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The Juan Soto Nationals may be a streaky team, but Juan Soto is perhaps the most consistent man in baseball. The 20 year old rocketed into the majors last year and immediately became one of the best hitters in baseball. In this episode of Baseball Bits, an MLB video essay series presented by Foolish Baseball, we'll be talking about Juan Soto minors days, as well as 2018, the Juan Soto rookie year. Heck, we even rewind all the way back to the amateur Juan Soto days when he was doing showcases.
The Washington Nationals are lucky to have a player of this talent, especially after the departure of Bryce Harper. We'll also talk about Trout as we find the MLB best rookie seasons. This also functions as a discussion of the best 19 year olds in MLB, and best teenagers in MLB. You can't bring up Juan Soto without having a conversation about the best young hitters in the league.
So while we'll talk about young Bryce Harper and young Mike Trout, we'll also talk about Ty Cobb, Mel Ott, and Tony Conigliaro for added historical context.
We'll also see how Juan Soto rocketed through the minor leagues in 2018. That Juan Soto 2018 is certainly a season to remember, but equally impressive is Juan Soto 2019.
The biggest takeaway is that Soto's OBP is elite, and that's what sets him apart. He is the Dominican god of walks. Juan Soto walks 15-16% of the time, which is pretty darn rare.
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Mike Petriello on Soto's historic start: www.mlb.com/news/juan-soto-ma... - Sport
Always a good day when you see a Foolish Baseball vid posted
Woh!😯
MLB always a good day when the man/women who owns MLB has a sense of communication
Damn that’s hella props!!!!
Fax
He is the real MVP. Look at that glorious check mark.
fun fact: Soto rejected his bobblehead design because it wasn't smiling
He also learned English by going to McDonalds and immersing himself in English speaking.
He probably frowned when he saw it. He may not have frowned since.
This is certainly a fun fact.
He's always smiling. This fun fact makes me happy
MANalytics
Baseball analysts: the Nationals will struggle with Harper leaving.
Soto: Hold my Gatorade, since I can't legally drink beer...
🤣🤣🤣😂
Only in the USA
After that wild card hit, this is more true than it was when you wrote it
Soto will be an mvp next year
jimbo 2346 now they’re in the WS
Hey Foolish Baseball, my RTTS player had a 600+ OBP in both his age 19 and 20 seasons, while hitting 80 home runs both years. Checkmate
Yeah I‘m working on a vid about him as we speak.
Let’s give him Mike Trout’s money now, shall we?
I’ll give you 15 year 1 quadrillion dollar contract
Jack P Nah how about 3 mil over 4 years
I finished a season of 217 home runs, 81 doubles, 10 triples, and 35 stolen bases on one defensive error and the Orioles traded me because I wouldn't accept their 3-year, 24m contract.
Are we ignoring when Soto hit a MLB home run before his debut
I almost put that in there! But it seemed like a weird tangent.
Foolish Baseball isn’t weirdness what this video is about though?
How?
@@michaelclarkj As Nats fan I can't remember the exact detail or the team we played against. But I believe we started the game and he hit a home-run then it rain out while the game was tied. It rain out 2 or 3 days in a row if I recall and the game got suspended until the next time the teams played again... which was like 2 or 3 weeks away. So technically, that game was his first but it hadn't been completed in the books yet.
It was a game against the Yankees that started before his debut and was suspended due to rain. When the game resumed a few weeks later, he had made his debut, and hit a home run in a game that was still technically before his debut.
"Is that good?" 😂Excellent video, man!
Thank you!
Foolish Baseball u welcome
The better question is, has Juan Soto ever done anything bad?
@@noah_that_bills_fan1613 field?
Juan Soto might be the most underrated player in the game right now. The dude's a superstar and literally no one talks about him.
I would tend to agree. Has gotten some attention with his recent hot streak, but he's historically good.
Scott Brady Anthony Rendon, too. I dunno if it's just the market or something else, but this team has more than a fair share of studs...
