José Siri and his golden opportunity with Juan Soto and the Mets

The central gardener seeks ownership in a team where he could have a leading role and in the process, increase its value for salary arbitration.

The arrival of José Siri He opened an interesting chapter in the Dominican gardener’s career that, in case of having the opportunity to take advantage, could catapult him towards the next stage of his career. From Tampa Bay Rays instead with New York Mets, Siri He is competing for the headline of central gardener in the New York team and, at the offensive level, he is taking advantage of the opportunity, at least during spring training.

Siri went from a situation convulsed in Tampa Bay, to one with much greater security with the Metsbut the most important part is that he will be playing next to one of the most transcendent figures of today in baseball, Juan Soto.

Soto and Siri They could not be two more different and distant figures in every way. The first is much more calm, while the second has a more “electric” personality, Soto It is a defender below the average, Siri He is a gardener with all the necessary qualities to win a prize Gold glove, Soto It is one of the best batters of the Major LeaguesSiri has a lot of land to travel in that last department. One assured his presence in MLB With the greatest contract in the history of professional sports, the other entered its first year of salary arbitration. Out of sharing nationality, the similarities are not many, as we can see.

However, this could be a golden opportunity to Siriwho will have enough time to be able to take advice from Soto In the aspect that falters of his game, the offensive. Not only this, which can do so while you have real possibilities to stay as the central gardener of the Metsa position that does not really have an owner right now and that could give a gigantic exhibition to a player who still seeks to settle.

Siri He has shown that he has power. In fact, in 2023, its best offensive season in MLBthe Dominican dispatched 25 home runs in an alignment of Tampa Bay that did not have the talent that has the one of the Mets currently. The own Siri He recognized, recently, that his batting must improve and who better than Soto to give you advice on how to work your shifts.

“ANDStoy more focused on what this season is going to start (…) now with the Mets team. (I am) very excited, because I will be with people there, that if I do not learn, it is because I am really bad“, said Sirijokingly, during an interview last February to open the podcast, with respect to Juan Sotobut showing that he knows he has a job ahead.

Much of the future of Siri It weighs how well this season does with the third team for which he will play in a career of just five years, especially what is related to the salary aspect. Siri29 years old, he is in his first season under salary arbitration and will accrue 2.4 million dollars. With two years under that scheme and being able to become a free agent by 2028, when he will be 32 yearsGreat tent”