Kid is 24? Is that right?
Seems like he's maxed out his potential.
I had high hopes for him at one time. Not to mention he's blocked by Votto at 1B.
Wouldn't surprise me to see him in a trade at some point.
Kid is 24? Is that right?
Seems like he's maxed out his potential.
I had high hopes for him at one time. Not to mention he's blocked by Votto at 1B.
Wouldn't surprise me to see him in a trade at some point.
Question is how much value he has. Probably had a lot right after the 2011 season when he hit 31 bombs. But unless he turns things around in a hurry, he'll have back-to-back horrible years at AAA. Also, it's not hard to find first basemen that can hit.
Can't imagine he would have much value in a trade. Hopefully he turns things around ASAFP.
Yeah. I really liked the kid's potential up until lately, mostly because he's now 24. He looked like he would keep progressing with the possibility of having some decent trade value - first baseman with power. Again, he seems to have hit a ceiling or wall, and possibly is regressing. It's early, I know. But 2 mediocre seasons of AAA ball won't bode well for his future, like you said.
I find it strange that people are dismissing Soto based on his age, given that many of the same people swoon over Donald Lutz, who happens to be three weeks older and a level lower than Soto.
I agree with the folks who are concerned about the drop in his production in 2012, but I can't get too worked up about his 2013 performance just yet. He's only played 12 games. A rough couple of weeks is nothing to worry about.
I also agree with the opinion that he doesn't have much trade value right now. The Reds are better off holding onto him and hoping he finds his 2011 stroke. If he is putting up a 850-900 OPS around the All-Star break, then they might be able to get something useful out of him. If not, they lose next to nothing, because that is what they would get in a trade for him right now.
thatcoolguy_22 (04-26-2013)
lutz started later is from Europe with a limitrd PT as amateur. His age/level cānnot fairly be compared to Soto or other guys the same age. Soto, otoh, imo has simply reached a level where the overall pitching has caught up with his lack of selectivity and aggresiveness. Evidence of this possibility was in his peripheral stats all along.
For me Lutz got a later start on his development and is still showing improvement.
Soto reached triple A, like 2 years ago (???), and has basically kind of regressed.
What was his injury this year? Kid has had a lot of injury problems.
Soto has had one bad year at AAA. He demolished AA in 2011 and flopped at AAA last season. Meanwhile, Lutz has yet to hit above single-A. His AA stats look a whole lot like Soto's AAA stats. I'm not seeing much improvement from either guy, but at least Soto has proven he can hit above the single-A level.
Who is "dismissing" Soto? A few of us are just concerned.
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