Since his debut in 2018, Juan Soto has been, at worst, a top-five position player in all of baseball. That’s not an exaggeration: Since Opening Day 2018, Soto is fifth among all position players with a 36.3 fWAR, trailing only Aaron Judge (42.6), Mookie Betts (41.0), current Mets superstar Francisco Lindor (39.3), and José Ramírez (37.7). He also has the second-best wRC+ (158) in that span, behind only Judge. And now, he is easily the most coveted free agent in the sport, and especially by Steve Cohen, David Stearns, and the Mets.
Michael Drago expertly argued why Soto should be priority number one for the team, and signing him is an opportunity the Mets can’t pass up.