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Updated the FTP title to 3B, thanks Elvir!Hit his 3rd HR last night in Fredrickburg's blowout win, but also struck out 4 times.
Nova/JJ 🍉@TheOttSpot·1hJorgelys Mota finished yesterday with the highest exit velocity and the second-furthest-hit ball across all ST games. Reminders: that was an opposite-field shot, and he is only 20 years old
Mota signed for $250,000 in 2022 and had two strong statistical seasons to start his career before his strikeouts began to creep into a problematic area. Mota swings really hard and has been among the org leaders (and minor league leaders, for that matter) in hard-hit rate the last couple of years, with marks just north of 50%. His swing’s length is a serious issue, however, and his contact rate has tended to be down around a completely unplayable 60% because he is underneath so many fastballs.Mota is a similarly mixed bag of extremes on defense. His range and footwork are sensational, but his hands are only fair and his exchange can take too long. The Nationals have begun deploying Mota in center field some of the time, and he’s still getting a feel for it. What’s more important is that his contact rate gets to a place of viability. Mota is a freaky enough athlete to carry some prospect value even though he’s a low-probability big leaguer because of the strikeouts.
