If somebody truly knew how to get New York Mets slugger Juan Soto out consistently or identify a genuine weakness of his at the plate, they’d be able to make a lot of money.
Luckily for Mets fans, that somebody does not exist. And that’s precisely why they gave Soto $765 million in free agency.
However, few people on the planet have been better at getting the world’s best hitters out consistently in their day than Johan Santana, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, four-time MLB All-Star, and three-time MLB ERA leader who finished his career with a 139-78 record, 3.20 ERA, and 1,988 strikeouts.
Santana spent four seasons with the Mets (during which he produced a 3.18 ERA) and threw the franchise’s first-ever no hitter in 2012. After taking some time away from baseball once he retired in 2012, Santana has occasionally been back in the Mets’ dugout during this season’s spring training.