I say this is a bereaved Yankees fan:
I wouldn't give up on Soto so soon. He's a generational talent. His attitude may not be perfect but remember that he's still just 26; he has time to mature. There's cause for concern but this is not a doomsday Soto scenario.
This doesn't address attitude concerns, but I think Soto's been unlucky thus far this season. If you go on Baseball Savant and look at Soto's Statcast numbers, he has an expected batting average of .309 and expected slugging percentage of .595. With his walks, that gives him an expected weighted on-base percentage of .433, which is elite. If he keeps on hitting the ball like that his stats will fall in line.
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