<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mets-news-francisco-lindor-drops-electric-juan-soto-admission');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mets’ Francisco Lindor drops ‘electric’ Juan Soto admission');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Mets-news-Francisco-Lindor-drops-electric-Juan-Soto-admission.jpg"></figure><h1>Mets’ Francisco Lindor drops ‘electric’ Juan Soto admission</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-20T21:07:30-08:00">December 20th, 9:07pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-20T21:07:30-08:00">December 20th, 9:07pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/juan-soto-bold-predictions-765-million-mets-contract">New York Mets pulled off the biggest move</a> of the offseason when they secured the services of Juan Soto, signing him to a record-setting 15-year, $765 million contract in free agency that could be worth as much as $805 million. Soto’s contributions in 2024 were worth 8.1 WAR, and it helps that the Mets were able to steal the 26-year-old right fielder from their sworn rival New York Yankees.</p><p>Soto is expected to elevate the Mets the same way he did the Yankees last season, and it’s not like the Mets need him to be anyone other than his usual self for them to take the next step into World Series contention. And shortstop Francisco Lindor also sees how Soto can liven up a raucous Citi Field faithful even further with <a href="https://twitter.com/SNY_Mets/status/1870205109214302409" rel="noopener">the way he carries himself</a> in every inning he plays on the field, and every at-bat he’s hell-bent on sticking it to the opposing pitcher.</p><p>“He’s an electric player. That’s going to add to the vibes as well. Also his professionalism. I think that’s going to go well with the organization with the culture that we’ve been trying to grow and trying to establish,” Lindor said, via SNY Mets on X (formerly known as Twitter).</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Francisco Lindor spoke with <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBNetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MLBNetwork</a> about the Mets signing of Juan Soto:</p><p>"He's an electric player. That's going to add to the vibes as well. Also his professionalism. I think that's going to go well with the organization with the culture that we've been trying to grow" <a href="https://t.co/DjxHWSBxSL">pic.twitter.com/DjxHWSBxSL</a></p><p>— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) <a href="https://twitter.com/SNY_Mets/status/1870205109214302409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 20, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Lindor credits the entire Mets front office from executing this grand heist of Soto, as it will set them up for what is looking like a fruitful future filled with winning baseball ahead.</p><p>“The whole front office [is] trying to build the culture and atmosphere where the fans come and have fun, the players have fun, the families enjoy the game. But we’re gonna go out there and give everything we got. I think a guy like Juan Soto is gonna help a lot [in that regard],” Lindor added.</p><h2><b>Juan Soto and Francisco Lindor will be a dynamic one-two punch for the Mets</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Juan-Soto-with-NY-Mets-2.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Mets already had one of the best offenses in the entire MLB last season, scoring 4.75 a game which ranked seventh in the entire league. Adding Juan Soto only serves to make their lineup even more deadly, especially when he’ll be able to form a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-juan-soto-gets-100-real-on-francisco-lindor-partnership">dynamic one-two combination with Francisco Lindor</a> at the heart of the order similar to his connection with Aaron Judge on the Yankees.</p><p>Soto is such a huge upgrade over Starling Marte that the Mets won’t have to think about who else to pencil in at right field everyday anymore.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mets’ Francisco Lindor drops ‘electric’ Juan Soto admission

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/juan-soto-shoots-down-yankees-family-mistreatment-rumors');   ga('set', 'title', 'Juan Soto shoots down Yankees family mistreatment rumors');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Yankees-news-Juan-Soto-shoots-down-New-York-family-mistreatment-rumors.jpg"></figure><h1>Juan Soto shoots down Yankees family mistreatment rumors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-20T12:02:31-08:00">December 20th, 12:02pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-20T12:31:13-08:00">December 20th, 12:31pm</time><address><a>Joshua Valdez</a>Joshua Valdez started his journalism career as the Sports Editor for the Rutgers University newspaper before becoming an associate editor and Washington Wizards/Mystics reporter for ClutchPoints. He is a diehard Yankees, Jets, Knicks, Rutgers, and Tottenham Hotspur fan. When Joshua is not either watching a game or writing about one, you can find him in an art-house movie theater or working on a screenplay.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>While it was always clear that Juan Soto would go to the highest bidder this offseason, some fans speculated that the New York <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/yankees-news-brian-cashman-disputes-suite-drama-juan-soto-departure">Yankees’ rumored mistreatment of his family</a> played a role in his decision to leave. However, that was fake news.