What would it realistically take for the San Francisco Giants to trade for Juan Soto? Every team is wondering that right about now, as the Washington Nationals have reportedly made Soto available following a failed attempt to extend him. Soto recently turned down a 15-year, $440 million dollar offer to stay in Washington.

From the SF Giants' perspective, it's hard to see a deal working out unless the Nationals are willing to include bad money to lessen the players-involved cost. If the Nats are only dealing Soto (not including any money from underwater deals to Patrick Corbin/Stephen Strasburg), the Giants do not seem likely to put together the best package. San Francisco could offer the Nats their choice of any six prospects, and it would still seem that the Giants would fall short. Other teams like the Dodgers and Padres could include MLB talent with control like Gavin Lux and Dustin May for LA and MacKenzie Gore and CJ Abrams for San Diego. The Giants don't have players like that outside of Logan Webb, and that doesn't really make sense for SF or the Nationals for a number of reasons discussed on the show. However, the Giants have money to spend and flexibility, so taking on money from Corbin/Strasburg is their best shot. But Washington won't want to part with Soto for salary relief alone, so it would have to be a balance of cash and talent.

Aaron Judge's impending free agency is also discussed. Judge grew up a Giants fan and would seemingly be open to signing with them. The one problem is that Judge will be entering his age-31 season. He turned down a 7-year, $215M offer before the season, and it's hard to see the Giants giving him a significantly larger deal that would lock him up into his late 30s. Relatedly, Carlos Rodón's likely impending free agency is also discussed. Long-term deals for pitchers are risky, and it seems likely that Rodón will not be back next year.

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