2022 Stats
AVG
.242
HR
27
RBI
62
R
93
SB
6
2023 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Baseball is an incredibly difficult game and even players with Hall of Fame skill sets will struggle for stretches. At the end of June, Soto was batting just .224. It leaked in the media that Soto had turned down the Nationals' 15-year, $440 million offer, setting the stage for a blockbuster trade that sent Soto out west for an all-time prospect haul. Batting average, as we know, has its limitations and in Soto's case his .242 season mark is downright misleading. He still hit the ball with incredible authority and chased pitches outside of the zone at a lower rate than anyone. The Padres did not run much last season under manager Bob Melvin, but everything else sets up well for a big-time rebound in Soto's first full season in San Diego. Read Past Outlooks

Reaches massive deal for 2023
Soto agreed to a one-year, $23 million contract with the Padres on Friday to avoid arbitration, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
The 24-year-old superstar will receive a significant bump in pay after he made $17.1 million in 2022, and he's now entering his penultimate season before being eligible for free agency. Soto delivered the least productive season of his career in 2022, which was still good for a .242/.401/.452 slash line and 27 home runs in a career-high 153 games.
The 24-year-old superstar will receive a significant bump in pay after he made $17.1 million in 2022, and he's now entering his penultimate season before being eligible for free agency. Soto delivered the least productive season of his career in 2022, which was still good for a .242/.401/.452 slash line and 27 home runs in a career-high 153 games.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2020
+23%
OPS vs RHP
2022
+34%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2020vs Left | .835 | 530 | 22 | 74 | .258 | ||||
Since 2020vs Right | 1.023 | 970 | 46 | 119 | .302 | ||||
2022vs Left | .701 | 236 | 7 | 23 | .210 | ||||
2022vs Right | .942 | 427 | 20 | 39 | .261 | ||||
2021vs Left | .875 | 238 | 10 | 35 | .280 | ||||
2021vs Right | 1.073 | 416 | 19 | 60 | .333 | ||||
2020vs Left | 1.209 | 56 | 5 | 16 | .360 | ||||
2020vs Right | 1.136 | 127 | 7 | 20 | .337 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2020
+10%
OPS on Road
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+1%
OPS on Road
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Since 2020Home | .909 | 736 | 28 | 82 | .269 | ||||
Since 2020Away | 1.003 | 775 | 41 | 112 | .302 | ||||
2022Home | .847 | 324 | 14 | 28 | .233 | ||||
2022Away | .859 | 339 | 13 | 34 | .251 | ||||
2021Home | .907 | 318 | 10 | 40 | .291 | ||||
2021Away | 1.086 | 336 | 19 | 55 | .333 | ||||
2020Home | 1.143 | 94 | 4 | 14 | .324 | ||||
2020Away | 1.201 | 100 | 9 | 23 | .365 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Juan Soto compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
1.41BB Rate
20.4%K Rate
14.5%BABIP
.249ISO
.210AVG
.242OBP
.401SLG
.452OPS
.853wOBA
.378Exit Velocity
91.0 mphHard Hit Rate
29.2%Barrels/PA
8.0%Expected BA
.266Expected SLG
.501Sprint Speed
22.2 ft/secGround Ball %
47.1%Line Drive %
16.2%Fly Ball %
36.8%Prospect Rankings History
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Soto, at 23 years old, is already arguably the best hitter in baseball. He has put up the type of stats from ages 19-22 that we expect to see from players in their prime years of 25-28, and a .301/.432/.550 career slash line is cheat-code worthy. He has improved his walk rate every year in the majors and has reduced his strikeout rate so much so that he has nearly a 50-50 chance to reach base every time he steps to the plate. A repeat of 110-plus runs should not be too much of a problem for him although there are more question marks than answers in the Nationals' current projected lineup. A rebound season from Cesar Hernandez and another solid Josh Bell season should lead to RBI chances for Soto, but the lack of talent behind him in the lineup could lead to more of what we saw after the trade deadline when the league walked Soto 29% of the time as he posted a .333/.525/.578 slash line.
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Record-tying home run in loss
Soto went 1-for-3 with a solo home run during Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Phillies in Game 5 of the NLCS, tying Carlos Correa's record of seven postseason home runs before turning 24.
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Smacks two-run homer
Soto went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run during Saturday's 10-6 loss to the Phillies in Game 4 of the NLCS.
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Receives Tuesday off
Soto is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Giants.
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Homers in win
Soto went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-2 win over the White Sox.
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On base four times Sunday
Soto went 2-for-4 with two runs scored in Sunday's 13-6 victory over Colorado.
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