OF Yorman Rodriguez, or 1B Neftali Soto?
OF Yorman Rodriguez, or 1B Neftali Soto?
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I went with Soto. Yorman may have a higher upside but he also has a higher bust potential. (Plus he would keep alive the dream of a Reds team of all Y names). Soto also has a good upside with that potential to be a solid middle of the order bat. (Which position he would play is another question)
My vote goes with Neftali. I love the power and his floor is a lot higher than Yorman. I don't think I would trade Neftali for Yorman if he was on another team, so that is my basis for picking Neftali. I was very excited about his progress this year. Gotta love a kid who broke 30 home runs and had a season slugging of .576. I hope the walks come this year.
Soto has a chance to be good. Now, will he be good enough as a 1st baseman where more offense is expected? Who knows. But, there's a reason why Yorman was ranked 3rd last year. I agree that his mental makeup is something we're going to have to watch. He's already dropped from 3rd last year to, possibly, 9th this year though. I think that's plenty far enough.
Soto, and I'm not that high on Soto.
Staying with Soto. Yorman's mental make-up is arguable (I am on the side that its a legitimate issue) but you can't ignore Soto's power.
I like Soto's power, and I understand the comparisons to Derrek Lee, but Soto has a long way to go in terms of getting on base before he's remotely close to Lee's level. Soto has the potential to be a good first baseman whereas Rodriguez has the potential to be an elite outfielder.
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Soto. probably has the best power in the system right now, including Votto, Bruce and Francisco.
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Soto seems to have grown from a doubles guy to a HR guy. He gets my vote.
Uhh, no.Soto. probably has the best power in the system right now, including Votto, Bruce and Francisco.
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