The New York Mets seduced him with the most juicy contract in the history of the major leagues. The bet seemed safe, but the Dominican Juan Soto still does not take off.
The New York novena gave a coup d’etat in the dead season market when he snatched his eternal rival, the New York Yankees, to the precious 26 -year -old gardener.
Since signing a $ 765 million contract for 15 years, the reflectors are placed on four times All-Star (2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024).
During his presentation, Soto promised “the most titles” for New Yorkers, but for now the results have not been expected.
Although the METS lead the East Division of the National League with a brand of 23-14, the Dominican has had a modest contribution: five home runs, 14 ranges and an average of .254 in 37 games.
The numbers do not approach the records left in their last season in the Yankees, a uprising campaign, but of less expectation: 41 flycards, 109 driven and average of .288.
No pressure
The Bronx bombers have also managed to maneuver what many considered a significant loss and lead the East Division of the American League by gardener Aaron Judge.
“I have no pressure,” Soto said on May 1 after connecting his first two homers at Citi Field, the Mets house, in the defeat against Arizona’s diamondbacks.
“I feel that things are improving, I am seeing the ball better and that is a good sign,” he said.
The pressure, however, is not less: Mets fans consider it the pillar of a team that aspires to win the World Series for the first time since 1986.
In total, its history in the MLB accounts for 206 home runs, 606 driven races and an average .284 with 968 hits.
Despite the questions in his eighth season in the Major Leagues, the Quisqueyano has found support in his new team, from managers to Venezuelan manager Carlos Mendoza.
-“Mendoza talked to me and has made me feel quite comfortable, I just have to go out to play, I have no pressure,” he said.
“We know it is close,” said the manager. “I have been saying for several days that he is hitting the ball hard.”
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Steve Cohen, owner of the METS, expanded his analysis of the beginning of the Soto season and caught attention to elements that do not come out in the Dominican statistics.
“There are many things that he does matter,” Cohen began in an interview for the New York Post.
“The way in which the counting makes the pitchers make more releases and Pete (Alonso, first base of the Mets) is seeing better releases,” he said.
“I am not worried about Juan, he is concentrated in baseball, he is a pure batter and we must have this conversation at the end of the season.”
New Yorkers are confident that Soto Pacheco, as their teammates call it, will refine with the passage of the games and will have a year of more than 30 homers and 100 towed races, as in the previous two seasons.
Its last seven presentations allow optimism: an average batting of .269 with two homers, seven hits and six races scored.
Perhaps the best indicator is the 29 bases for balls that place it in second place in the MLB table, which means that it continues to have the respect of its rivals and that the ball is seeing well.
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