<!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', '/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-news-mlb-player-reacts-to-juan-soto-espn-ranking-are-you-kidding');   ga('set', 'title', 'MLB player reacts to Juan Soto’s ESPN ranking: ‘Are you f*****g kidding?’');   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/2025/04/Juan-Soto.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Navarro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>MLB player reacts to Juan Soto’s ESPN ranking: ‘Are you f*****g kidding?’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-03T11:33:51-07:00">April 3rd, 11:33am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-03T11:33:51-07:00">April 3rd, 11:33am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The one thing that can bring MLB players together is looking at ESPN rankings of their fellow confidants around the league. Well, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/yankees-news-aaron-judge-espn-ranking-veteran-tripping">ESPN recently released their rankings</a>, and there were many questions about certain players being placed where they are. One of those players was New York Mets’ Juan Soto, who was ranked No. 8 on the list. Apparently, that was too low for a few players, and <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/44479703/mlb-rank-2025-top-100-ranking-audit-players-feedback-hits-misses" rel="noopener">they expressed that</a> with some not-so-kind words.</p><p>“Are you f—-ing kidding?” one of the players asked, via ESPN’s Buster Olney.</p><p>There’s no doubt that Soto is one of the better baseball players in the league today, and though No. 8 seems to be a major compliment, some think that he should be ranked higher.</p><p>If Soto heard about the ranking, he may have felt slighted as well, and that should add more fuel to his fire as he tries to make things happen with his new team.</p><h2><b>Juan Soto looking to have much success with Mets</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Juan-Soto_531f39.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Navarro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After being on four teams in four years, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-news-juan-soto-on-world-series-aspirations">Juan Soto has some stability with the Mets</a> after signing a 15-year deal with them in the offseason. The goal is obviously to win with the Mets, but Soto knows that <a href="https://x.com/MLBONFOX/status/1906122667239121331" rel="noopener">he has time</a> to build a bright future with them as well.</p><p>“I have 15 years [with the Mets]. Definitely, we want to win now. That’s the mindset, but we have a long time to build something special,” Soto told Ken Rosenthal via FOX Sports: MLB on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>“It’s a different feeling. It’s a different mindset. You’re not only thinking of what is going to happen this year, you’re really thinking a long way. And I feel like that’s a different thing from what I was going through the last couple years,” Soto continued.</p><p>Soto has played for the Mets so far to start the season, and they’re currently 3-3 after a win against the Miami Marlins. Soto will no doubt be a major part of how successful the Mets are this season, and he’s played in the biggest stage of them all, so he knows what it takes to get there.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

MLB player reacts to Juan Soto’s ESPN ranking: ‘Are you f*****g kidding?’

<!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', '/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-news-juan-soto-urges-new-york-make-sandy-alcantara-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Juan Soto urges Mets to make Sandy Alcantara trade');   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/2025/04/Juan-Soto-urges-New-York-to-make-Sandy-Alcantara-trade.jpg"></figure><h1>Juan Soto urges Mets to make Sandy Alcantara trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-02T09:27:41-07:00">April 2nd, 9:27am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-02T09:27:41-07:00">April 2nd, 9:27am</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Miami Marlins starting pitcher Sandy Alcantara is making his return from injury in the 2025 season, and he turned in a solid outing against the New York Mets on Tuesday, going five innings and giving up two earned runs. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/miami-marlins/marlins-news-sandy-alcantara-trade-rumors-intriguing-reaction-marlins-president">Alcantara is likely to be one of the top trade targets</a> come the deadline at the end of July, and the Mets are a team that could use another pitcher. New Mets slugger Juan Soto spoke on what acquiring Alcantara <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/04/02/sports/sandy-alcantara-could-be-mets-target-if-he-gets-put-on-trading-block-in-future/" rel="noopener">would mean for the team</a>.</p><p>“It would be one of the best trades that we could have,” Juan Soto said, via Mike Puma of the New York Post. “I know we have great pitching here, but adding a Cy Young winner like that would be huge. … It’s going to take a lot to get him.”</p><p>Alcantara proving he is healthy again and performing early on would only increase his value ahead of the deadline, and although the Mets are a division rival, they could be a team to watch for when it comes to Alcantara. Even before <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-news-sean-manaea-shut-down-injury-setback">the injuries to Sean Manaea</a> and Frankie Montas, the Mets could have used another starter. Alcantara would be a dream, and Soto, a teammate of Alcantara from the 2023 World Baseball Classic representing the Dominican Republic, believes the pitcher will step up even more when playing meaningful baseball.</p><p>“If he goes to a team that has a chance to compete at the end, I think you’re going to see who he is,” Soto said, via Puma. “He is doing that on a team that has no serious chance to go to the playoffs, but he keeps trying and competing even without run support. Whenever he goes to a winning team you are going to see what Sandy Alcantara is capable of.”</p><p>Alcantara has the upside to win the Cy Young award, like he did in 2022. Soto believes in Alcantara as a pitcher, when it comes to ability and mentality.</p><p>“He’s really smart and he knows what he is doing,” Soto said, via Puma. “He’s really brave. He’s not scared to come at people, and he is going to attack you when he does.”</p><p>It will be interesting to see where Alcantara ends up, if he is traded this season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Juan Soto urges Mets to make Sandy Alcantara trade

