Juan Soto choosing the crosstown rival will always sting, but the New York Yankees can hang their hat on Aaron Judge being baseball's biggest bargain.

So far, it seems like pitchers are intent to let anyone but Soto in the Mets lineup beat them. And it's resulted in a strong start to the season for slugging first baseman Pete Alonso, who, entering play Tuesday, leads the National League with a 1.136 OPS.

Amid an uncharacteristically slow start to the season, Soto told the New York Post’s Mike Puma that things are tougher for him in the Mets lineup than they were with the New York Yankees alongside Aaron Judge.