O/T - Juan Soto - 15 years/$765M with the Mets

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

Wish the Yanks would have been able to keep him. He certainly made things easier for Judge, but the line had to be drawn somewhere.

I think Scott Boras had more of a say in where Juan Soto was going, then Juan Soto did. I don't think Soto really cared where he ended up.

I disagree...

I never agreed with the Yanks batting Soto in front of Judge- as it had Judge in the 'protecting slot' - thereby actually putting more pressure on Judge whose protection became Stanton, a far streakier hitter than Soto.

Judge did get a lot more RBI opportunities, but, IMO, the order would have been stronger in Judge-Soto-Stanton order.

Soto is disciplined enough to get his walks regardless of position in the order, though hitting in front of Judge was better than hitting in front of Stanton.

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[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

I disagree...

I never agreed with the Yanks batting Soto in front of Judge- as it had Judge in the 'protecting slot' - thereby actually putting more pressure on Judge whose protection became Stanton, a far streakier hitter than Soto.

Judge did get a lot more RBI opportunities, but, IMO, the order would have been stronger in Judge-Soto-Stanton order.

Soto is disciplined enough to get his walks regardless of position in the order, though hitting in front of Judge was better than hitting in front of Stanton.

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Yeah, I stand by the statement that he made things easier for Judge... wherever he sat in the lineup.

Maybe they didn't win it all, but they don't make the World Series without Soto last year. Just like every other year before, when Judge, with a few occasional spurts from D.J. Lemahieu, Gleyber and Stanton and a few fly by nighters (Luke Voit, Matt Carpenter, etc..), had to carry the offense all by himself for the most part.