How much would you trade for this guy?

 Juan Soto

Pipe dream?  The talk around the hot stove so far for the Indians involves two things:

(1) The upcoming roster crunch 

and

(2) The need for outfield help

I know.  Why would the Nationals trade maybe the best outfielder not named Mike Trout?

(1) By the time the Nationals are competitive again Soto will be a free agent

and 

(2) They need to improve one of the worst farm systems in baseball to work out of the abyss they have created with all these trades and a bad farm system.

The Indians have good enough prospects to make this work.   How about:

Tyler Freeman, George Valera, Steven Kwan, Juan Mota and Ernie Clement

or

Tyler Freeman, Nolan Jones,  Steven Kwan, Joey Cantillo and Carlos Vargas

or

Nolan Jones, Daniel Espino and Jose Tena

The packages the Indians could put together are endless.   

A healthy Soto in RF turns this lineup on its ear.   Just adding one player gives us enougth, with our starting pitching, to be competitive in the AL Central, assuming reasonable health all around.

Washington will require a lot for Soto as he trading him will be a big key to their rebuild.