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MLB Insider Comments On A New Reality For Juan Soto

By Curt Bishop August 4, 2022 @bishopcurtis5

Juan Soto #22 of the San Diego Padres advances to first base on a walk in the first inning against the Colorado Rockies August 3, 2022 at Petco Park in San Diego, California. Soto and Josh Bell were acquired by Padres from the Washington Nationals in a deal announced yesterday that sends a slew of prospects and veteran Luke Voit to the Nationals.
(Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images)

 

When Juan Soto was a member of the Washington Nationals, he was well known for his power.

But one thing that often got swept under the rug was his ability to stay patient at the plate, work counts, and draw walks.

Soto is now a member of the San Diego Padres following Tuesday morning’s trade deadline blockbuster.

In his first at-bat with his new team, Soto drew a four-pitch walk.

Chelsea Janes of the Washington Post tweeted the result of Soto’s first at-bat as a Padre and noted that even though he’ll still walk quite a bit as a member of the Padres, he won’t be walking as frequently, as Manny Machado is right behind him in the Padres lineup.

Juan Soto's first AB as a Padre? A four-pitch walk. He'll get a lot of those. But man does it hit different when Manny Machado is hitting behind him.

— Chelsea Janes (@chelsea_janes) August 4, 2022

 

Soto’s Entourage 

The Padres have that lineup now where you have to pitch to everybody.

If you walk one guy, you’ve got another big bat right behind him.

Walking Soto is going to become a Cardinal sin with Machado right behind him.

And with Josh Bell, Brandon Drury, and soon Fernando Tatis Jr. in the lineup, there won’t any place to put Soto.

This is now one of, if not the best lineup in all of baseball.

There are simply no soft spots in the order.

With so many guys to protect him, Soto will walk less and probably hit some more home runs since pitchers will be forced to pitch to him.

As a pitcher, you just don’t want to take your chances with this Padres lineup.

It’s going to be hard to slow these guys down when they get hot.

Soto’s patience at the plate will remain, as will his trademark shuffle.

But you can’t pitch around him anymore.

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About Curt Bishop

Curt is a massive fan of the St. Louis Cardinals and MLB. When he's not writing sports articles, you can find him playing MLB The Show, watching Cardinals games, and scrolling through Star Wars memes. He is also passionate about music, cats, and South Park.

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