Standard stats show that Soto slashed .234/.364/.430 with a .794 OPS, 10 homers and 28 RBI over his first 59 games after he signed a 15-year, $765M contract to join the Mets this past offseason. That said, Petriello noted that nothing among Soto’s underlying numbers indicates the 26-year-old is somehow in decline while in his prime.

With the MLB draft approaching, Baseball America recently predicted that the Mets would find a steal with the 38th pick. Baseball America predicted that the Mets would land Mason Neville, an outfielder from the University of Oregon.