</p><p>Soto said <a href="https://x.com/Enrique_Rojas1/status/1870161405867094333" rel="noopener">“that was a lie,”</a> via ESPN’s Enrique Rojas.</p><p>“Juan Soto said in @GrandesELD [Dominican outlet Grandes en los Deportes] that no one from the Yankees mistreated his family…He also said he asked the Mets for permission to play 10 games with Tigres del Licey in winter ball, but not for this season,” Rojas reported.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-insider-reveals-yankees-stance-juan-soto-ditching-ny-mets">Rumors circulated after Soto signed</a> a record 15-year, $765 million deal with the New York Mets that he was upset about his family not getting a free suite at Yankee Stadium. The generational talent was<a href="https://nypost.com/2024/12/09/sports/steve-cohen-wasnt-going-to-let-anything-stop-juan-soto-pursuit/" rel="noopener"> supposedly also upset</a> by an “overzealous Yankees security guy who disallowed a family member and his chef/driver from certain areas,” via The New York Post’s Jon Heyman.</p><p>However, Soto also said in the interview that the Yankees <a href="https://x.com/TalkinYanks/status/1870172299900383434" rel="noopener">are a “1A organization”</a> and that he had a great experience in pinstripes, via Talkin’ Yanks.</p><p>While these rumors were fun fodder for giddy Mets fans, it’s time to put those narratives to bed.</p><h2><b>Yankees had funny retaliation to Juan Soto rumors</b></h2><p>The Bronx-based New York club wasted no time re-tooling after Soto’s departure, acquiring starting pitcher Max Fried, closer Devin Williams, and outfielder Cody Bellinger. After the bad press with the rumors about Soto’s family, general manager Brian Cashman and manager Aaron Boone made sure to shower Fried’s family with love at his<a href="https://x.com/DJ_Sixsmith/status/1869428595397144902" rel="noopener"> introductory press conference</a>, via The New York Post’s DJ Sixsmith.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Aaron Boone and Brian Cashman deliver flowers to Max Fried’s mom and girlfriend to start the press conference. <a href="https://t.co/DXZ23qLdZW">pic.twitter.com/DXZ23qLdZW</a></p><p>— DJ Sixsmith (@DJ_Sixsmith) <a href="https://twitter.com/DJ_Sixsmith/status/1869428595397144902?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 18, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Giving flowers to Fried’s mother and girlfriend could have been coincidental, but when putting two and two together, its easy to see the underlying meaning. Regardless, there’s no doubt that the Yankees will be extra cordial with incoming players’ families as they continue to make moves this offseason.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Juan Soto shoots down Yankees family mistreatment rumors

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He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Toronto Blue Jays <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-blue-jays-concerning-juan-soto-free-agency-update">lost out on Juan Soto this offseason</a>. They threw their hats in the ring, just like they did with Shohei Ohtani, but fell short in 2024 as well. Now, they have to activate a Plan B but have not signed anyone in free agency yet. Vladimir Guerrero Jr needs an extension, as does Bo Bichette, but could either be a trade candidate. The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal talks about that and how Alex Bregman <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6008454/2024/12/19/blue-jays-vladimir-guerrero-bo-bichette-yankees/" rel="noopener">fits into the Blue Jays’ plans</a>.</p><p>“The Jays are in talks with Guerrero about a long-term extension that would buy him out of his final year of arbitration and free agency. They are fielding interest in Bichette, who also is entering his walk year. And they are at least on the periphery of the Bregman sweepstakes, though other free agents, for now, appear better fits.”</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-blue-jays-vladimir-guerrero-jr-trade-deadline">Blue Jays did not trade Guerrero at the trade deadline</a> because they wanted to sign him to an extension. Now, they have an opportunity to lock up their franchise player. But it could cost them Bichette in a trade, which should bring a solid prospect haul back.</p><p>If Alex Bregman is not a fit for the Blue Jays, where could they go in free agency? And should they trade Bichette?</p><h2><b>What should the Blue Jays do this offseason? </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Bo-Bichette-with-Toronto-Blue-Jays-1.jpg"><figcaption>Neville E. Guard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Blue Jays should start their offseason by signing Vladimir Guerrero Jr to a massive extension. They have a franchise player and should not let him walk for any massive return. When they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/astros-news-houston-lands-yusei-kikuchi-trade-deadline-deal-blue-jays">traded Yusei Kikuchi to the Astros</a>, they got what many consider to be a tremendous group of prospects. They can develop those players around Guerrero to build a contender.</p><p>But the long-term health of the franchise may not be at the top of the priority list for the decision-makers. Rosenthal outlines why the Blue Jays are so desperate to create a contender for 2025.</p><p>“The perception within the industry remains that the Jays are desperate to do something big. Club president Mark Shapiro is in the final year of his contract. General manager Ross Atkins has just two years left. And the team is coming off a season in which it finished last in the AL East and won only 74 games.”</p><p>The Blue Jays should not worry about that and sign Guerrero and Corbin Burnes. With a bona fide ace leading off their rotation, they will immediately be better than last year and can still develop young players while having a competitive 2025.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB rumors: Blue Jays ‘desperate’ to make big move after missing out on Juan Soto

