OMG! They Made a Deal!
Juan Soto signs with the New York Mets
The Juan Soto sweepstakes has finally concluded late Sunday night, as the right fielder signed a 15-year contract with the New York Mets for a whopping $765 million. Yes, you don't need to adjust your eyes or screen. The Yankees offered a 16-year, $760 million deal. This latest deal is the largest in MLB and sports history. At least he didn't pull a Shohei Ohtani on us. During the 2024 season, his stats included a .989 OPS, 41 home runs, and .288 batting average. I was one of many people who advocated for him to receive a contract extension, because he was the piece that kept the Yankees together. The 26-year-old will be joining a Mets team who reached the NLCS before losing to the eventual World Series Champions Los Angeles Dodgers. Not to mention, a fantastic season: one of the best seasons since 2015. You got to give credit to first-year manager Carlos Mendoza for making the Mets' season memorable.
In case you didn't know about this fact about Juan Soto, he was part of the 2019 Washington Nationals World Series team. At the time, he was around 21 years old when the Nationals won their first ever title. In Game 1 of the Fall Classic, he went 3 for 4, with three RBIs in the 5-4 victory. In one of my previous stories, I predicted that the Mets would win the National League East in 2025. You also heard this here first on Vocal: I predict that the New York Mets will also win the 2025 World Series. I believe that with the recent addition of Soto, they'll make even bigger noise not only in the NL East, but in the upcoming regular season.
There's no doubt that Juan Soto is an incredible player. Even though the Yankees fell short of a World Series title, he's now a New York Met and on a quest for a second World Series ring. He'll be in good company with the likes of Francisco Lindor, Mark Vientos, and Harrison Bader. Whether Pete Alonso will be returning as a Met or playing for another team is unknown, but Soto will bring a much-needed spark to this team. However, I'm skeptical of the 15-year contract. I don't have any issues about the amount of money he was offered. I've previously gave the Dodgers the major side-eye for being dumb enough for spending over one billion dollars on a few players, with one of them being Shohei Ohtani. No offense to Ohtani, but no athlete needs to be paid close to a billion dollars, even though almost all of it was deferred. A team with a large payroll doesn't impress me. I'm not against athletes, especially baseball players, seeking to be paid more. In the case of Juan Soto, he didn't display an arrogant attitude or showed any signs of being entitled. After all, he does have a World Series ring and deserved more pay.
In order for the Mets to win a World Series in 2025, the team has to get off to a strong start. Remember that they started the 2024 regular season 0-5 and everyone predicted that they wouldn't make it to the playoffs. Alas, they proved everyone wrong and finished with an 89-73 record and reached the NLCS. Now that he's signed this enormous contract, Juan Soto has to prove to everyone that he's worth it. We're eager to see how 2025 will fare for him.
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