Scott Boras needlessly twists the knife with Padres-Juan Soto contract comments

While the San Diego Padres' 2024 season was a success by almost any measure, it still isn't particularly fun for fans to watch the World Series unfold between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees. However, agent Scott Boras decided to make San Diego fans feel even worse when discussing pending free agent Juan Soto.

Soto's history and lost future with the Padres is well documented. The Padres pulled off a massive trade to bring Soto to San Diego in 2022, only for the following season to go spectacularly sideways. Last offseason, the Padres felt forced to trade Soto to the Yankees. For many fans, Soto was supposed to be a Padres for years to come, but the organization's sudden shift after the death of owner Peter Seidler is the only thing that prevented that future from happening.

While there have been hints in the past that this narrative was accurate, Boras confirmed as much during the World Series. Boras claims that Soto was deep in contract extension talks with Padres before Seidler fell ill.

Scott Boras continues to talk up Juan Soto at the expense of the Padres

Obviously this is just an objectively interesting revelation, but the timing of Boras' comments is a bit puzzling. The Yankees are down 2-0 in the World Series as of Monday, and talking about how Soto probably shouldn't even be playing in the Bronx is a bit odd.

But at every available opportunity, Boras is going to point to the fact that Soto is playing in a World Series during the year he was acquired in a trade while also (not-so-subtly) suggesting that the superstar outfielder would have helped lead his old team to the World Series is a way to keep his client and his impending free agency in the news cycle.

As for the premise that the Padres would have made it to the World Series with Soto, that is a bit trickier. Yes, San Diego would have had one of the best players in baseball on their roster, however, the Padres also wouldn't have had Michael King or Kyle Higashioka. The Friars potentially wouldn't have had the pieces or payroll space to trade for Dylan Cease, and may not have added Jackson Merrill to the Opening Day roster. And what about Jurickson Profar?

It's painful to be reminded that Soto isn't part of the Padres roster anymore, especially during the World Series. But think about reality and the source a bit before falling into despair too much.

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