Juan Soto is going to get going

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You would think that people who watch baseball every year over the course of many years would learn their lesson about spewing hyperbolic takes about players who are struggling in the month of April, but the rumblings around major sports media outlets in New York City about Juan Soto once again confirm that some people never learn.Soto has gotten off to a slow start this year, at least by his very lofty standards, as he hitting .221/.361/.412 through his first 83 plate appearances as a Mets. His on-base percentage had been fantastic until a recent skid that seen him hit just .103/.257/.310 over his last eight games, dragging down the slash line across the board in the process. With a 123 wRC+, he sitting 34 points below his career norm in the metric and well shy of the 180 that he put up in 2024 Pedro Borbon Jersey.Soto has consistently been one of the best hitters in Major League Baseball over the course of his career, and he walking and striking out at rates that are nearly identical to the ones he had last year. His batting average on balls in play is just .231 compared to a career norm of .303. And with a .191 isolated slugging, his power figures to get back into his normal range Pete Rose Jersey, which topped out at .281 last year, his highest mark in a 162-game season, and has averaged .246 for his career.It is, and I cannot emphasize this enough, April 18. If Soto were to finish the 2024 season with a line like the one he has now, it would be fair to say that his debut season in Queens was a disappointment. But it the middle of April, and anyone questioning the Mets signing of him right now is either trying to get your attention for views or listens, or theye a fool.