Author Topic: August 2nd, 22, a date that will live in Infamy: Juan Soto traded to the Padres  (Read 11696 times)

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Offline UMDNats

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Two things:

1. I feel like that info would be there
2. I feel like his oppo homers would become oppo doubles.

There's some interesting trends in his batted ball profile (declining LD%, rising FB%, more pulling) but hard to say. I think it's entirely possible we got literally the best years of Soto's pre-FA career. These players aren't robots who follow a linear path all the time. I wouldn't bet money on it but I think it's one potential scenario. Would be a pretty incredible gift for Rizzo/the Nats if that is the case.

I think this year's performance is basically his floor, but without knowing more information about him as a player (his personality, hitting coach work, etc.) it's difficult to project moving forward. Watching him this year he was absolutely not the same guy at the plate. He's patient as ever but just felt something was off.