OT: MLB Thread 2025

[LeetchisGod]

Volpe strikes again. Lombard can't get here soon enough.

 

[mrmovies779]

I like you Volpe,but you suck right now

 

[mrmovies779]

Thanks Pete,we owe you 1

 

[NickyFotiu]

Great game.

Really good game on tonight

 

[Raspewtin]

Jorb's at bat against Stanek was fantastic. made him throw an inning's worth of pitches in one at bat.

 

[NickyFotiu]

Offseason pickups Fried, Goldy and Belly all coming through

 

[Bourque]

2025 Aaron Judge - 247 OPS+

If the season ended today Judge would have the 12th highest single season OPS+ ever and that's including NEL stats.

 

[80shockeywasbuns]

What hustle from Soto

 

[mrmovies779]

What hustle from Soto

Yeah,that was something else..Talk about him not giving a f***

 

[NickyFotiu]

 

[Crease]

Soto runs after balls like he has Bo Jackson’s arm.

 

[Bourque]

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Remember when he threw a no-hitter?

 

[NickyFotiu]

Yeah,that was something else..Talk about him not giving a f***

He has 750 million reasons to not be too upset.

 

[Raspewtin]

it wasn't that it was the Mets really but the Yanks having 3 series wins in a row (not counting the As here sorry) against premier teams in the league has got to have you feeling really good. Beating the Padres, Mariners, and Mets all in different ways.

 

[mrmovies779]

He has 750 million reasons to not be too upset.

Good example to set for the younger players on the team

 

[will1066]

@GoAwayPanarin

Can I pull out the Soto card now?

 

[GoAwayPanarin]

@GoAwayPanarin

Can I pull out the Soto card now?

Nope. This isn't even him pressing because of a massive contract, this is him having a BABIP 40 points under his career average. He may have a "down" year because sometimes you can do shit right and it just goes that way anyway, but he's still been very much elite AF under the hood. Nothing at all to worry about.

Not running to 1st on a ball that he could have beaten out is a tough look though.

 

[will1066]

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Nope. This isn't even him pressing because of a massive contract, this is him having a BABIP 40 points under his career average. He may have a "down" year because sometimes you can do shit right and it just goes that way anyway, but he's still been very much elite AF under the hood. Nothing at all to worry about.

Not running to 1st on a ball that he could have beaten out is a tough look though.

He has been snakebit a little. Seems every other hard hit ball goes directly to a well positioned fielder. But look, you make the most money in league history, so it's a tough look being mid, and not being clutch at all so far, any way you slice it. At the end of April, everyone was saying he'll get hot. It's now approaching end of May. Maybe it's just Queens.

 

[Raspewtin]

He has been snakebit a little. Seems every other hard hit ball goes directly to a well positioned fielder. But look, you make the most money in league history, so it's a tough look being mid, and not being clutch at all so far, any way you slice it. At the end of April, everyone was saying he'll get hot. It's now approaching end of May. Maybe it's just Queens.

Didn't Lindor have a terrible year his first year as a Met?

There's no way Soto keeps this up........he will recover.

 

[NickyFotiu]

He has been snakebit a little. Seems every other hard hit ball goes directly to a well positioned fielder. But look, you make the most money in league history, so it's a tough look being mid, and not being clutch at all so far, any way you slice it. At the end of April, everyone was saying he'll get hot. It's now approaching end of May. Maybe it's just Queens.

I think he will probably put up legit numbers but maybe not as good as last season with the Yankees and probably not $765 million good.

I was very happy in this series with the guys (Fried, Belly, Goldy) the Yanks signed this offseason.

 

[will1066]

I think he will probably put up legit numbers but maybe not as good as last season with the Yankees and probably not $765 million good.

I was very happy in this series with the guys (Fried, Belly, Goldy) the Yanks signed this offseason.

Like @GoAwayPanarin and @Raspewtin, I think he'll wind up with a down 1st year.

 

[NickyFotiu]

Like @GoAwayPanarin and @Raspewtin, I think he'll wind up with a down 1st year.

Quite possible I think Soto probably helped both the Mets and Yankees in switching teams. He is a very good player but that is a huge contract. Only time will tell. What is kind of crazy is the Yanks are without Soto and without our CY Young winner but still playing very respectable ball so far.

 

[Machinehead]

I mean, it's baseball.

At some point, he's gonna hit 10-12 homers in a month and we're looking at the season differently.

 

[mrmovies779]

Soto is a generational player,he will be fine.Him having a down year is still better then 90% of the entire league

 

[Crease]

I'm trying to be patient with Soto but there is basis for concern. Showing up to the introductory press conference with a gut. Dogging it in RF and down the first base line. His general care-free demeanor. Where did the Soto Shuffle go? I'll continue to be patient because we really have no choice, but he hasn't had a Mets moment yet and still doesn't feel like part of the team.