Juan Soto reveals the truth behind not expanding the contract with nationals

Before Juan Soto bounced off the San Diego Padres In New York's Yankees and finally landed with the New York Mets in a $ 765 million record agreement this season, he won a world series with the Washington nationals.

In only his second year in the league, Soto helped the Born He wins his first championship in 2019 and remained with the club until the middle of the 2022 season. Before being traded in the Padres in August 2022, Soto rejected an extension of 15-year contract of $ 440 million in the previous season.

There was much speculation as to why he did not accept this contract, which was more lucrative than offers signed by colleagues such as Ronald Acuna Jr. (eight years, $ 100 million) and Fernando Ttais Jr. (14 years, $ 340 million). During an appearance at the Sports Abriendo podcast, Soto revealed the reason.

“The nationals made me three offers: first, a similar offer to the Agreement of Ronald Acuña Jr.; And another offer similar to the contract of Fernando Ttais Jr. and then the range of $ 440 million came,” Soto said (by MLB Insider Hector Gomez).

“If they had signed Turner, Rendon and Harper, he would have accepted an offer even less than $ 440 million.”

As the nationals lost Juan Soto and other basic players

Nationals may have had one of the most fearful alignments of basketball with Trea Turner, Bryce Harper, Anthony Rendon and Juan Soto. However, they dropped it.

As Soto said, he wanted the guarantee of a long -term competitive team, which the nationals could not guarantee.

Harper left just before the winning season of the World Series of the 2019 Nationals, signing a $ 330 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies.

The next key player to leave was Rendon, which after an excellent 2019 season signed a seven -year contract of $ 245 million after the championship race.

Finally, Turner became the final straw when he was marketed in the Los Angeles Dodgers in July 2021 before signing a $ 300 million contract with 11 years with the Phillies in December 2022.

With the three missing basic players, Soto continued the same, leaving the trade in the Padres in August 2022.