According to Jesse Dougherty of the Washington Post, Juan Soto the new face of the franchise was part of the committee to recruit Nelson Cruz. [Twitter Link] According to Dougherty, the committee also included Johnny DiPuglia, the team’s AGM for international operations. "Part of the recruiting committee for Nelson Cruz: Juan Soto and Johnny DiPuglia, the team’s AGM for international operations. Mike Rizzo told me earlier that once Soto expressed interest in playing with Cruz, the GM asked Soto to give him a call."