With le s than a week to go until Major League Baseball's Aug. 2 trade deadline, all eyes remain on star outfielder , who was made available recently after rejecting a 15-year, $440 million extension offer. Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo offered insight and commentary on the Soto situation on Wednesday morning, as part of a radio appearance on D.C.'s 106 The Fan."We're in conversations with several teams Seth Curry Jersey that have real interest in him," Rizzo said, . "We're going to have to get the deal that we want that gets us an opportunity to become a championship organization Kristaps Porzingis Jersey faster than not trading him."Soto, 23 years old, has two additional years of team control remaining after this season. He's emerged as one of the best hitters in baseball over the course of his career to date, accumulating a slash line of .291/.426/.539 (159 OPS+) with 118 home runs in 560 big-league games. His contributions have been worth an estimated 21 Wins Above Replacement, according to Baseball-Reference Wes Iwundu Jersey 's calculations. Fantasy Baseball Today Newsletter Your Cheat Code To Fantasy Baseball You're destined to gain an edge over your friends with advice from the award-winning FBT crew. I agree to receive the "Fantasy Baseball Today Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. By pre sing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the . Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Thanks for signing up! Luka Doncic Jersey Keep an eye on your inbox. Sorry! There was an error proce sing your subscription. Rizzo also addre sed the potential inclusion of left-hander , . "We're not going to dilute a return for any player by adding a bad contract," Rizzo said, . "We want to get the most for every trade that we do."That statement runs contrary to between the Nationals and had ratcheted up. Per Jones, both Corbin and Cardinals rookie infielder are po sible components of a trade. Of course, general managers are not obligated to tell the truth on the radio, and Rizzo could always claim at a later date that, in his estimation, the return was not "diluted" with Willie Cauley-Stein Jersey Corbin's inclusion.