@@sorenkoford8015 I would agree on Rendon as well. I think both he and Soto have largely been overshadowed by contemporaries (Arenado for Rendon, Acuna for Soto) who are perceived to be better (somewhat incorrectly).
@@ScottieBoy99902 I'd disagree with the idea of incorrect perception. Arenado's perhaps the greatest defensive/offensive consistent third basement of the decade. He reeks of Scott Rolen in his prime, which sucks given his being mired with the middling Rockies. Acuna, like Soto, hasn't had time to prove himself good or bad, but in just a couple seasons, he's not human with his production.
@@DakodaOK rendon is probably a better hitter than arenado when you account for the fact that arenado plays in coors. In terms of defense yeah arenado's probably the best in the game but why does that mean rendon gets no attention? Rendon's also an excellent defender btw
It’s always a good day when Foolish Baseball uploads.
Yeah cause I get paid
Indeed
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Foolish Baseball lol
Gay
These videos are so well made. Great work.
"Hey I'm walkin' here!"
Thank you. I really try haha.
April 2021 Juan Soto update: he had a 217 OPS+ in the Covid-shortened 2020 season (With an OBP of .490) which is eerily similar to Ted Williams' production in his age 22 and 23 seasons. He still makes no sense. And it is glorious.
March 2022 Soto update: Finally made his first all star appearance, led the league in walks and OBP (145 and .465, and finished second in MVP voting to former teammate Bryce Harper (he should’ve won it instead imo)
August 2022 update Juan Soto has rejected a 440 million dollar contract and been traded to the padres for virtually their entire farm system
@@snowyylive3466 and still with a career OBP > .400 🤩
@@lpourmirza harpers the best hitter in the game imo
@@damarkomoore5236 not at all
Loved the video. Another thing that attests to how unusual he is for a 20 year old: he's done a fantastic job of addressing his weaknesses. After last season, opponents realized that if he's thrown a fastball he will crush it, and if he's thrown an offspeed pitch outside the zone he'll lay off. So he started seeing a ton of offspeed pitches in the zone this season and he really struggled at the beginning. But he adjusted and now his numbers are back up to where they were last year. His defense has also improved a ton over the past couple of months. I don't think the defensive stats have caught up yet, but if you watch the Nats every day it's obvious how much he's improved. But honestly, as cheesey as it sounds, my favorite thing about him is how much fun he has and that he's always smiling.
Thanks for the analysis. Perhaps Soto will become a Trout-ian player in that he is constantly able to address whatever weaknesses he may have.
His defense improvements are a testament to Gerardo Parra .
Fernando Tatis Jr 20: next mike trout
juan soto 20: a consistent career like that of mike trout
Guerrero jr 20: next guerrero mr but better
franmil reyes 24 next big papi
Rafael Devers 22:Super Star
Eloy jimenez 22: other big papi
victor robles 22 future star
Anthony Draghi Parra and the fact that Eaton talks over the plays in the outfield with Soto and Robles after each inning. They discuss positioning, and what they saw/ what they need to adjust. FP was talking about Eaton doing this the other day.
@@brudyrondon4109 so you're saying the future of baseball is in good hands?
Juan Soto is pretty good huh?
How about acuna
He's decent.
just a little- nats fan
Marc would you rather have Juan Soto or Pete alanso plz answer your my favorite youtuber
@@djdjsjfishing4380 id say soto but i think thats just cuz ima nats fan, he has more contact, some pop, and has been working on running at fielding.
Jason Heyward’s rookie season went .277/.393/.456 at the age of 20. (So you guys don’t have to look it up)
Quite the season.
J-Hey!
Wow, he’s changed over the years. Still an amazing defender though.
He was a tease. Many thought he would only improve offensively. Disappointment compared to his contract but he’s hitting a lot better this season and I’m sure the cubs fans are happy he’s here
@@bigmacmovies1 Everything but the last thing said is true.
Juan looks like he's swinging in slow motion. I'm glad they fast tracked him through minors so that some overzealous swing coach didn't screw up that beautiful swing.
Love his swing.
