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Texas Gus's avatar

Ok, fine. I’m willing accept him on the Mets for five years.

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Chris Flanders's avatar

Welcome to the dark side Gus. Soto is a winner, and gonna do magical things in Queens.

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Chris Flanders's avatar

Thanks for posting that, and I hope Team Joura had a great Christmas.

It’s AB like that that make me so hopeful for what this line up can do. I think of you look at the Liondor AB for game 161 in ATL, you feel that same magic. Im warming up to the notion of Bregman and Vientos to 1B.

Lindor

Bregman

Soto

Vientos

Nimmo

DH

McNeil

Alvarez

Siri

Pretty fierce looking

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Brian Joura's avatar

Thanks - it was a terrific Christmas in my house. Hope it was in yours, too..

I want Taylor to be the starting CF. While he may not have Siri's power, I think he'll be a better all-around hitter.

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Brian Joura's avatar

The best offensive season in Mets' history is John Olerud's 2018, when he posted a 167 wRC+. That's one of only two seasons in team history with a mark over 160 - HoJo 166 in 1989 is the other.

Soto had a 164 mark at age 22 and a 180 mark last year in his age-25 season. Can't wait to see him write his name all over the franchise's single-season record book.

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AgingBull's avatar

What a fantastic read. Thank you Brian for posting this deep dive. The pitch-by-pitch breakdown really showcases both Soto’s skills and the drama of that particular AB. I followed all the links in the article too and spent a lot of time checking out the “Seager” statistic. What an insightful tool!

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