Juan Soto's explicit 2-word message about Mets RISP woes says it all

Slugger Juan Soto has been particularly abysmal in these situations (he's hitting 7-for-51 (.137) this season with RISP), which is why his hitting woes feel somewhat magnified. And in the aforementioned New York Post article, Soto sent a blunt two-word message about his struggles to this point.

“S*** happens,” Soto is quoted as saying. He later added, “I try to do the same thing," when there are runners in scoring position compared to when there aren't.

Mets hitting coach Jeremy Barnes also got honest about this Mets' shortcoming, saying, “It’s frustrating. When you look at it, the approach doesn’t change. A lot of the underlying things don’t change. On one hand, I know it’s a very volatile stat and you can have massive swings from one year to the next, but it’s something we would like to get better at.

“We’re definitely talking about it. I don’t think there is a black and white, ‘If we do this, it’s going to work.’ We understand how we’re getting pitched. We understand the situation. We have just got to come through. It’s something we are going to continue to monitor and work on and try to drive through," he added.

The good news is that if the Mets solve these RISP issues, then their offense will be even more potent than it already is.