GDT: braves @ gnats 9/10
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Tapate50
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I wouldn’t say worried but he just doesn’t swing through 91 mph fastballs down the middle often. People just noticed. I’d have traded him though.
CyYoung31
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Yeah, but man, Soto is also like if you created a player on a video game and set all the hitting attributes to 100. Dude is almost impossible to get out. I’m not sure we’ve ever seen anything like it, at least since Bonds.
Tapate50
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Melancon said hold my beer.
Id agree on Soto as well. It is freakish how advanced he is at the plate.
Yeah but he's 50 and can't play defense
he's who you wanted Harper to be
Tapate50
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Holy ****, good point.... i bout fell out. lol
Tapate50
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His defense really is...not good.
UNCBlue012
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Soto is an elite offensive talent but Acuna is clearly the better player. Ronald bat and eye aren't QUITE as good but he's superior in every other category.
Dalyn
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We just want fastball heavy teams, and most bullpens are fastball heavy now. It works great for this team, especially late.
Tapate50
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That and there aren't that many legit GOOD bullpen teams. Having them face 3 batters doesn't hurt either.
striker42
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Soto and Acuna are really close at the plate. About the only area at this point that Soto is clearly better is Soto is harder to strike out. The other areas don't really seem to be so different that they couldn't be explained by luck or normal variations.
The big difference is speed. Soto has dropped from 27.2/27.3 FPS his first two years to 26.2 this year. For reference, his sprint speed was between 55-60 percentile those years but has dropped to 36th percentile this year. By comparison, Acuna's sprint speed has been 29.5/29.4/28.8 his first three years. That's 97-94 percentile.
Acuna has also ranked a little above average in right this year and about average in center. Soto is bad even for a left fielder. If Acuna was playing left, he'd be among the best there in the game.
I was surprised at how similar they are at the plate but was not surprised at all at how much better Acuna is on the base paths and in the field. Acuna is far more athletic than Soto. With the DH likely coming full time to NL sooner rather than later, I think Soto will be primarily a DH before much longer.
Southcack77
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I think Soto is ahead at the plate.
Acuña will need to get a little more selective with his swings to close the gap.
Acuña will need to get a little more selective with his swings to close the gap.
NinersSBChamps
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What is that thing Acuna does before rounding third base on his home runs?
zbhargrove
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Just another item on the long list thethe was right about. Lol
zbhargrove
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It’s something Miggy does on his homer trots... he’s a hero of Ronalds
it's called swagger
bravesfanforlife88
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Ozuna does it as well