Mets' Slump: Soto's Struggles & Lineup's Cold Streak

0:00It's April 28th, New York Met's news today starts now, AI powered and game ready. I'm Cory with the story. The Met's are sitting dead last this season and their offense is the biggest culprit. Juan Soto's their shining star with the 141 weighted runs created plus, way above average, but the rest of the lineup is ice cold. Francisco Alvarez is the only other guy hitting decent at 117. Without Soto for a couple weeks with a calf injury, they drop 12 straight games. Pictures are straight up avoiding Soto now, throwing strikes just 44.7% of the time, his lowest since 2020. Last year, it was 49.4%. In Sunday's double header loss to the Rockies, he came up with runners-on in the eighth and saw five pitches outside the zone before walking. Fans in the team fill the pinch hard. The Met's team on base percentage is a league worse 288 and their lead-off hitters are at 278. Soto's batting second and all 13 games, but without real protection of front, opponents just nibble around the edges. Soto's swinging

1:04more aggressively too, 44.2% swing rate against his career norms chasing 24.2% of pitches outside the zone. Leaguewide walks are up to 9.6%, highest pace since 2000. Missing Francisco Lindor up top hurts. Last year lead-off guys got on at 347. Boba Schetz, the new lead-off hope, but he and the top need to deliver consistently to force pitchers into the zone with Soto. He's staying patient, saying they're just being careful across the board. Keep eyes on this. It can make or break their slump.