Nats call up 19 year old Juan Soto

[skinzfan]

this kid will be interesting to watch if they leave him on the roster.

Nineteen-year-old Nationals outfielder Juan Soto became the youngest position player to start in the majors since 2012 tonight, and he immediately proved his worth. On the very first ball that he saw off Padres pitcher Robbie Erlin, Soto crushed a three-run oppo dinger 422 feet into left, earning a curtain call as the youngest player in franchise history to smack a big fly. (He has three days on Bryce Harper’s first tater.)

Soto, who had just 31 at-bats in Double-A before the injury-ravaged Nats called him up, struck out in his first-ever MLB appearance as a pinch hitter on Sunday.

 

[strebe]

thats cool that the nats called him up.

 

[skinzfan]

A soon as a couple injured return he'll head back to the minors

 

[Rock Strongo]

got him as soon as i heard

glad i did

ive had vlad jr since spring training riding my bench

 

[MilkSpiller22]

A soon as a couple injured return he'll head back to the minors

thing about injuries, there will always be more...

 

[Taddy Mason]

Damn, didn't even have a chance to catch him with the P-Nats. Had a going away for my boss the other day and talked about hitting up a game and mentioned him.

 

[Rock Strongo]

A soon as a couple injured return he'll head back to the minors

no, hes up for good.

 

[navamind]

.308/.426/.558, 161 wRC+, 14 home runs, 17% walk rate, 18.3% K rate, 2.6 WAR in 69 games

Crazy to think this is a 19-year-old who barely played above A+ ball prior to getting called up, especially with those K/BB rates.

Juan Soto Looks Like the Best Teenage Hitter in History | FanGraphs Baseball

 

[The Q]

Imagine what they could've done if they smartly traded Harper for even more young talent.

The future in Wash could've been amazing.