His power and potential for more, along with his plate discipline, are joined by some offensive traits that aren’t quite as promising. He strikes out a lot. He improved from 2015 to 2016, but he still whiffed 25 percent of the time. That might not resonate given what I told you about his plate discipline, but a big reason why he strikes out so much is he has trouble with off speed pitches, even those that are in the zone. If Soler is going to take the next step to become an elite hitter, his ability to pick out pitches in the zone to swing at will have to improve.
Weekend Rumblings - News for December 10, 2016
