Happy Friday, Athletics Nation!
Let’s talk about the A’s best players so far this year: Tyler Soderstrom and Jacob Wilson. Both young A’s infielders are currently among MLB’s top 20 WAR leaders, per Fangraphs.
23-year-old Soderstrom tops all Athletics with 1.0 fWAR. The first round pick from 2020 had hitherto failed to play up to his pedigree and high prospect rankings, but at last appears to be finding his rhythm at the plate.
Season stats suffer from small sample bias in April, but so far Sodie is among the very best hitters in the league: he’s tied with Aaron Judge for the most dingers in MLB (6) and is a close second behind the 2024 AL MVP in slugging percentage (.