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HOUSTON — Strangely, on Sunday, the Mets are resting.

It’s an odd time for an off-day, but it seems like a nice opportunity for us to evaluate their first series, which unusually ended halfway through the weekend but still lasted long enough to provide a few hints about the ballclub.

Even though the Mets lost the series after they were one-hit Saturday in a 2-1 defeat — naturally, with hot, well-heeled Juan Soto getting the lone hit, a double that he thought would fly into the Crawford boxes but didn’t quite get there — there were still a few very positive signs.

1. Soto doesn’t seem negatively affected by his record paycheck ($126 million, counting the signing bonus, for 2025 alone).