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/juan-sotos-2025-over-under-home-run-prediction');   ga('set', 'title', 'Juan Soto’s 2025 Over/Under Home Run Prediction');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Juan-Sotos-2025-Over-Under-Home-Run-Prediction.jpg"></figure><h1>Juan Soto’s 2025 Over/Under Home Run Prediction</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-19T11:10:05-08:00">December 19th, 11:10am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-19T11:10:05-08:00">December 19th, 11:10am</time><address><a>Jake Faigus</a>Jake Faigus graduated from the University of Arizona in 2022 and has written for several publications and websites. He has had stops at Catena Media, Playmaker, DraftKings, USA Today, Spike Up, and Spotlight Sports Group. He also writes for Sporting News and works at iHeartMedia in Phoenix when he is not writing for ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/juan-soto-bold-predictions-765-million-mets-contract">Juan Soto made waves this baseball offseason</a> as the biggest name available, and he made waves because of his contract. The New York Mets signed Soto to a massive 15-year, $765 million contract. Soto comes from across the other side of New York City after having a great year with the Yankees and being a key contributor to their making it to the World Series this past season.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-steve-cohen-yankees-admission-juan-soto-signing">Soto comes over to help lead a star-studded lineup</a> with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-juan-soto-gets-100-real-on-francisco-lindor-partnership">Francisco Lindor</a>, Mark Vientos, Brandon Nimmo, and Starling Marte. They were 12th in overall offense this past season, and with the acquisition of Soto, that offensive ranking should skyrocket next year.</p><p>As the Mets enter the 2025 MLB season, they have the third-best odds to win the NL and the fourth-best odds to win the World Series. Soto is the reason why those odds are that high. The Mets made a great run toward the NLCS before losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The move to grab a huge piece on offense like Soto shows that the Mets mean business and are in line to contend in the playoffs for years with an owner willing to spend.</p><p><b><i>Here are the <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/mlb?tab=win-totals" rel="noopener">MLB odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel.</i></b></p><h2><b>MLB Odds: Juan Soto 2025 Home Run Total Odds</b></h2><p>Over 34.5 Home Runs: (+102)</p><p>Under 34.5 Home Runs: (-130)</p><p><i><b>*Watch MLB games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/mlb/?irad=377812&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(Get Access | Save $30)</a>*</b></i></p><h2><b>Why Juan Soto Will Hit the Over</b></h2><p>Juan Soto is primed for a massive season with the New York Mets. Soto is 26 and is already one of the best players in the entire MLB.</p><p>Last year, Soto finished the season with a .288 batting average, 41 home runs, 109 RBI, and an .989 OPS. It is also worth noting that the bright lights of the MLB postseason did not scare him this year, and he led the Yankees in batting average at .327, in OBP at .469, and in total hits at 16. He also had four home runs and nine RBI during their runs.</p><p>Soto joins a lineup with its fair share of hitters, including Francisco Lindor, Mark Vientos, and Brandon Nimmo. Teams having to account for that four-headed monster are in for a long season.</p><p>The Mets are the team that can set Soto up to keep succeeding. They have the talent around him, too, to keep him growing as a player, and that will open up all sorts of opportunities for Soto at the plate. He should dominate for the Mets, even with the Yankees having a more home-run-friendly ballpark. Expect Soto to hit over this number on the other side of New York City in Queens.</p><p>Soto should hit over this number also because he easily hit over this total last season with the Yankees.</p><h2><b>Why Juan Soto Will Hit the Under</b></h2><p>He will only hit the over if this big experiment does not work. The Mets have money to spend, and their owner, Steve Cohen, is willing to put his money where his mouth is. However, big spending does not always equate to success, and if there is just not a good fit, then it won’t work, and he won’t hit over this number of home runs.</p><p>Soto has also been a durable athlete in the MLB, only missing 10 days at a time so far in his career. However, there is always the possibility of an injury, especially with how long MLB seasons are. That would be the extreme instance in which Soto does not hit this number and misses a lot due to injuries.</p><p>It is less likely that either of those instances will happen, and it does not seem like Soto is taking any steps back. Soto is more likely to hit it than not, the way I view these odds.</p><h2><b>Final Juan Soto 2025 Home Run Over/Under Total Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>Juan Sot is one of the best players in the MLB and can absolutely crush the baseball. He hit over this number this past season with 41 home runs and is not getting any worse, either. Juan Soto is primed to dominate with his new team in Queens, and you should expect him to hit over this number in home runs, too. He is just too good to take the under despite all the newness around him.</p><p><b>Final Juan Soto 2025 Over/Under Home Run Total Prediction &amp; Pick</b><b>: Over 34.5 Home Runs: (+102)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Juan Soto’s 2025 Over/Under Home Run Prediction