Who’s here after that World Series win? The Chosen Juan let everyone know who he is in that series!
Colt The GOAT At least he can legally drink now!
2020 oof
@@cucxmber6815 he was insane
Soto might not have the physical gifts that Harper and Trout and Tatis do, but he makes up for it by just being a goddamn genius baseball player.
The numbers say that he has superior gifts to Harper, and Soto's defense has improved quite a bit in a short amount of time. Harper only average on defense anyway. And barring a Cardinals miracle, Soto beating them all to a World Series. So much for comparisons.
Soto physically is special. Please
Perhaps he’s tatis big brain edition
Victor Robles and Juan Soto are both Dominican youngsters playing for the Nats. One is crazy good at offense, one is crazy good at defense.
Crazy
If they combined their powers, they'd equal one Mike Trout.
@@FoolishBaseball I think I'd take two halves of Mike Trout anyday
Robles just getting started on offense. When he improves, look out.
Robles fucked up pretty hard last night but thankfully we still got the W.
You love the word crazy
Juan Soto in 2021: 7.1 rWAR, 175 OPS+, made his first All-Star team, Silver Slugger, second in MVP voting, finished with the most walks and best OBP in the majors, 4 defensive runs saved.
Talk about a video that is aging like a fine wine.
Imo you left out the best part.
He had 157 hits.
But he had 145 walks, he's almost walking more than he hits.
Why aren't we talking about Soto more?
Simple. MLB does a God awful job of promoting their stars.
Adam Hupp it’s simple, no big market means mlb won’t market their stars. that’s why guys like soto and the entire rays roster (to name a few) don’t get any hype. the only exception is yelich
Nah. As much as I love trout and Soto, they’re a bit boring. Incredible players, but they’re so good they’re almost robots.
Harper, Tatis, Vlad Jr all play with an ego and persona.
Some thing even fishy about umpires in big games.In final game in 2012 playoff between Nats and Cards , Nats reliever keep getting balls called on sure strikes .Cards came back and won.I believe Nats would have.beaten Giants and gone to WS. Storen just needed One Strike!
There is talk on umps and referees in basketball and football favoring big market areas.And video proof.
LOL...and don't win. At least not yet. Soto headed for WS.
Like when it's a Sunday night, and teams like the Rays and Nats are facing each other, both vying for a division title, but ESPN puts a game on featuring either the Yankees or Mets playing a team that is going nowhere. And in the Mets case, they are most likely going nowhere as well. ESPN is a do-nothing organization when it comes to promoting baseball nationally. They think the boundaries of baseball extend from New York to Boston only. Year after year, it's so sickening. We need another all-sports network.
Just passing by to say hi and to say that 2 years later he is GETTING BETTER!
At the end of 2021:
(Career stats): AVG .301, OBP .432, SLG .550, OPS+ 160 and rOBA .417
Yet to win a MVP wich he should have in 2020 and this year 2021 too!
This kid and Trout are the ceiling in MLB
Juan Soto unlike Bryce Harper and Mike trout has won a World Series.
Josiah L he is 21 years old! Did you know that??? -Joe Buck
He has proven to be a more than adequate replacement for Harper.
Not really fair to hang that on Trout. The Angels have had horrendous pitching. Not his fault.
Gennaro Cavainolo yeah and the angels are kinda shit
@@altinadili5349 Keep telling yourself that
“Finishing touches on his victory lap” if only you knew what the ACTUAL finishing touch would be, and everyone definitely knows who he is now!
"The wisest among you may have noticed you can't play infinity games at Double A. Although I think Tim Tebow would if he could."
SIR, he has a family.
WE ARE GOING TO THE WORLD SERIES BABY! Sit at home harper and watch soto and the nats bring it home
"Y'know who makes sense? Fernando Tatis Jr."
*xBA and xwOBA growl*
BABIP in shambles
Juan Soto is from my hometown in DR. His family is so humble. Thank you for the vid homie
"...and he's only 20" - Celtics fans talking about Jayson Tatum and Foolishbb talking about Juan Soto
Celtics fans wish Jayson Tatum was as good as Juan Soto.
