SF Giants legend Will Clark did not hold back on Juan Soto's massive contract

The SF Giants were not involved in the Juan Soto sweepstakes that resulted in the New York Mets giving him a 15-year $765 million contract. Nonetheless, Giants legend Will Clark sounded off on why he thinks Soto will not be worth that contract.

Clark appeared on a podcast with former baseball player Eric Byrnes and the two discussed the massive contract Soto received:

SF Giants legend Will Clark sounds off on Juan Soto's massive contract

In the video, Clark, who is never afraid to speak his mind, says, "When you are signing this kind of contract, a normal person would step back and say, 'How much is enough?' How much is enough when you're talkin' seven-hundred-frickin-million dollars."

Both he and Byrnes went on to talk about how Soto is a very good hitter, but the fact that he is an average defender and average on the base paths makes it questionable that he was signed for as much as he got.

This is a somewhat fair argument. Soto is a career .285 hitter, but he gets on base at an unreal rate with a career on base percentage of .421. He also has great power, blasting 41 home runs last season. Yet, he is not what many would consider a five-tool player because he lacks the defensive prowess necessary to earn that designation.

The fact of the matter is we will just have to wait and see if Soto's contract will be worth it for the Mets. If the Mets win their first World Series title since 1986 during the next 15 years, then it will have been worth it for the notoriously tortured fanbase.

However, if Soto struggles and does not help them win a World Series, then it could be seen as one of the more disastrous contracts in sports history. Given his resume though it seems like the Mets will still be getting one of the most elite players in baseball for at least the next five seasons.

Giants fans can at least rest a little easier knowing they were never heavily involved in the Soto talks. After missing out on superstars in the past, it was nice to have an offseason where the Giants were not the runner-up for a player like Soto.

However, the Giants still have to try and improve their roster in other ways if they want to be true competitors in the National League. On paper they are the fourth-best team in the NL West and that is not even to mention the National League at large where they are at the back of the pack.

Clark definitely has a point on the size of Soto's deal, but it may end up looking like it is worth it if the Mets become consistent winners the rest of this decade.