The Mets’ depressing 2024 season could also be hurting their possibilities at touchdown Juan Soto in free company this offseason.
On the “Foul Territory” present on Thursday, MLB insider Ken Rosenthal instructed that the star outfielder may spurn Queens because of the groups’ dysfunction.
“Is Juan Soto going to wish to stroll into Citi Area and play for this crew when he might need an equal or higher supply from one other crew?” Rosenthal requested. “… All issues being equal, why would he go there? They haven’t proven a observe document of success of late. It’s, actually, been one thing of a messy scenario for a number of years now.”
Rosenthal doubled down on his doubts of a Mets-Soto marriage on his personal digital present, “Honest Territory,” suggesting that not even Steve Cohen’s deep pockets may lure Soto from the crosstown rival Yankees or one other massive cash bidder.
“We all know cash talks, proper? Juan Soto, represented by Scott Boras, goes to the very best bidder,” Rosenthal mentioned. “And if the Mets are the very best bidder, possibly they get Juan Soto. However two issues. One, the Mets want greater than Juan Soto. And two, Juan Soto isn’t any dummy. He sees what’s happening over there. He sees what has gone on the previous couple of years and actually for fairly a bit longer than that […] If I’m Juan Soto, I’m pondering twice about this complete factor.”
Soto is within the midst of a profession season as he prepares to hit free company for the primary time this winter, hitting .312/.415/.584 with 15 dwelling runs for the AL-best Yankees.
The 25-year-old is anticipated to get someplace within the vary of $400-$500 million on the open market.
The Mets, who’re 10 video games under .500 at 23-33 forward of their Friday night time contest in Arizona in opposition to the Diamondbacks, have had a bleak first two months of the season on and off the sector.
This week, clubhouse discontent spilled out into the general public after reliever Jorge Lopez tossed his glove into the stands as he walked off the sector following his ejection throughout a Wednesday loss to the Dodgers.
After that recreation, Francisco Lindor known as a players-only assembly as he and his teammates tried to maintain this season from spiraling uncontrolled.
