Padres fans frustrated by Juan Soto's inability to hit: "Wants $500 million but can’t hit a pop fly"

Juan Soto's good run of form certainly seems to have come to an end as he struggled in the San Diego Padres' 2-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second game of their series. Soto was unable to convert on any of his at-bats, even striking out once.Juan Soto has been a promising figure since his debut in 2018 with the Washington Nationals. He had a big hand in their World Series win and subsequently earned a big contract from the Padres. In 2023, Soto signed a full-year extension with the Padres worth $23 million, avoiding salary arbitration.However, since his debut with the Padres last season, Soto has produced mediocre performances. Even this season, he had a barren spell last month. At the latter end of the month, he got back to form against the San Francisco Giants and the Cincinnati Reds as he managed eight hits in five games. The Padres ended up winning four of those games.Cut to their series against the Dodgers, Soto had an average game in the first with one hit. In the second game, however, the Dominican failed to score, with fans taking to Twitter to voice their opinion against him.Herbert/Tatis stan acct@padresrus@Padres Give soto a day off tmwr. Stop rewarding him with playing time for sucking1@Padres Give soto a day off tmwr. Stop rewarding him with playing time for suckingGrand Admiral@SDMandalorian85@Padres Soto wants $500million but can’t hit a pop fly491@Padres Soto wants $500million but can’t hit a pop flyGoodbye WCC@dodgerjazzcougsIs Juan Soto the most overrated overhyped baseball in recent memory?Is Juan Soto the most overrated overhyped baseball in recent memory?Fox 🌻@whalienfoxjuan soto i would fight a million armies in hand to hand combat just to see u smile againjuan soto i would fight a million armies in hand to hand combat just to see u smile againLVPadre@PadreLv@lonestarfriar Soto and Kim are not good at all this year.@lonestarfriar Soto and Kim are not good at all this year.ExplorerofSeas@ExplorerofSeas@HSilvestre69 @Padres Soto is an automatic out1@HSilvestre69 @Padres Soto is an automatic out😔@tedthegoldenone@Padres San Diego Fraudres@Padres San Diego Fraudres https://t.co/2B86Zde7iMSandra Mireles@MirelesSandie@Padres4@Padres https://t.co/xyFKSgDjy4Padres Optimist@RipBoberts@Padres If Soto, Machado , and Bogaerts could start being Dodger killers like Tatis, that would be preferable.5@Padres If Soto, Machado , and Bogaerts could start being Dodger killers like Tatis, that would be preferable.Juan Soto needs to be more assertiveOne thing that many fans and analysts questioned about Soto's game last season was his unwillingness to swing at pitches that were there to be hit. He swung at a lower percentage of pitches outside the strike zone (19.9%) than any other major league batter.That trend seems to have continued this season. Soto needs to be more aggressive if he is to turn his fortunes around and help the Dodgers in their quest to make the playoffs.

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