I was thinking of this and it really comes down to if Mark A. Is getting sick of the yearly competitive but never really a threat scenario. Could we put together a package for bell, Corbin & soto taking 2/3 of Corbin’s contract? You’d definitely trade soto after 2023 to recoup some value and be operating in the far red next year, but it might be worth it IMO for two legitimate shots.
brewers get;
soto, bell, Corbin and 20 million.
nationals get; chourio, frelick, small, Kelly, Turang, hiura, tellez. You could even include a Taylor as a “player to be named later” or a perez if it’s still too light on potential high end talent. the brewers have a rare combination now of high end prospects, major league ready prospects and current MLB players that may still develop into above average major leaguers (Taylor, hiura, tellez) that an organization that has developed a ton of hitting can fix.
it’s a long shot, but could happen if they want it bad enough IMO.