FACTS/FLUKES: Soto, Wheeler, Dahl, Eflin, S. Castro

Soto off to a sluggish start … 2018 was a remarkable year for Juan Soto (OF, WAS), as he began the year in Single-A and finished with a .292 BA, 22 HR and 5 SB in 414 MLB AB. However, things haven’t gone as well in 2019. Have there been changes in his underlying skills?

Year   AB  HR/SB    BA   xBA  bb%  ct%  GB/LD/FB  h%  HctX   PX/xPX  hr/f  Spd/SBO 
====  ===  =====  ====  ====  ===  ===  ========  ==  ====  =======  ====  =======
2018* 445  24/ 6  .293  .277   16   76  54/17/29  34    98  135/105   25%  109/ 5%
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1H*   151  10/ 2  .321  .291   15   77  46/21/34  37   110  159/119   26%  109/ 3%
2H    294  14/ 4  .279  .269   16   76  57/16/27  33   ...

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