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So far, the Keeps Korner has focused on the prospects expecting to be called up, but this week we're moving over to young pitchers who are starting to show some form of a breakout. We’ve gone over most of the prospects who have been called up lately like [player]Ronald Acuna[/player], [player]Gleyber Torres[/player], and [player]Miguel Andujar[/player], but also some who are still waiting like [player]Nick Senzel[/player] and [player]Willie Calhoun[/player]. All of these guys should be owned in any type of keeper league, even if they are just stashes. Its also time to start looking at the pitching prospects even though we haven’t seen much yet from the pitchers. [player]Jack Flaherty[/player] and [player]Walker Buehler[/player], two of the top pitching prospects in baseball, had stellar debuts but there are no plans for them to stay up in the big leagues for now, but both could force their respective teams to keep them up if they want help to keep contending...
Soto is already looking like he belongs in high-A, and it wouldn't come as a surprise if he spent a good chunk of the summer in AA Harrisburg. He's moving toward a near certain Top 10 rank come mid-season, and a potential Top 5 come pre-season 2019. However, we won't see Soto at the major league level until later on in 2019. To encapsulate, Soto is a year away, but an elite talent, one that needs to be owned in every dynasty league. He pairs the ability to hit for both power, and average, and shows advanced understanding of hitting. Working counts, making adjustments with two strikes, and avoiding strikeouts. He has a real shot to be the best rightfielder in the game in his prime years.Washington @Nationals OF Prospect Juan Soto's 1st Home Run for High-A @PNats42 tonight. #Nats #Nationals pic.twitter.com/DHaTSczwOd
— NatsGM (@NatsGMdotcom) April 26, 2018