Former New York Yankees hitting coach Sean Casey thinks that New York Mets outfielder Juan Soto is an unbelievable hitter — with some notable flaws.

At this time last year, the Mets had yet to sign Sean Manaea. They had yet to add JD Martinez and Harrison Bader. They had just traded for Tyrone Taylor and Adrian Houser. In other words, president of baseball operations David Stearns hadn’t done much of significance up to this point in 2023.

In the aftermath of the Juan Soto free agency sweepstakes, which resulted in a historic, $765 million contract for the 26-year-old slugger with the New York Mets, a rumor emerged that a security guard employed by the New York Yankees had disallowed a member of Soto's family,