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Juan Soto rumors: 5 teams that should trade for him

By Noah Yingling

ATLANTA, GA - JULY 09: Juan Soto #22 of the Washington Nationals in the dugout against the Atlanta Braves in the first inning at Truist Park on July 9, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Brett Davis/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - JULY 09: Juan Soto #22 of the Washington Nationals in the dugout against the Atlanta Braves in the first inning at Truist Park on July 9, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Brett Davis/Getty Images) /
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WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 13: Juan Soto #22 of the Washington Nationals attempts to get back to third base before being tagged out against the Seattle Mariners during the seventh inning of game one of a doubleheader at Nationals Park on July 13, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /

The Boston Red Sox

On their MLB team, one of the weakest aspects of the Boston Red Sox is the offense in the outfield. None of their primary outfielders have an OPS+ above league average so they could definitely use an upgrade out there.

Despite having a down year, Alex Verdugo would still be in left and instead of splitting time between center and right field, Jackie Bradley Jr. would play center, at least until Kiké Hernández returns.

The Red Sox didn’t have as good of a farm system as the Dodgers but it has strengthened throughout the season. MLB.com had them at #14 entering the season but now, FanGraphs has them in the top five since a lot of prospects have graduated from the prospect status.

The Texas Rangers

The Texas Rangers have followed in the footsteps of the Los Angeles Dodgers in a few ways, including hiring former Dodgers third base coach Chris Woodward as their manager and signing former Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager.

The Rangers also had a top 10 farm system entering this season, a willingness to spend (they spent more than half a billion on Corey Seager and Marcus Semien this past offseason), and they need some help in the corner outfield spots.

Their primary right fielder is Kole Calhoun, who has an OPS+ of 94, and their primary left fielder is Brad Miller, who has an OPS+ of 69. Their primary DH (Mitch Garver) is on the 60-day IL. So any way you look at it, they could plug Soto in easily without moving a great player.

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