Juan Soto - The Truth making it in DC this year

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Soto is an everyday player - much more than a DH

he's Michael Jackson when it comes to fielding.

[Slateman]

he's Michael Jackson when it comes to fielding.

Simple solution: Re-sign Bryce Harper to a one year deal, pay Ryan Zimmerman 25 million to retire and work for the Nats' front office, move Soto to first base, have an outfield of Harper/Taylor/Eaton, trade Robles to the Yankees for Severino and Betances.

Everyone wins

[imref]

Simple solution: Re-sign Bryce Harper to a one year deal, pay Ryan Zimmerman 25 million to retire and work for the Nats' front office, move Soto to first base, have an outfield of Harper/Taylor/Eaton, trade Robles to the Yankees for Severino and Betances.

Everyone wins

Slate = ZDk??

[mitlen]

It's just like in golf your driver is going to have less loft than your 3-wood, allowing you to stay under the wind to garner more distance.

It's the tree limbs for me.

[Greg_SRT]

Simple solution: Re-sign Bryce Harper to a one year deal, pay Ryan Zimmerman 25 million to retire and work for the Nats' front office, move Soto to first base, have an outfield of Harper/Taylor/Eaton, trade Robles to the Yankees for Severino and Betances.

Everyone wins

Maybe convert him to catcher

[LoveAngelos]

New offering at Nats Park

http://www.spoon-tamago.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/SOTO-SAKE-JOE-DOUCET-1.jpg

[NatsAllThe Way]

he was batting .500 with a 2.500 OPS before his debut.

So what I'm hearing is that he never really lived up to expectations since his debut, and now he might be 24 years old I heard?  And he may be operating under an alias?  I think we should trade him while his value is high, don't we need a 3rd closer?

[NatsAllThe Way]

Simple solution: Re-sign Bryce Harper to a one year deal, pay Ryan Zimmerman 25 million to retire and work for the Nats' front office, move Soto to first base, have an outfield of Harper/Taylor/Eaton, trade Robles to the Yankees for Severino and Betances.

Everyone wins

Harper wants $400,000,000.  If we're going to pay him $400,000,000 for 1 year, we might as well keep him for 10 years.  Maybe in year five he breaks out of his slump.

[Slateman]

So what I'm hearing is that he never really lived up to expectations since his debut, and now he might be 24 years old I heard?  And he may be operating under an alias?  I think we should trade him while his value is high, don't we need a 3rd closer?

Could be 30

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Seriously, if he turned out to be 24, I'd still say outstanding.  If he's 29, then I'd say he's Kevin Youkilis with power.

[imref]

So what I'm hearing is that he never really lived up to expectations since his debut, and now he might be 24 years old I heard?  And he may be operating under an alias?  I think we should trade him while his value is high, don't we need a 3rd closer?

Has he gotten to 100 PAs yet?

[JCA-CrystalCity]

changed the thread title to reflect his name.  Paul Pierce.

[bluestreak]

Has he gotten to 100 PAs yet?

108

[Baseball is Life]

@MarkZuckerman
Per @baseball_ref, Juan Soto was the 1st teenager to bat cleanup in an MLB game since Cesar Cedeno in 1970, and only the 10th since 1922. Among the others who did it: Brooks Robinson, Mickey Mantle, Mel Ott, Rusty Staub, Ed Kranepool.

[varoadking]

Do we have a nickname for the kid yet? 

I think the Sultan of Swat may have already been taken...

[GburgNatsFan]

Reyes of Raking?

Do we have a nickname for the kid yet? 

I think the Sultan of Swat may have already been taken...

[imref]

Reyes of Raking?

I’ve heard Marty McFly as of late, since he’s a time traveler.

[tomterp]

Teenagers with 6 or more home runs:

Bryce Harper
Ken Griffey, Jr.
Robin Yount
Manny Machado
Adrian Beltre
César Cedeño
Juan Soto

Teenagers who had an OPS over 800 in 100 plate appearances or more:

Tony Conigliaro
Bryce Harper
Jimmie Foxx
Mel Ott
Cap Anson
Whitey Lockman
Oyster Burns  (1800's)
Juan Soto

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2018/6/19/17477194/juan-soto-nationals-baseball-history

[GburgNatsFan]

Soto is "born" in "October" so he has all year to build on his stats.

[spidernat]

Do we have a nickname for the kid yet? 

VaRK has been hacked by hammmondsnats. But shouldn't we wait until we know his real name before giving him a nickname?

[LoveAngelos]

In yet another major embarrassing revelation for the Nationals it has been learned Soto is really a 29 year old former cab driver from Santo Domingo whose real name is Frowny  Vonzalez

[DCFan]

Soto getting some love in today’s WSJ.

[varoadking]

In yet another major embarrassing revelation for the Nationals it has been learned Soto is really a 29 year old former cab driver from Santo Domingo whose real name is Frowny  Vonzalez

Rougned Odor...it worked for those two guys...why not 3...

[tomterp]

QFT.

If gravity were the ONLY force acting on the ball then 45 degrees would be the optimal launch angle, as gravity is a conservative force and only pushes the ball down and does not change depending on the balls path...friction and wind are non-conservative forces and change based on the path taken, humidity and temperature aren't actually forces acting upon the ball but influence the friction coefficient.

It's just like in golf your driver is going to have less loft than your 3-wood, allowing you to stay under the wind to garner more distance.

Sounds right Mutt.

With respect to friction, aside from wind, altitude, temperature and humidity are next most significant, in order.  Washington scores high (meaning further ball travel) in temperature and humidity in the summers, but sea level works against home run carry.

[LoveAngelos]

Rougned Odor...it worked for those two guys...why not 3...

Nah that surname stinks