Juan Soto to Left Field Sparks Mets Debate | Evan & Tiki
WFAN Daily
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3.8 • 795 Ratings
🗓️ 11 February 2026
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
Three major stories broke after the show ended, but the conversation quickly zeroes in on the most polarizing one. Evan and Tiki debate Juan Soto’s move from right field to left field, why it actually makes sense at Citi Field, and why the timing and explanation from the Mets still feels strange.
The discussion digs into Soto’s defensive history, his split time between left and right field throughout his career, and whether the World Baseball Classic played a bigger role than the team wants to admit. Plus, questions about roster construction, fan reaction, and why this move was obvious to some long before it became official, even if it still feels awkward the way it rolled out.
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| 0:00.0 | There were three significant stories, and they all occurred after we signed off the air. |
| 0:06.1 | You had last night the New York Knicks losing, let's just call it like it is, a brutal game to the Indiana Pacers, an underman tanking Pacers team, and the Knicks losing overtime. |
| 0:17.2 | You have that. |
| 0:18.4 | You have Francisco Lindor dealing with this hamate injury. David |
| 0:22.6 | Stearns drops that at our doorstep at about 205. He should be ready for opening day, but he's |
| 0:28.4 | out six weeks, and you had a positional change of Juan Soto from right field to left field. |
| 0:32.8 | So I ask you, Tiki Barber, as somebody that I will label the independent, most important news observer. |
| 0:40.3 | So we'll call you the I-M-I-N-O. |
| 0:43.2 | Okay. |
| 0:43.7 | And we'll talk about all three, and we'll get your opinions on all three, 888-80-101-19. |
| 0:49.2 | Which of those three stories from yesterday is the most important and really jumped out to you the most. Well, if Francisco Alvarez hadn't had the handmade thing last year, maybe that would have been, but I feel like I've heard the handmade thing multiple times, not just locally here, but just over the last couple of years. The Knicks, they lost the game, but I don't know, whatever. Mitchell Robinson didn't play. Neither did it, OG. |
| 1:11.8 | Oh, you can't use that an excuse. |
| 1:12.8 | They lost the Pacers. |
| 1:13.5 | I know, but the All-Star break is right around the corner. |
| 1:16.0 | It just feels like one of those, let's just coast in here. |
| 1:18.8 | It's Juan Soto moving to left field. |
| 1:22.6 | Interesting. |
| 1:24.3 | Mainly because I feel like Met fans have been apologist for Juan Soto being average at best as an outfielder. |
| 1:35.6 | That kind of thing, this statistics will tell you that I'm right about this. |
| 1:40.3 | Now, the I test is probably more in favor of his outfield production, but statistically, he's not a great outfielder. |
| 1:48.8 | So moving him to left field feels alarming and what the hell? |
| 1:55.3 | Why? |
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