Nationals' GM Mike Rizzo not upset with Juan Soto: ‘This is a business’

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The news that Washington Nationals star Juan Soto turned down a 15-year, $440 million deal from the organization took the baseball world by storm as one of the game's best young talents was reportedly now available. 

Along with the news of the rejection of the offer, The Athletic reported that the Nationals would now at least entertain trade offers for the two-time All-Star. 

Juan Soto, right, of the Washington Nationals is congratulated by teammate Luis Garcia after hitting a two-run triple against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium, July 25, 2022, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

On Wednesday, Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo appeared on 106.7 The Fan in Washington, D.C., and confirmed that Soto did in fact turn down the Nationals' offer of nearly half a billion dollars over 15 years. 

"We've made three, what we feel, three above-market-value offers to Juan during this baseball season," Rizzo told "The Sports Junkies" on Wednesday. "Two of them had come out before this one. Both of them were inaccurate in the terms and in kind of the guts of the contract. This one was accurate, and that led us to believe it was somebody obviously with real knowledge of the situation, where the other ones were inaccurate, so that information could be leaked out there by people who really don't know or who are guessing or think they have the information."

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While Rizzo told 106.7 The Fan that he’d like to know who leaked the contract offer and subsequent denial by Soto, he made his respect for Soto very clear on Wednesday. 

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