Juan Soto trade coming? Ranking the 7 teams reportedly interested in a deal at MLB Winter Meetings

The hot stove cooled down, and now the temperature is about to get scalding.

The MLB winter meetings are on the horizon, and while all the buzz will be about a certain free agent pitcher/hitter by the name of Shohei Ohtani, there’s also a lot of chatter and rumors about the San Diego Padres unloading Juan Soto.

Weirdly, the Padres dealt for him just a year and a half ago. But it’s possible they may not want to pay him what he deserves in a huge new contract that’s looming, despite the fact that he had a great year last season.

Per ESPN’s Jeff Passan, there are a few teams seriously in the running. Let’s rank them based on who should make the deal: