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Offline bluestreak

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Re: Juan Soto Truths
« Reply #425 on: July 02, 2018, 01:27:35 pm »
Quote from: imref on July 02, 2018, 01:20:05 pm
named NL Rookie of the Month for June.

If he didn’t win it they probably should have not bothered giving it out anymore.
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Re: Bryce Harper 2018 and beyond
« Reply #426 on: July 03, 2018, 09:35:41 am »
Quote from: Slateman on July 02, 2018, 07:21:41 pm
If anyone is moving to first, it should be Soto
I think he ends up there long term, so I agree.
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Re: Re: Bryce Harper 2018 and beyond
« Reply #427 on: July 03, 2018, 10:45:42 am »
I think Soto needs his AA time to learn to field.
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Re: Re: Bryce Harper 2018 and beyond
« Reply #428 on: July 03, 2018, 10:50:57 am »
Quote from: welch on July 03, 2018, 10:45:42 am
I think Soto needs his AA time to learn to field.

Put him at 1B as much as possible, starting next year. Some say that's the easiest defensive position on the field, especially for a lefty.
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Re: Re: Bryce Harper 2018 and beyond
« Reply #429 on: July 03, 2018, 11:00:25 am »
Quote from: welch on July 03, 2018, 10:45:42 am
I think Soto needs his AA time to learn to field.
:lmao: There's no way you send his bat down now. If you want him to learn to field, make him show up to the park early with Eaton and Taylor and shag fly balls.
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Re: Re: Bryce Harper 2018 and beyond
« Reply #430 on: July 03, 2018, 11:24:38 am »
Quote from: Slateman on July 03, 2018, 11:00:25 am
If you want him to learn to field, make him show up to the park early with Eaton and Taylor and shag fly balls.
Agreed.  Most people don't realize how dramatically you can improve your outfield skills by taking hundreds of fly balls.  But I mean, literally, hundreds.  Per day.  Most players aren't willing to do that.
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Re: Re: Bryce Harper 2018 and beyond
« Reply #431 on: July 03, 2018, 11:26:25 am »
Quote from: Ray D on July 03, 2018, 11:24:38 am
Agreed.  Most people don't realize how dramatically you can improve your outfield skills by taking hundreds of fly balls.  But I mean, literally, hundreds.  Per day.  Most players aren't willing to do that.

Based on everything I’ve heard about Soto, it seems he would do just that.
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Re: Juan Soto Truths
« Reply #432 on: July 03, 2018, 11:30:48 am »
I agree with slate. Going down to the minors to field 3 or 4 fly balls a night isn’t doing anyone any good.
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Re: Juan Soto Truths
« Reply #433 on: July 03, 2018, 11:46:21 am »
I've been a bit surprised by his speed.  I was sort of expecting Frank Howard or David Ortiz on the base paths and in the field, but he looks no worse than average.  FG's scouting has him at 45 now and 40 in the future, but I'd say he might be a bit better than that.

Also, last night I was surprised to see the Red Sox shifting the infield on him.  my impression is he sprays the ball, but that might only be for balls in the air.
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Re: Juan Soto Truths
« Reply #434 on: July 03, 2018, 03:34:35 pm »
Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on July 03, 2018, 11:46:21 am
I've been a bit surprised by his speed.  I was sort of expecting Frank Howard or David Ortiz on the base paths and in the field, but he looks no worse than average.  FG's scouting has him at 45 now and 40 in the future, but I'd say he might be a bit better than that.

Also, last night I was surprised to see the Red Sox shifting the infield on him.  my impression is he sprays the ball, but that might only be for balls in the air.

He’s 19. If he has average speed, then that ain’t great.
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Re: Juan Soto Truths
« Reply #435 on: July 03, 2018, 06:52:47 pm »
Quote from: bluestreak on July 03, 2018, 03:34:35 pm
He’s 19. If he has average speed, then that ain’t great.

