Fair or Foul: Should the Nationals have chartered Juan Soto a flight to the All Star Game?

Much ado about airfare

Juan Soto and the Washington Nationals are heading towards an inevitably ugly breakup.

The 23-year-old wunderkind slugger reportedly rejected the team’s 15-year, $440 million extension offer and it sure looks like the Nats are getting ready to trade him.

This comes after the team parted ways with star talents like Bryce Harper, Anthony Rendon, Max Scherzer and Trea Turner in recent years, but that’s not the issue here.

No, the latest sub-controversy bubbling up in Soto World comes down to airfare. Specifically, the Nationals’ decision to not charter a flight from Washington D.C. to Los Angeles to get their lone All-Star—and eventual Home Run Derby champ—to Southern California for the festivities.

So, should the Nats have ponied up for a private plane? Let’s take a quick spin around the FTW office and argue the merits at play here.