Olney believes '5 percent' chance Giants make run at Soto

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Olney believes '5 percent' chance Giants brand run at Soto

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It certainly won't be easy for the Giants to merchandise for Juan Soto, who likely will exist one of the well-nigh coveted trade targets in MLB history.

With the Washington Nationals superstar reportedly on the trade cake subsequently turning down the organization's 15-year, $440 million contract offer, the Giants are expected to be among the likely long listing of teams interested in acquiring the generational talent.

However, ESPN's Buster Olney does not believe that San Francisco volition make a run at acquiring Soto. Olney joined 95.7 The Game's "Damon & Ratto" on Fri, where he explained why he doesn't expect the Giants to be in the mix.

"My instinct is that I just don't encounter [president of baseball operations] Farhan [Zaidi] being the guy who is going to pay twice for an elite thespian like Juan Soto," Olney said. "Paying the package of prospects now and and then having the Scott Boras bill of $500 million-plus in his next contract.

"I don't run across Farhan doing that because I don't get a sense from talking to people in the organization that there'due south a high level of desperation, like 'this is our window, we have to win at present,' I do experience that from the Padres."

If not Soto, then who could the Giants target as the middle-of-the-lineup bat for years to come? Olney believes the Giants are amend off going later on New York Yankees slugger Aaron Gauge and Los Angeles Angels two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani when each becomes available in free agency in the following two offseasons.

"I don't recall the Giants are going to take a run at Soto, I would put that number at near v percent based on what I heard nearly them landing him," Olney added. "I practise think information technology makes sense for them to look at what's coming downwards the pike and at least evaluate the price of an Aaron Judge, or later next year, Shohei Ohtani, who likely is going to exist available. Because I practice feel like, if you lot scout them play on a day-in, day-out ground, they demand an ballast. It doesn't feel like you lot take an anchor in your lineup."

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The Giants already are seen as a potential suitor for Judge if he tests free agency this upcoming offseason and previously were in the mix to sign Ohtani earlier he chose the Angels back in 2018.

If San Francisco does accept the plunge into the Soto Sweepstakes, chances are that it volition toll both an arm and a leg.

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Source: https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/giants/juan-soto-trade-5-percent-chance-giants-make-run-buster-olney-believes

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