MLB player prop bets and odds for Juan Soto on Sunday, April 27, 2025, as the New York Mets take on the Washington Nationals.

The bottom line: Even while Mets Twitter wrings its hands, Soto is producing at a rate that’s 37% better than league average. That kind of “struggle” would be a career year for most big leaguers. As Mintz says, “That's why Juan Soto is different. … The struggle, the strife, the worry is about a guy who is 37% better than the average hitter.”

Juan Soto came to the New York Mets this winter on a record-breaking contract, but he's gotten off to a slow start. Here's why Mets fans aren't at all worried.