When Mike Rizzo was asked Sunday about the team’s leadership void caused by Ryan Zimmerman’s retirement, the Washington Nationals’ general manager didn’t hesitate when discussing who the team’s leader is now.
“This is Juan Soto’s team,” Rizzo said confidently, maybe hoping that Soto’s agent, Scott Boras, was listening.
Rizzo knows he has one of Major League Baseball’s best players in Soto and is eager to continue extension talks with the 23-year-old superstar, calling it the team’s “No. 1 priority.”
“We’re going to attack a deal with Juan Soto,” Rizzo said. “This is his team. He’s the face of the franchise.