@@FoolishBaseball l
When Soto was in Hagerstown, Jack Sundberg got injured in Potomac, so Soto was called up. He continues to play well in Potomac, and then Daniel Johnson got injured in Harrisburg. Soto was called up to Harrisburg, and then after playing well in Harrisburg, Kendrick got hurt and just 2 days before then Victor Robles got hurt in AAA, so he couldn't be called up, so they took a gamble with Soto, and it paid off.
This video is so much better a year later
Foolish - “why ain’t we talking about Soto!?!”
2 years later
Nats - “here’s half a billion dollars”
“Soto - “no.”
And then he just homer’d, batted in two runs and then a single just for good measure on his first ever World Series game. Kids good.
More than Soto, I love that the Nats just let Harper walk away, and then went from contenders to the World Series. Enjoy it, Philly.
You're right he doesn't make sense because our coaches in DR teach us to swing the first pitch strike and to be aggressive and Juan Soto is more patient at the plate
I have noticed than Dominican hitters seem to be more aggressive at the plate than their American counterparts. Soto really doesn't make any sense.
@@FoolishBaseball As the saying goes, you don't walk off the island.
Juan Soto will be playing baseball on his 21st birthday. It's game 3 of the World Series.
Add a World Series Title to his resume!!
Love the little mobb deep reference. RIP Prodigy.
Great vids as always.
I realized how great he is at 20 when he was single handedly bringing all the offense for the Nats at Citi Field. Salute from a Mets fan, he gon' be great cus he is already
You have to do a remake of this episode bc he’s gotten a tad better since then
I think it might be time to do an update on him. His progression is skyrocketing.
Oh as a met fan I talk plenty about Soto. Dude kills it all year long.
TheTEN24 as a Mets fan myself, it’s really hard to hate on Soto just cuz of his crazy talent and his determination to learn English and stuff. He’s a really fascinating dude
The Vindicator1 yea I don’t hate on the guy it’s just frustrating him and Rendon hit about .500 off us lol
Watching this years later and hes still just as good its insane
Love the Yoshis Island Soundtrack on a Video about a “baby” in the major leagues. Fitting.
participates in home run derby
hits 524 ft homer
derby somehow IMPROVES ability to play
and he's still not talked about enough
This vid aged quite well
#BoFlow sighting at 3:13. Great vid, Soto is the most advanced hitter I've ever seen at this age. Wonder how he'll get better lol
It's tricky to say how much better he'll get. He came up in the big leagues already a finished product, seemingly.
The best part is that soto is improving in every area arm, defense, base running, hitting slow pitches and more power, that's pretty good to me
These videos are so good man, the editing is super dope, they're informative, and hella entertaining.
6:19 Mobb Deep shout out. You’ve earned my sub, sir.
Nice catch.
Can uh, can we get a follow up video considering that he’s gotten BETTER, posting an elite OPS above 930, and a 430 OBP
Yep. Plus he's nowhere near his prime. I can't wait till his age 25-32 seasons.
Update 4 years later: He’s still never had an OBP under .400!
Damn man, you deserve way WAY more subscribers. At least 1M. You're on your way man, I can't stop watching your videos. Thanks for keeping the baseball content flowing during these troubled times. Cheers mate
Love the detail in these videos... even noticed the shook ones reference in the title at 6:25
Watching this in 2020 it’s also incredible that he helped the underdog Nationals all the way from the wild card game to winning game 7 in the World Series against the Astros non the less. An incredible player with an incredible future
Dude is a beast, only gonna get better with that approach at the plate
This video just ages better and better with every passing year
Great vdieo man, loved it. The segue comment was hilarious too, well played.
Best channel on CZcams. I subscribe to dozens of channels and yours is my favorite. It’s a great day to find a new Foolish Baseball vid. Please upload more!!
As Harold Reynolds said on MLB Tonight last night, "He reminds me of a Rod Carew or Tony Gwynn with power".
