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Miami Marlins Top Ten Prospects For 2017

By Benjamin Chase

Jul 22, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Detailed view of the Miami Marlins logo on a batting helmet in the dugout against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 22, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Detailed view of the Miami Marlins logo on a batting helmet in the dugout against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /
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10. Isael Soto, OF

Birthdate: 11/2/96 (20 years old)
Level(s) Played in 2016: low A
Stats in 2016: .247/.320/.399, 9 HR, 3 SB

Signed out of the Dominican Republic in 2013, Soto is a guy that the Marlins have been holding back from trade talks whenever his name comes up, so there’s a big love for the player within the organization.

It’s fairly easy to see why when you watch him in batting practice. The swing has tremendous pop, with the ball absolutely exploding off of his bat in batting practice. His biggest issue is getting that same result in games.

Soto lost a year of development in 2015 to a torn meniscus, and he’s still bouncing back from that

Soto is a true right field profile outfielder with a plus arm and above-average fielding ability in the corner. His bat has the profile of a right fielder as well with plus-plus raw power, but exhibited fringe-plus power thus far in his career.

Soto lost a year of development in 2015 to a torn meniscus, and he’s still bouncing back from that. If you look at his 2016 as his second full season of development instead of his third, he’s really on a very solid track to becoming a power hitter.

His big step in 2017 will be in his pitch recognition to allow him to get to his power more frequently, likely doing so in the Florida State League.

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