BT pushes back hard on Juan Soto's 'generational' label: 'Nonsense'
Brandon Tierney made waves on Tuesday when he pushed back hard on Juan Soto’s “generational” label, and the fact that many see him as a player with a greatness we have not seen in recent memory.
BT pointed to the likes of Miguel Cabrera and Albert Pujols to object to that claim, and on Wednesday, he doubled down.
“I love Juan Soto. I’d love for him to stay with the Yankees,” BT said. “But I think this has been hijacked to the point where we are no longer accurately reflecting the type of player Juan Soto is.
“When I hear the word ‘Generational,’ I think of something I have never seen before in my life.”
BT laid out more examples of players in the last generation of baseball fans that have looked like more complete players than Soto, despite Soto’s undeniable greatness in the box.
“Go back to Mike Trout’s first five years. In his first five years, he led the league in WAR each season, led the league in runs scored four of the five, he averaged 30-plus steals and batted .320,” BT said. “You look at Ken Griffey at age 26, he was one of the best defensive center fielders of all time outside of Willie Mays. In his age 26 season - which will be Soto next season - 49 home runs, 140 RBI, and a WAR of almost 10. That is generational...you can even take early A-Rod.
“I watch Juan Soto, and I just don’t know how people...if you’re a two-tool player, I don’t see that as generational. Generational is nonsense.”
Trout and Griffey both broke down in the second half of their careers while Rodriguez’s stardom was dimmed by steroid use, but all three were better in the defense and baserunning department in their mid-20s. With that in mind, BT says he would not spend more than another $25-30 million on top of the reported $600 million offer the Yanks currently have out to Soto.
“People act like the OPS is something we’ve never seen in baseball, which we have,” BT said. “We’ve seen it with Aaron Judge.
“If the Red Sox or Mets offer 14-15 years and $700 million, take him. I don’t think he’s worth it.”
