Personally, that is what I am most interested in hearing about.Kafka is my personal favorite of his longer works. This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*.

Command is the thing that lags.His velocity actually did come back to a certain extent in 2014-15. Not having Anthony Rendon ahead of him to drive in may hurt Soto's RBI count and we should probably expect a return to single-digit steals, but regardless the bat is good enough to warrant a first-round pick. Among MLB hitters with at least 450 PA, Soto ranked sixth in BB% (16.0), 10th in wRC+ (146) and 12th in BB/K (0.80). Sure, that's why we threw the "sometimes" in. Consider But Archie Bradley is not Lucas Giolito’s destiny. With that, he finished as the No. The Good: Cineastes often complain that … Soto, especially, has projection for days and could shoot up prospect lists once there’s better proof of concept against professional competition. For the sixth year in a row, Bryce Harper makes this list for the Nats. And a few hundred words from now, we are going to amend those with: “Well, about that…”There is a school of thought that suggests player evaluation is best approached via Meanwhile, I like to joke that I don’t really like doing much amateur coverage, because on the pro side the hard work is already done for me.But let’s say you didn’t know anything about Lucas Giolito past the 2016 reports. How does Juan Soto compare to other hitters? For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.Our full team depth charts are reserved for RotoWire subscribers.Chris Bennett tees up Friday’s 13-game slate, turning to Justin Turner of the Dodgers against the Angels.Juan Pablo Aravena breaks down Thursday's Nationals at Mets game for Dream11 contests.Mike Barner breaks down the Wednesday Yahoo baseball slate as Kenta Maeda could thrive once again for the Twins.Nelson Cruz of the Twins makes Christopher Olson’s list of top DraftKings hitting options Wednesday.Mike Barner recommends plugging in a Juan Soto-led Nationals stack Tuesday against Rick Porcello and the Mets.Simply put, Soto had one of the best seasons for a teenager of all time. Mariano III is fairly new to pitching, having come to it late in his college career, and it’s hard to forget who is father was, so maybe there’s a little more projection left than the normal fourth-round pick college reliever.

He’ll sit 92-93, topping out at 95. Nor is Giolito necessarily a reliever now. After reading all of the glowing reports the thing that really surprised me was the lack of top end velocity. It seems really weird that there is never any concrete discussion of tools. Soto should be valued similarly to the top prospects from the 2016 draft class and could follow the same aggressive promotion pattern as organizational mate Victor Robles.Soto went 3-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI in Wednesday's 11-6 loss to the Mets.Soto went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, three runs scored and three RBI in Monday's 16-4 rout of the Mets.Soto went 2-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Orioles.Soto went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Wednesday's loss to the Mets.Soto will make his season debut Wednesday against the Mets, batting cleanup and playing left field, © Copyright 2020 - Roto Sports, Inc. All Rights Reserved That didn't stop him from reminding dynasty-league owners of his extreme upside when he was on the field. Given what we saw from Soto at ages 19 and 20, it seems reasonable to say a Hall of Fame foundation is being laid. That said, we do use them when we feel it applies, and we can keep this in mind going forward. The fastball sat 93-94 all year—instead of the 95-96 that he flashed in the low minors and helped him offset command woes.