Juan Soto -- looking like a bust for the Mets

[BobbyStrawberry]

If Soto is a bust, what does a non-bust look like?

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry

If Soto is a bust, what does a non-bust look like?

You want to see something remarkable. Just go to Baseball Reference and check out his "Splits". Pick a year, pick his career splits, it doesn't matter much.

Home/Away
First Half/Second Half
Month to Month

Playoffs he's about the same as he is in the regular season.

Only real deviance is, he generally starts off the season a little slow, and he hits Right Handed Pitching a little bit better then left handed pitching.

But....he is what he is what he is what he is.................

It's part of what got him paid what he got paid for so many years. He's one of the most predictable players from a production standpoint, in history.

He might not ever win an MVP, and he might always be a Robin to his teams Batman, but he is consistent at what he does, and teams throwing money at players love that.

Whether that stays the course for the next 14 years is to be determined. I'm sure the Mets will be happy if it stays that way for the next 8-10 years or so.

[bk400]

The last two times I posted on this thread, the Mets pulled out of losing streaks. So I'm going to dog on Juan Soto in hopes of ensuring reserve karma occurs and they don't pull a 2007 and choke at the finish line (down 4-2 now against the Nationals).

We're paying him something like 50% to 100% more than Shohei Ohtani (depending on the discount rate you use -- Ohtani's contract is much more backended than Soto's) -- even more if Juan Soto tries to opt out in 2029 and the Mets have to pay more on top of the $765mm to void his opt out.

If the Mets win it all this year, it will all be worth it. But I maintain my suspicion that Juan Soto is to 2025 as Kevin McReynolds is to 1986.

[bk400]

Originally Posted by bk400

The last two times I posted on this thread, the Mets pulled out of losing streaks. So I'm going to dog on Juan Soto in hopes of ensuring reserve karma occurs and they don't pull a 2007 and choke at the finish line (down 4-2 now against the Nationals).

We're paying him something like 50% to 100% more than Shohei Ohtani (depending on the discount rate you use -- Ohtani's contract is much more backended than Soto's) -- even more if Juan Soto tries to opt out in 2029 and the Mets have to pay more on top of the $765mm to void his opt out.

If the Mets win it all this year, it will all be worth it. But I maintain my suspicion that Juan Soto is to 2025 as Kevin McReynolds is to 1986.

8-4 Mets! Juan Soto just capped a 6-run 4th inning with a 3-run home run. I'm going to watch every Mets game from this exact same spot for the rest of the year.

[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

You want to see something remarkable. Just go to Baseball Reference and check out his "Splits". Pick a year, pick his career splits, it doesn't matter much.

Home/Away
First Half/Second Half
Month to Month

Playoffs he's about the same as he is in the regular season.

Only real deviance is, he generally starts off the season a little slow, and he hits Right Handed Pitching a little bit better then left handed pitching.

But....he is what he is what he is what he is.................

It's part of what got him paid what he got paid for so many years. He's one of the most predictable players from a production standpoint, in history.

He might not ever win an MVP, and he might always be a Robin to his teams Batman, but he is consistent at what he does, and teams throwing money at players love that.

Whether that stays the course for the next 14 years is to be determined. I'm sure the Mets will be happy if it stays that way for the next 8-10 years or so.

Agreed. And 33 stolen bases! That's more than his last 3 years combined.

[bk400]

Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry

Agreed. And 33 stolen bases! That's more than his last 3 years combined.

So we know he isn't slow. He's just lazy

[Snapolit1]

Right now, Soto might be the best hitter I have ever watched. Eye. Brute power. Bat speed. I’m pretty speechless over his recent hitting. Must be nice to be so good hitting a baseball.