1:51.0	the case. But right now, I don't know how you feel any other way. And this is, of course,
1:55.8	a crushing blow in the midst of a crushing season for the Nats. They on Saturday lost again, lost their ninth
2:02.2	consecutive game, lost for the 15th time in 16 games, a 6-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves at
2:08.3	Nationals Park in game three of a four-game series. A game that included an year two-hour
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