Soto’s early season RISP is screaming out that he is going through what many other free agent offensive Mets have gone through…the big contract in the big city is a weight on the shoulders that you can think about, plan around, but basically need to actually go through it in order to put it behind you. When Soto settles in for good, this offense is going to be quite potent. The depth is impressive. They should be above league average RISP OPS when all is said and done.
I will admit that it is infuriating watching Soto struggle with RISP. From a "feels" perspective, Soto is doing what Alonso did in 2024, putting up what feels like empty production. Alonso had 36ish home runs last year but the number of times he grounded into double plays or struck out with RISP during the regular season made all of us question how clutch he was. Soto feels like that to me this year.
Soto’s early season RISP is screaming out that he is going through what many other free agent offensive Mets have gone through…the big contract in the big city is a weight on the shoulders that you can think about, plan around, but basically need to actually go through it in order to put it behind you. When Soto settles in for good, this offense is going to be quite potent. The depth is impressive. They should be above league average RISP OPS when all is said and done.
I will admit that it is infuriating watching Soto struggle with RISP. From a "feels" perspective, Soto is doing what Alonso did in 2024, putting up what feels like empty production. Alonso had 36ish home runs last year but the number of times he grounded into double plays or struck out with RISP during the regular season made all of us question how clutch he was. Soto feels like that to me this year.