12-08-2009, 12:35 PM
<!--quoteo(post=71004:date=Dec 8 2009, 08:57 AM:name=ruby23)-->QUOTE (ruby23 @ Dec 8 2009, 08:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=70999:date=Dec 8 2009, 07:09 AM:name=jstraw)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jstraw @ Dec 8 2009, 07:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=70979:date=Dec 7 2009, 10:22 PM:name=ruby23)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ruby23 @ Dec 7 2009, 10:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Soto will never be an impact player again.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
He just needs to grow up.
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No, he just got lucky for about 18 months. He's Rick Wilkins.
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Statistically speaking, he was lucky in his in his rookie season. He was extremely unlucky last season though. One thing that's a big plus about Soto is his patience. If luck is not a factor, he should get on base at a .340-.360 clip and slug between .420 and .480. I'll take that from a catcher.
If you not sure what statistical luck is, take a look at this post over at NSBB. I'm not saying this is a rock solid approach, but I think it can generally tell you if a player was lucky or not in a given season. I remember vividly Soto getting a lot of hard hit balls caught, so I already had the opinion that he was unlucky. But this just gives some sort of tangible evidence to back up my claims based on vividly remembering.
He just needs to grow up.
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No, he just got lucky for about 18 months. He's Rick Wilkins.
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Statistically speaking, he was lucky in his in his rookie season. He was extremely unlucky last season though. One thing that's a big plus about Soto is his patience. If luck is not a factor, he should get on base at a .340-.360 clip and slug between .420 and .480. I'll take that from a catcher.
If you not sure what statistical luck is, take a look at this post over at NSBB. I'm not saying this is a rock solid approach, but I think it can generally tell you if a player was lucky or not in a given season. I remember vividly Soto getting a lot of hard hit balls caught, so I already had the opinion that he was unlucky. But this just gives some sort of tangible evidence to back up my claims based on vividly remembering.