<!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', '/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-juan-soto-reacts-to-jazz-chisholm-jr-s-soto-shuffle');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mets’ Juan Soto reacts to Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s ‘Soto shuffle’');   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/2025/03/unnamed-1_5dddf3.jpg"></figure><h1>Mets’ Juan Soto reacts to Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s ‘Soto shuffle’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-31T11:01:42-07:00">March 31st, 11:01am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-31T11:01:42-07:00">March 31st, 11:01am</time><address><a>Daniel Locke</a>Daniel Locke covers the New Orleans Pelicans and is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints. He will graduate from Auburn University with a degree in Journalism in May. Daniel has covered Auburn Athletics for the entirety of his time as a student, focusing on football, men's basketball, and baseball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Juan Soto has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mets-news-juan-soto-first-hr-new-york">adjusted well to his new home</a> with the New York Mets, the cross-town rival of the squad he suited up for last season. New York Yankees outfielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. showed his admiration for Soto by <a href="https://x.com/martinonyc/status/1906758513780724114" rel="noopener">mimicking his signature batter’s box move</a>, known as the “Soto Shuffle.”</p><p>“In other Jazz Chisholm Jr. news, I asked Juan Soto for a review of Chisholm’s opening weekend Soto shuffle. “He did it really good,” Soto said with a big smile. So for Chisholm, that’s a fan in Juan Soto and a critic in Dave Portnoy. I’d say he’s coming out ahead in that deal,” SNY’s Andy Martino posted to X, formerly Twitter.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mets-news-juan-soto-on-world-series-aspirations">Soto’s time with the Mets</a> has gotten off to a hot start, something he hopes to see continue.</p><h2><b>Mets’ Clay Holmes adjusting to starting role</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/unnamed-2_ff7d61.jpg"><figcaption>Thomas Shea-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Another former member of the New York Yankees to join the New York Mets this offseason. Pitcher Clay Holmes joined Juan Soto in a different set of pinstripes.</p><p>Holmes has moved from the bullpen to the rotation, which has <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6241421/2025/03/31/mets-rotation-takeaways-clay-holmes/" rel="noopener">been somewhat of a learning curve</a> for him so far.</p><p>“You can’t replicate everything in spring,” Holmes said via The Athletic. “There will definitely be a lot of learning early on, and I’ll try to soak in as much as possible. I’ve just got to be aware of the things I’m going through and how to handle them better as the season goes.”</p><p>Holmes has used his array of pitches to help him be the best starter possible.</p><p>“In spring, I did a pretty good job of using my whole arsenal. I’d throw things just because I needed to throw them,” Holmes said. “You have a tendency when you get into games to revert back to what’s comfortable and what you know. For me, just as far as pitch mix the second and third time through, it’s trusting the arsenal. I’ve had success using it, so use it.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mets’ Juan Soto reacts to Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s ‘Soto shuffle’

<!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', '/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-news-juan-soto-opening-series-loss-astros');   ga('set', 'title', 'Juan Soto gets blunt on Mets’ opening series loss to Astros');   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/2025/03/Juan-Soto-gets-blunt-on-opening-series-loss-to-Astros.jpg"></figure><h1>Juan Soto gets blunt on Mets’ opening series loss to Astros</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-30T08:31:16-07:00">March 30th, 8:31am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-30T08:32:35-07:00">March 30th, 8:32am</time><address><a>Jason Patt</a>Jason Patt started as an editor at ClutchPoints in 2018 and became the head of the editorial team in 2022. He also co-hosts Cash Considerations: A Chicago Bulls Podcast for the Blue Wire Network.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Mets entered the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mets-news-juan-soto-goat-message-steve-cohen-recruiting-pitch-revealed">2025 season with plenty of hype</a> after signing Juan Soto to a $765 million contract in free agency. While Soto himself is off to a strong start, the Mets came out of the gates with a whimper by losing two out of three to the Houston Astros. New York managed just five runs in the opening three-game series, despite Soto posting a .538 on-base percentage and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mets-news-juan-soto-first-hr-new-york">recording his first home run with the club</a>.</p><p>Of course, it’s a long season and there’s no reason to panic. Soto is <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/03/30/sports/mets-series-loss-to-astros-does-have-share-of-silver-linings/" rel="noopener">ready to just move on</a> to the next series, per Jon Heyman of the New York Post.</p><p>“This is the first [series]. It didn’t go as expected … It is what it is,” Soto said. “But we have a lot of things we can take from this and move on.”</p><p>This is the right outlook from Juan Soto as the Mets embark on this <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mets-news-juan-soto-on-world-series-aspirations">2025 campaign with World Series expectations</a>. This team has a lot of talent and will start hitting at some point, so they can just chalk this series up as a disappointment and get ready for the next one against the Miami Marlins.</p><p>Soto performing so well is a silver lining New York can take from the series. The new Mets star posted a .333/.538/.778 slash line over the three games, recording a hit in each contest, walking four times and knocking in two runs. Once his teammates join the party, New York will start scoring plenty of runs.</p><p>The Mets also got some strong pitching despite their rash of rotation injuries. So, again, there are positives to take from these first three games even if the final results weren’t great.</p><p>New York will <a href="https://www.mlb.com/mets/roster/probable-pitchers" rel="noopener">send David Peterson to the mound</a> against Cal Quantrill in Miami on Monday. Quantrill’s ERA was 4.98 in 2024, so the Mets will have a good opportunity to score.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Juan Soto gets blunt on Mets’ opening series loss to Astros

