So, A, he serves as protection, which I do think matters.

I know there's a school of thought that protection is overrated.

I think protection is very important.

A lot of ways of life, by the way.

And also, he then takes that mantle away from Aaron Judge as he gets older,

where you're not just missing the 55 home run player because Aaron Judge is getting older.

Juan Soto's still kicking ass.

Right. And that's the crux of it, is that you're... the 55 home run player because Aaron Judge is getting older, Juan Soto's still kicking ass.

Right.

And that's the crux of it, is that you're kind of like stacking your talent.

Yeah.

So that, and they're not all the same age, so they're not all likely to expire at the same time.

John Carlos Stanton will be first where he just kind of fades out.

Then Judge will be there and then Wonsotto will still be around.

Right. Him and Dominguez in the middle will be great for years to come.

And that's the plan, too, by the way.

It allows the pressure to not be as high on Jason Dominguez, because if you lose

Wonsoto, and I have great respect for Alex Spragman, and obviously you guys know how I feel about Pete Alonzo. Those guys, while they're nice players and they're good players, and we can argue all day

if they're the right consolation prizes, they're not Juan Soto.

No.

They're not particularly close either.

And forget the home runs, forget the walks, forget anything.

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