Mets’ Max Scherzer raves about Nationals’ Juan Soto

CHICAGO — If Mets brass wishes a advice on a single of Max Scherzer’s previous superstar teammates from Washington, he’s eager to give it.

But Scherzer told The Put up on Sunday he isn’t about to get emotionally attached to the concept the Mets could go after Juan Soto in a trade.

“That is the front office’s position, but all I can inform you is he is excellent,” Scherzer mentioned in advance of the Mets performed the Cubs at Wrigley Area. “He’s a fantastic person, a great teammate. I actually savored taking part in with him and I can only say great things about him.”

Soto just lately turned down the Nationals’ agreement extension supply of $440 million around 15 many years and can be experienced in a trade, according to The Post’s Jon Heyman.

Scherzer — who like Soto is represented by Scott Boras — indicated he is not surprised Soto rejected the proposal, primarily amid studies the Lerner relatives is searching to sell the Nationals.

“You have to understand everybody’s vying interest,” Scherzer explained. “The participant is Juan — he would like to acquire first and foremost. I really feel like that is his moral compass on a profession determination. Just take the cash and toss it out the window. I try to set myself in his sneakers.”

The 23-yr-previous outfielder doesn’t strike free company until eventually immediately after the 2024 period. Any workforce investing for Soto would have to surrender a haul in potential customers and be completely ready to spend the pounds needed to secure him very long time period. The Mets, beneath owner Steve Cohen, and a prime-large farm technique that consists of stud catching prospect Francisco Alvarez, match the criteria.

“The hardest factor for [Soto] is he’s having the complete enterprise side of this game and he’s extremely younger,” claimed Scherzer, who was part of the Nationals’ 2019 Planet Series-successful group with Soto. “He’s mature over and above his decades to be equipped to manage it. I just know it’s harder as a participant when you are accomplishing this, heading through this.

“You get some zeroes thrown behind it and it receives quite crazy, but you have to have a great head on your shoulders and tune it out and just go out and perform baseball.”