ORLANDO, Fla.

Monday was the one-year anniversary of Juan Soto agreeing to his 15-year, $765 million contract with the Mets — the deal that supposedly changed everything but somehow put the franchise in reverse.

Soto did his usual Soto things in finishing third in the National League MVP voting, almost a replica of the final season across town with the Yankees, which helped tee up his defection from the Bronx. Meanwhile, the rest of the organization crumbled around him in 2025, leaving president of baseball operations David Stearns and manager Carlos Mendoza in a very different place Monday as they assessed the state of what is feeling like a major renovation.

A year ago, at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, both men strained to conceal their joy as the Mets waited for the deal to become of

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