Jose Reyes
Goes To Bat For Juan Soto
… Pipe Down, Critics!!!
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Jose Reyes says the criticism of Juan Soto throughout his first 12 months with the Mets is unwarranted — explaining to TMZ Sports activities the man cannot hit a house run each at-bat!
We received the ex-New York shortstop’s ideas on the Mets and their $765 million man, and he mentioned that whereas followers anticipate quite a bit outta Soto, he is nonetheless human on the finish of the day.
“He got like what 28 homers, he’s hitting .250 something, you know people expect him to do a little bit better,” he mentioned. “But for his first year, I think he do good.”
“If you put his number where he ranks with let’s say [the] top 20 Major League players right now, he’s there. I think he’s going to end with more than 35 homers.”
Whereas he is happy with how Soto is doing, the crew as a complete has hit a wall for the reason that All-Star break.
We requested Reyes — who spent 12 seasons with the Mets — what he thinks is up with the crew because it continues to scrap for a Wild Card spot.
“They’ve been one of the worst teams in the Major League with runners in scoring position,” he mentioned. “That needs to change. I think lately, the pitching not too good right now, starting pitching.”
“Beginning of the season, they were doing so good the starting pitching. Now, they don’t do it that well, so that’s going to be a problem. So that needs to change quickly.”
There’s nonetheless time for the crew to vary its fortunes … however October is only some weeks away — the clock is ticking!
