The Washington Nationals are widely expected to trade Juan Soto after the outfielder rejected a 15-year, $440 million extension offer recently.

According to a source, Soto wanted a larger contract and was hesitant to commit long-term to an organization undergoing a potential change in ownership and navigating through what promises to be a prolonged rebuild. 

"It feels really uncomfortable," Soto said. "You don't know what to trust. But at the end of the day, it's out of my hands in what decision they make."

When asked if the trade rumors have made his job more difficult, Soto, 23, said:

"Here and there, you know. But you can't blame that on your stats or anything you can do on the field. At the end of the day, I just try to forget about everything outside for three hours, and try to be the 12-year-old that I've been and play baseball as hard as I can and try to enjoy it as much as I can."