{"id":26138,"date":"2025-03-06T10:31:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T09:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=26138"},"modified":"2025-03-06T10:49:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T09:49:49","slug":"how-the-hell-is-he-a-99-fans-demolish-take-putting-juan-soto-on-ohtani-judge-level","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/how-the-hell-is-he-a-99-fans-demolish-take-putting-juan-soto-on-ohtani-judge-level\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;How the hell is he a 99&#8221; &#8211; Fans demolish MLB The Show 25 for putting Juan Soto on Ohtani-Judge level"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From the very start, it&rsquo;s been ridiculous to compare Juan Soto to Aaron Judge. Soto&rsquo;s best season came when he was batting ahead of Judge, who had an AL MVP year, yet that still wasn&rsquo;t even Judge&rsquo;s best season. Soto is an elite hitter, no doubt, but putting him in the same breath as Judge and Shohei Ohtani? That&rsquo;s a stretch. And now, MLB The Show 25 has thrown them all into the 99 Overall Club together, igniting a firestorm among fans who just aren&rsquo;t buying it.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Introducing the 99 Overall Club for MLB The Show 25! &#127918;<br><br>Is there anybody else that you would include in this group? &#129300; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ryhqh3g3Tz\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/ryhqh3g3Tz<\/a><\/p>&mdash; FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLBONFOX\/status\/1897427214880158026?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>March 5, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Juan Soto vs. the real 99s?<\/h2><p>Let&rsquo;s talk numbers. Aaron Judge has a career WAR of 52.2, compared to Soto&rsquo;s 36.4. Judge has 315 home runs and a 1.010 OPS, while Soto sits at 201 homers and a .953 OPS. Ohtani&mdash;just as a hitter&mdash;has a 43.8 WAR, 225 home runs, a .945 OPS, and 145 stolen bases in fewer games than Soto. If we&rsquo;re talking sheer value, Soto isn&rsquo;t remotely close to Judge, and he&rsquo;s only marginally ahead of Ohtani at the plate.<\/p><p><strong>ALSO READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/yankees-power-deficiency-would-be-exposed-if-giancarlo-stanton-is-absent-from-lineup\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Yankees&rsquo; power deficiency would be exposed if Giancarlo Stanton is absent from lineup<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>And let&rsquo;s not forget, Judge has carried the Yankees for years, while Soto&mdash;great as he is&mdash;hasn&rsquo;t exactly put a team on his back the same way. The biggest argument for Soto is his plate discipline, but even that isn&rsquo;t enough to justify putting him in the same league as Judge or Ohtani. Once Ohtani is back to pitching, he&rsquo;ll probably be the undisputed top player in baseball. Until then, comparing Soto to him also feels premature.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fans call it how they see it<\/h2><p>The internet wasted no time tearing apart the decision to give Soto a 99 overall rating. The consensus? He just doesn&rsquo;t belong in that tier.<\/p><p>One fan summed it up bluntly: <em>&ldquo;Soto can&rsquo;t field or run the bases&mdash;how the HELL is he a 99?&rdquo;<\/em> Another echoed the sentiment: <em>&ldquo;Judge in a group with Soto is laughable.&rdquo;<\/em> Others pointed to Judge&rsquo;s dominance, with one fan noting, <em>&ldquo;Judge has led MLB in every offensive category two of the last three years. Soto, in four years, has led his league in four categories total&mdash;three times in walks, once in runs (because Judge hit behind him).&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Soto can't field or run the bases how the HELL is he a 99<\/p>&mdash; thx (@thx6969) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thx6969\/status\/1897469107039047754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>March 6, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Judge in a group with Soto is laughable.<br><br>Judge has led MLB in ever offensive category 2 of the last 3 years&hellip; Soto in 4 years has led his leavue in 4 categories total&hellip;.. 3 times in walks, once in runs scored (because Judge hit behind him)z<br><br>Ohtani doesn&rsquo;t belong with Jusge&hellip;<\/p>&mdash; KevSwing (@Kswing6) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kswing6\/status\/1897466755645366482?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>March 6, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">the excuse for Ronald was defense so since when did soto have defense<\/p>&mdash; &#119967;&#119990;&#120001;&#119890;&#9969; (@CamdinoK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CamdinoK\/status\/1897453346203517037?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>March 6, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If you add the fact that he&rsquo;s a lot better of a defender and base runner, you could make the argument that he&rsquo;s a better player than Soto currently (and 2 years younger).<br><br>If anything, I don&rsquo;t think Soto deserves to be a 99 while Witt is a 96. I&rsquo;d probably put Witt at 98 and Soto&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9zuyppmeWM\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/9zuyppmeWM<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jacob P.M.&#127764; (@JacobBSpeaks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JacobBSpeaks\/status\/1897508389837590881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>March 6, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Soto is undeserving<\/p>&mdash; ktb.kendrick&#127786;&#65039; (@ktbkendrick) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ktbkendrick\/status\/1897432754632949903?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>March 5, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>And it wasn&rsquo;t just Soto getting the heat. Some questioned why Bobby Witt Jr. wasn&rsquo;t included instead: <em>&ldquo;Two DHs as 99? Then Judge, no Witt?&rdquo; <\/em>Another fan put it simply: <em>&ldquo;Witt not being here is pretty disrespectful.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bobby Witt<\/p>&mdash; Palatine (@xbtPalatine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/xbtPalatine\/status\/1897431533511712823?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>March 5, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bobby Witt Jr. Gonna be there in a few years &#128064; &#128293;<\/p>&mdash; Cookie Picks (@CookiePickz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CookiePickz\/status\/1897531485449572678?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>March 6, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Out of respect Soto and Judge should be 98.<\/p>&mdash; Keeping IT &#128175; (@MortgageSense83) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MortgageSense83\/status\/1897460894923415778?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>March 6, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Soto is not a 99<\/p>&mdash; Game Day Pints (@GameDayPints) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GameDayPints\/status\/1897531865273151636?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>March 6, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><strong>ALSO READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/mlb-injuries-orioles-may-begin-season-without-gunnar-henderson\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Orioles may begin season without Gunnar Henderson<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>I am well aware that this is just a video game, but right now? It feels like MLB The Show 25 got caught up in the $765M hype. Soto is great, but a 99? Maybe not so much&hellip;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The numbers don&#8217;t lie&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":26142,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[346,480,255,874,90,483],"class_list":["post-26138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","tag-aaron-judge","tag-dodgers","tag-juan-soto","tag-mets","tag-shohei-ohtani","tag-yankees"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>&quot;How the hell is he a 99&quot; - Fans demolish MLB The Show 25 for putting Juan Soto on Ohtani-Judge level<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Fans are outraged over Juan Soto&#039;s inclusion in MLB The Show 25&rsquo;s 99 Overall Club alongside Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/how-the-hell-is-he-a-99-fans-demolish-take-putting-juan-soto-on-ohtani-judge-level\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"&quot;How the hell is he a 99&quot; 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