The Nationals will receive left-hander MacKenzie Gore, shortstop CJ Abrams, outfielders Robert Hassell III and James Wood, right-hander Jarlin Susana and one other major leaguer in the deal, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Eric Hosmer is believed to be that major leaguer, according to MLB Network’s Jon Heyman. Hosmer must give his permission for the deal to go forward, as he has the Nationals on his no-trade list, Morosi reports. Hearing the #Padres 1B Eric Hosmer isn’t thrilled about being traded to the #Nationals , so he’ll probably need a chunk of money or maybe an extra year added to his already burdensome 8-year $144M deal (3 years, $39M left , until 2025) to convince him to sign an agreement. — Mike DiGiovanna (@MikeDiGiovanna) August 2, 2022 However, the blockbuster trade will happen either way, sources told Heyman. Soto, the 2021 NL runner-up MVP, hit .291/.427/.537 with 118 home runs, 108 doubles, 460 walks and 357 RBI in five seasons with the Nationals. Meanwhile, Bell is slashing .301/.384/.493 with 14 homers and 57 RBIs in 103 games this season for Washington. Abrams is the Padres’ No. 1 prospect, Hassell the No. 2 prospect, Wood the No. 4 prospect and Susana the No. 10 prospect, according to Baseball America. Abrams has gone deep twice and has a .605 OPS in 46 games with the Padres during the 2022 campaign – his first in the major leagues. Gore is one of the top pitching prospects who had a solid rookie season before going down with an elbow injury. The 23-year-old compiled a 4.12 FIP with a 9.3 K/9 in 70 innings (13 starts).
