Put Dwight “Doc” Gooden in the camp of those not worried about Juan Soto’s long-term Mets future. Soto, 26, is off to a lackluster start to his Mets tenure after signing a record 15-year, $765 million contract in the offseason – including a 0-for-5 performance in the team’s 7-5 loss to the Dodgers in 13 innings at Citi Field on Friday night.

Amid New York Mets' Juan Soto's early struggles and his former team's early success, one New York Yankees staffer believes losing the star last offseason might have worked out better for the Yankees.

Losing slugger Juan Soto to the New York Mets was seen as a huge blow to the New York Yankees, but is that really the case?