Guys can't get faster during their college age years?
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Offline Dave301

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Re: Juan Soto Truths
« Reply #436 on: July 05, 2018, 02:09:51 am »
He looks like he lives in that building above The Salt Line judging by his videos on Instagram. Must be pretty nice to be able to wake up and just walk right over to the park everyday.
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Re: Juan Soto Truths
« Reply #437 on: July 05, 2018, 05:34:32 am »
Quote from: Dave301 on July 05, 2018, 02:09:51 am
He looks like he lives in that building above The Salt Line judging by his videos on Instagram. Must be pretty nice to be able to wake up and just walk right over to the park everyday.


supposedly he only owns 2 suits ---both purchased by Harper
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Re: Juan Soto Truths
« Reply #438 on: July 05, 2018, 07:07:05 am »
Quote from: RichMinSC on July 05, 2018, 05:34:32 am

supposedly he only owns 2 suits ---both purchased by Harper
Impossible. We have it on good authority here at WNFF that Harper is selfish and not a good leader.
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Re: Juan Soto Truths
« Reply #439 on: July 05, 2018, 08:47:06 am »
Quote from: Slateman on July 05, 2018, 07:07:05 am
Impossible. We have it on good authority here at WNFF that Harper is selfish and not a good leader.
They are clown suits.  Harper just did it to embarrass him. 
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Re: Juan Soto Truths
« Reply #440 on: July 05, 2018, 08:51:35 am »
Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on July 05, 2018, 08:47:06 am
They are clown suits.  Harper just did it to embarrass him. 

Bryce should do the Home Run Derby in a clown suit
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Re: Juan Soto Truths
« Reply #441 on: July 05, 2018, 09:36:16 am »
Quote from: imref on July 02, 2018, 01:20:05 pm
named NL Rookie of the Month for June.

I don't like giving this to a guy who's almost 30.   :rant:
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Re: Juan Soto Truths
« Reply #442 on: July 05, 2018, 09:46:30 am »
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Re: Juan Soto Truths
« Reply #443 on: July 06, 2018, 01:32:36 pm »
Quote from: NatsAllThe Way on July 05, 2018, 09:36:16 am
I don't like giving this to a guy who's almost 30.   :rant:
Your one of those guys.
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Re: Juan Soto Truths
« Reply #444 on: July 06, 2018, 07:11:09 pm »
In Dominican years he is 19.

I am more likely to belive he is a sprocket salesman from Bethesda who sold his soul to Mr. Applegate than that he is older than 1 score
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Re: Juan Soto Truths
« Reply #445 on: July 06, 2018, 09:04:43 pm »
Quote from: LoveAngelos on July 06, 2018, 07:11:09 pm
In Dominican years he is 19.

I am more likely to belive he is a sprocket salesman from Bethesda who sold his soul to Mr. Applegate than that he is older than 1 score

I haven't read every post on the WNFF but I'm pretty sure score hasn't been used as a quantity of years before in conversation. 
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Re: Juan Soto Truths
« Reply #446 on: July 06, 2018, 09:55:46 pm »
Tom, Abe thinks "score" should be used in computing baseballl players cumulative yearage
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Re: Juan Soto Truths
« Reply #447 on: July 07, 2018, 12:13:10 pm »
I like the idea of Soto playing 1B. We don't seem to have anyone available in that pipeline.
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Re: Can Juan Soto make it in DC this year?
« Reply #448 on: July 07, 2018, 01:00:00 pm »
merged the Juan Soto Truths thread with the earlier Can he make it thread.  The JTS thread went from some humor about him to a general thread on JS, so pulling the two general threads together makes sense.
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Re: Juan Soto - The Truth making it in DC this year
« Reply #449 on: July 07, 2018, 03:02:50 pm »
Quote from: tomterp on July 06, 2018, 09:04:43 pm
I haven't read every post on the WNFF but I'm pretty sure score hasn't been used as a quantity of years before in conversation. 
But I think it has been used as a  measure  of the number of women a player has had.
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