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/clay-holmes-admits-mets-deal-came-with-juan-soto-twist');   ga('set', 'title', 'Clay Holmes admits Mets deal came with Juan Soto twist');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Clay-Holmes-admits-New-York-deal-came-with-Juan-Soto-twist.jpg"></figure><h1>Clay Holmes admits Mets deal came with Juan Soto twist</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-18T13:36:56-08:00">December 18th, 1:36pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-18T13:36:56-08:00">December 18th, 1:36pm</time><address><a>Brayden Haena</a>Brayden Haena is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. A die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic, Brayden further channels his baseball enthusiasm through his podcast, where he delves into the latest in sports with engaging commentary. He also serves as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School. His commitment to sports journalism is evident in his diverse experiences with ContraCosta.news and his dedication to delivering compelling and insightful content.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Clay Holmes is embracing a major career shift after signing a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-clay-holmes-agrees-38-million-deal-with-twist">three-year, $38 million contract with the New York Mets.</a> The former Yankees closer is transitioning back to a starting role, something he hasn’t done since his minor league days. Yet Holmes’ decision to join the Mets wasn’t just about his career—it came with <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/mlb/news/city-switcher-clay-holmes-confident-and-excited-about-move-from-bullpen-to-rotation-with-new-york-mets" rel="noopener">hopes of influencing one of baseball’s biggest stars.</a></p><p>“Deep down, I can’t lie,” Holmes admitted during a Zoom call with reporters. “I mean, I obviously made my decision because I think it’s the best place. But hopefully, you know, I was like, maybe Juan [Soto] sees this and sees that the water’s fine and will follow me over here. So, I’m super pumped for it.”</p><p>Holmes’ move across town indeed preceded <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-true-reason-juan-soto-didnt-speak-yankees-teammates-before-765m-deal">Soto’s record-breaking 15-year, $765 million deal with the Mets</a>, solidifying the team’s status as a powerhouse. While Soto brings his elite bat, Holmes aims to contribute as a versatile pitcher in a rotation featuring Kodai Senga, David Peterson, Frankie Montas, and Paul Blackburn.</p><h2><b>Clay Holmes looks to dominate as he takes on a role in the Mets’ rotation</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Clay-Holmes_f2401f.jpg"><figcaption>Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Holmes, a two-time All-Star with the Yankees, excelled as a reliever by relying heavily on his signature sinker, which generated a league-best 68.6% groundball rate over the past three years. However, he’s excited to expand his arsenal as a starter, adding a changeup and four-seam fastball he began refining during bullpen sessions with former Yankees assistant pitching coach Desi Druschel.</p><p>“I think there’s some room there for an arsenal that’s kind of tough to do as a reliever,” Holmes explained. “Starting gives me the best opportunity to do that and expose it. So, I’m excited to see what this could bring.”</p><p>Holmes’ familiarity with Mets manager Carlos Mendoza, previously the Yankees’ bench coach, and the team’s strong pitching infrastructure under president of baseball operations David Stearns were key factors in his decision.</p><p>“I think the culture here they’ve created is something that I think people want to be a part of,” Holmes said. “There’s a real momentum here. This is definitely not going to be a transition that just happens…so, surrounding myself with people that I felt really good about was important.”</p><p>At 32 years old, Holmes has set an ambitious goal of throwing 160 innings next season. He joins a growing list of former relievers who have successfully transitioned to starting roles, including Michael King and Reynaldo López.</p><p>“There’s kind of somewhat of a little road map. You see how guys do it. It’s not super common, but you don’t feel like you’re in uncharted waters,” Holmes said.</p><p>As Holmes embarks on this new chapter, his optimism about his role and Soto’s addition reflects the Mets’ broader ambitions: building a team ready to dominate in the National League for years to come.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.327	4	9	1.102	0

2024 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.327	4	9	1.102	0

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