The New York Mets are preparing to welcome the Los Angeles Dodgers to Citi Field in their biggest test of the season yet. The team has surged to a 30-20 record after adding the best on-base talent in baseball,

With great power comes great responsibility, or so they say in Queens. For Juan Soto, it’s the mega-deal he signed for $765 million that brings the responsibility of hitting home runs and helping the Mets win baseball games.

While the AL East-leading Yankees have expressed confidence in their group since the departure of Juan Soto to the Mets, they have largely kept the topic of whether they’re “better off” without the right fielder to the media.