Will one of the primary pieces in the Juan Soto trade make good on his enormous promise? James Wood is a lefty-swinging outfielder who's sheer size is as impossible to ignore as his talent.
As a Nats fan I can tell you a lot of us thought James Wood should have made the Opening Day roster. But, we understand he is a Boras client and how Rizzo and the Lerners have learned from the past you aren't going to be able to resign a Boras client without going to free agency (Strasburg only exception) so the team wants to retain as much control as possible. However, I thought Wood would still be up by mid May. -insert Spanky tapping fingers gif here- Waiting.. Waiting. Well, the time has finally arrived and I am totally stoked for Monday.
This video talks like the Nationals traded Soto and got Woods. Where would the Nationals be today without CJ Abrams and Mackenzie Gore? And don't overlook Robert Haskell, he's another blue chipper and Luke Voit wasn't exactly a stiff for his immediate returns. And believe me, there was a lot of hand wringing trading Woods to the Nationals. Before the trade, big things were expected of Woods, but in a Padres uniform. I'm sure the Nationals front office is very pleased with their side of the Soto trade. They got multiple cornerstones for the franchise rebuild.
@@kencovert6797I had the same reaction at first but at its core, it's just saying there hasn't been any black guys called up. It's not taking the next step and saying not enough blacks get called up or giving a reason this is happening. Be like finally a sunny day, it's been all rain
Cooper has no idea what he's talking about. How can you call a left handed hitter in Wood Dave Winfield when the latter was a right handed hitter? How can seasoned guys be this dumb? Wood is more of a hype Heyward type