<!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', '/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-news-juan-soto-derek-jeter-needle-movers-radio-host');   ga('set', 'title', 'Juan Soto, Derek Jeter aren’t ‘needle movers’, radio host says');   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/2025/03/Mets-news-Juan-Soto-Derek-Jeter-arent-needle-movers-radio-host-says.jpg"></figure><h1>Juan Soto, Derek Jeter aren’t ‘needle movers’, radio host says</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-29T08:11:35-07:00">March 29th, 8:11am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-29T08:11:49-07:00">March 29th, 8:11am</time><address><a>Benjamin Adducchio</a>Benjamin Adducchio is a journalist and writer with more than a decade of experience in covering sports news. Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>One famed radio host doesn’t seem to be a huge fan of New York Mets slugger Juan Soto. Former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason says Soto<a href="https://twitter.com/WFAN660/status/1905619281238188159" rel="noopener"> isn’t a “needle mover,”</a> per WFAN Radio.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Boomer says Juan Soto is not a "needle mover," and the Mets "way overpaid" 😳<a href="https://twitter.com/WFANmornings?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WFANmornings</a> <a href="https://t.co/q8W6bz6mpG">pic.twitter.com/q8W6bz6mpG</a></p><p>— WFAN Sports Radio (@WFAN660) <a href="https://twitter.com/WFAN660/status/1905619281238188159?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Esiason feels the same way about New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter.</p><p>“Derek Jeter was not a needle mover. He was a clutch player,” Esiason said.</p><p>The former Cincinnati Bengals quarterback did give that praise though to a few other current Major League Baseball players.</p><p>“I think there’s three athletes in baseball that move the needle,” Esiason said. “That would be Shohei Ohtani, the great Aaron Judge, and Paul Skenes.”</p><p>When challenged on the statement by his colleague, Esiason did admit that Soto is an excellent ball player. He doesn’t feel however that Soto deserved the gargantuan contract the Mets gave him.</p><p>“I don’t think he moves the needle,” Esiason added. “I think they way overpaid for him, but that’s their money, that’s my team, and I want him to do well and I want us to win.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/juan-soto-bold-predictions-765-million-mets-contract">Soto signed a 15 year, $765 million contract this offseason</a> in free agency.</p><h2><b>Juan Soto will have to prove his worth for the Mets this year</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Juan-Soto_8086cc.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Navarro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Soto’s contract is truly remarkable. He and the Mets are tied together in a marriage for many years to come.</p><p>New York made the NLCS last season, but lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Mets enter the 2025 season with high expectations, partly due to the signing of Soto. Pete Alonso also remained with the team, instead of leaving for another club. The two are expected to work together in tandem to lead the Mets to glory.</p><p>This season, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/mets-news-juan-soto-first-hr-new-york">Soto has already hit his first home run for the Mets</a>. New York lost on Opening Day, but bounced back Friday to defeat the Houston Astros 3-1. Soto <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/44448939/juan-soto-hits-first-home-run-member-mets" rel="noopener">homered in a powerful blast</a> that went 390 feet.</p><p>“It’s always great to have the first one,” Soto said, per ESPN. “A lot of guys want to get the first one out of the way early and try to get that pressure off. So, I feel like it feels pretty good.”</p><p>Soto is hitting .333 through two games. He has two hits in six at-bats, as well as three walks.</p><p>There will naturally be debate on whether Soto deserved all the money the Mets are paying him. Clearly, many people feel he is a needle mover, but time will probably tell if Esiason is correct. Mets fans are hopeful Soto will help the club win its first World Series since 1986.</p><p>The Mets play Saturday against Houston.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2025 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.333	1	2	1.316	0

2025 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.333	1	2	1.316	0

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