Mets Trade Idea Adds $14 Million Outfielder to Juan Soto’s Outfield originally appeared on Athlon Sports. As the calendar turns to July, we wouldn't blame Juan Soto and the New York Mets for wanting to forget June ever happened.

During a recent chat with Laura Albanese of Newsday, Soto opened up about his leadership style amid the Mets' poor run of form that included falling from 45-24 to 48-37 ahead of July 1.

Frustrations apparently peaked at that point and several players, including star shortstop Francisco Lindor, acknowledged they held a players-only meeting following Saturday's defeat. It turns out Juan Soto delivered a five-word message of encouragement and hope to his teammates at that meeting, per Mets insider Mike Puma of the New York Post.