Fantasy Baseball Managers Shake Their Heads at Juan Soto's Latest Injury Update
Juan Soto has been placed on the injured list, out for 2-3 weeks, and killing his short-term fantasy baseball value.
Apr 2, 2026; San Francisco, California, USA; New York Mets outfielder Juan Soto (22) reacts after scoring a run on an RBI double hit by infielder Bo Bichette (19) against the San Francisco Giants during the first inning at Oracle Park. Mandatory Credit: Robert Edwards-Imagn Images | Robert Edwards-Imagn Images New York Mets fans - sorry. Juan Soto is on the Injured List as of Monday afternoon.
He will be out for 2-3 weeks, per reports, and this drastically affects our world of fantasy baseball. The Mets will work without their face of the organization, and now, Ronny Mauricio has even been called up in Soto's absence. We will review this new-look offense for the next couple of weeks.
Fantasy Baseball Impact Soto generally bats in the 2-hole, which will likely slot Bo Bichette up to that spot, per the Fangraphs projected depth chart. In the 3-hole projects, Jorge Polanco and Luis Robert Jr. in the 4-hole.
However, given the breakout of Mark Vientos and varying pitching matchups, we expect this to shake up day-to-day, with Bichette's role as the team's best hitter the only solidified one. The fantasy baseball value of Francisco Lindor and Bichette is much unchanged. Bichette suffers very mildly as he loses Soto's on-base ability, thus docking potential RBs.