Could the New York Mets' franchise player be missing the time he spent with the New York Yankees?

The World Baseball Classic is just over a month away, and the official rosters for all participating teams will be revealed next week. The Dominican Republic is considered one of the favorites to win the international event,

With the likes of Francisco Lindor, Juan Soto, and Bo Bichette, the New York Mets boast more than enough firepower to strike fear into the rest of MLB.

Juan Soto’s money story began with a small signing bonus in 2015 and grew year by year through hard work. After rising fast with the Washington Nationals and winning a World Series, his salaries jumped with the San Diego Padres and New York Yankees.

"The only AL/NL players to have at least a .395 OBP in each of their first nine or more seasons are Ted Williams (first 17 seasons), Stan Musial (14) and Ferris Fain," Langs writes. "As it stands, Soto’s streak of eight straight such seasons to start his career is tied for fourth, with Frank Thomas, Wade Boggs and Charlie Keller."

In the batter's box, Juan Soto is one of the very best in the world. Everybody knows that. And then there's the outfield, where he is … not. Now, if Soto just keeps hitting like he did in 2025 for the rest of his Mets career,

Law was referring to Kilby's short stint in New York's system this past season, where he struck out just 11 times. That's good for a strikeout rate of just 13.6 percent. For reference, Jones was at 35.4 percent between Double-A and Triple-A in 2025, which is the primary reason why he has fallen out of the top 100 entirely.