RiverCatsGaming Those guys didn’t walk as much- Harold is a dope.
@@Sebadiah23 If you look at the macro stats only, you may have a point, but Soto's approach at the plate - especially with two strikes - Is very reminiscent of those guys. Reynolds actually watches the game, and doesn't just look at a stat block to make a comparison between players.
Brashnir I know you want to pretend I didn’t watch Tony Gwynn play, which is your call, I don’t care, but he never had 83 walks or 100 strikeouts in August, ever, not close, in his 20 years, so his two-strike approach automatically isn’t similar to Soto, and wasn’t pitched to in a similar way, at all. Pitchers didn’t fear his power, because he had none, so he’d ultimately keep being fed hittable strikes, so he would rarely strike out. At-bats nearly always ended with a ball in play. With Soto, on the other hand, pitchers ultimately want him to chase a ball out of the zone to induce a strikeout, or take a pitch on the corner for strike three. If he doesn’t chase, he walks. Unless you are just referring to fouling off borderline pitches in the middle of an at-bat waiting for a better pitch, fine, but nothing about what matters most( the pitch that ends the at-bat), is similar to Tony Gwynn, and never will be.
@@Brashnir Soto is a much different player than Carew and Gwynn. Carew and Gwynn are both good defenders with speed, Soto is not. Harold's comparisons aren't that great either- in 2016 he said Kris Bryant was better than Mike Trout, and just this draft he compared CJ Abrams to Jarrod Dyson(two completely different players).
@@RiverCatsGaming Keep playing spreadsheet baseball.
Might need a foolish update with a breakdown of his recent playoff performances
Really well done video I love how much effort you put into these!
Juan Soto doing all this at 20 makes me feel like I've done nothing meaningful in life. Which is true but that's beside the point 😝
yea I know what you mean but sports are a young mans game in general though so it's not wise to compare ourselves to athletes
I'm four years older than him. Same.
SOTO is doing a great job in WS 2019 GAME 1.
Absolutely crushed a homer and a solid double in Game 2 as well. Kid's a superstar.
You're really good at what you do, my friend... to the extent that I'm interested in baseball, again.
Well played.
I love these kinds of videos SO MUCH. I have watched some of your like HoF voting and other vids because you're good, but these videos are your BEST content.
Yesssss Childish Bambino! Man, you’ve been giving us Nats fans a lot of great stuff lately, between the Strasburg vid, Scherzer’s appearance in the last one, and now this. Thanks for your work man!
Gonna have to ignore the Nats for a while or people will think I'm biased, despite being a Braves fan.
Foolish Baseball But then how can you make a video on how underrated Anthony Rendon is?
I came back to this after watching him win the wild card game by himself 💯
You mean when Trent Grisham lost the wild card game by himself?
@@drggphd6711 Why did they bring the closer in for two innings, I still don't understand.
Disgruntled CZcamsr because Hader is really good at pitching for more than 1 inning
I’m a simple man. I see a Foolish Baseball vid, I click like.
To this day, it is still that simple
Haha same
*Lynyrd Skynyrd intensifies*
@Foolish Baseball. All your videos are outstanding. Some humor, great information, research done, video game music and vintage graphics. Just overall, extremely well done.
That Mobb Deep reference at 6:25... I see you. You earned a sub, this was a great video and very informative!
Soto would make Billy Beane proud
I'm an OBP obsessive myself.
AHAHA 😂
At the same time, it probably hurts seeing him with a ring already in his possession.
This aged really well.
Actually not, I can't use SeatGeak right now 😔
Hey Foolish Baseball, my RTTS player had a 600+ OBP in both his age 19 and 20 seasons, while hitting 80 home runs both years. Checkmate
@@gearldineschneck9422 why'd you steal a 2k liked comment? lol
His last at bat in the 2019 wild card game is what brought the Nat’s their first WS.
5:41 Zack Hample caught that ball
By The Way, Soto Just hit the game winning hit in the Natinal League Wild Card Game...against one of the Best Left Handed Reliever Pitcher !!
Juan Soto just drove in 3 runs including a homer in the world series. Yikes
Man. These videos are all so well researched and produced. It’s a crime you don’t have WAY more subscribers.
Watching this again after the trade to the padres :)
I'm listening to this at work waiting for the Soto press conference laughing at the comparisons to Tatis and the lunacy that these guys are now on the same team.
Another great video. Can’t wait for the next one 👍🏻👍🏻
Love ya work man, thanks for sharing it with us all.
Soto was just born to hit baseballs. Admittedly I’m biased as a Nats fan but he’s my favorite hitter to watch. He has such a classic swing with a perfect blend of raw power and fluidity. The last guy who’s swing I enjoyed this much was Griffey.
I’m sure you’re aware of his struggles since becoming a padre. Did he have slump like this in Washington ?
@@jonny-dp2qr Not really. He was amazing for nearly his entire time in DC. In 2022 his production did fall a bit over prior seasons but he still had over a .400 OBP and nearly a .900 OPS that season before he was traded to SD so it’s hard to say he ever really struggled during his time in DC.
@@tomw485 that’s what I thought. Seems like everyone who comes over to the padres regresses for some reason. Thanks for the insight
@@jonny-dp2qr Yeah I hate to see the guy struggle even with a different team. I have to think this is temporary though. He is just far too talented not to figure it out. Sometimes I think when guys have so much success at such a young age the expectations get out of control and the pressure gets to them. Bryce Harper had a similar regression while he was still with the Nats. Then he went back to putting up MVP caliber numbers a couple years in with the Phillies.
Any plans to do a video on Yordan Alvarez? Understandable if you want to wait a bit longer haha.
Keep up the great work. These videos tickle my brain
I will wait on Yordan and see.
@@FoolishBaseball Yordan's gotta start covering the outside of the plate. Once he does that he'll be unstoppable
@@FoolishBaseball Good thing you waited lol.
Hands down the best channel on CZcams. Thank you as always brotha
A friend of mine who is a braves fan and myself (a nats fan) were having a talk about young talent, and it seems like you only really notice Soto if you see him enough. As a braves fan he can’t stand him because of how tough an out he is but loves him as a baseball fan
Soto just isn't that flashy, but he is effective.
Me, an idiot: Juan Soto
Foolish Baseball, an intellectual: HWAN Soto
I'm American and I will not learn how to pronounce things.
i like the punk band names in the "part #" slides
thought i might’ve been the only one who caught it! my worlds colliding, lol
These videos are so good and well-made I wish there were more of them. I could watch these all day
Working on a new one.
You hit the nail on the head with this vid, great channel
I absolutely love that yoshi’s island music, oh the nostalgia
An important note is that Victor Robles injures his arm in AAA around the same time as Kendrick went down which prompted the call up for Soto
6:18 I appreciate the text at the top. Love the video as a whole, keep up the great work!
Thank you!
Bruh your videos are great. Please never stop making these
As a nats fan HELL YEA
Foolish Baseball: How Soto does it !?
Soto: Plátano Power !!
Junito Punto Comm Soto eats the brown part of the platano
@@fatshibaballs Yup !! Lol
The Super Mario World 2 music really makes this video that much better. This editing is absolutely great, keep up the awesome work!
This was amazing! You should make a follow up video! Or even comparing Soto,Tatis and Acuña
you need to make a soto playoff video now
Great video about my favorite player 💪🏽
Haha, loved the super subtle Mobb Deep reference. Nicely done.
love the mobb deep reference @ 6:25, I havent seen Hamilton but ppl in the comments are incorrectly identifying it as a reference to the musical, but I assume ur referring to the og line.
When Gerrit cole and justin Verlander are intentionally walking you in the World Series, you know you are special
Shanny Salcedo... It was only one intentional walk by reliever Ryan Pressly one time to avoid a lefty-on-righty matchup. Verlander was already out of the game. Get the facts RIGHT. Gerrit Cole and Verlander never did intentionally walked him and never will.
@@timmyg831 this aged well 😉