Tyler Soderstrom Archives

Overall Grade: B

I don’t love this farm system, but it’s made strides this offseason as a result of trades. The number of premium prospects are lacking and the road back to competitiveness for the A’s will be long, but the depth does provide reason for hope.

Name	Pos	Age	Level	ETA	Grade	Comments
Tyler Soderstrom	1B/C	20	AAA	2022	A-	Mediocre discipline, huge power.
Daniel Susac	C	21	A-	2024	A-	1st round pick with good debut.
Jordan Diaz	2B/1B	21	MLB	2022	B	Breakout year. Good contact, BA, and some pop.
Ken Waldichuk	SP	24	MLB	2022	B	Terrific K rates, poor control. Solid in MLB.
Max Muncy	SS	19	A+	2025	B	Brutal BA and K rate, but already showing 20/20.
Zack Gelof	2B/3B	22	AAA	2023	B	Decent pop and moving quickly.
Kyle Muller	SP	24	MLB	2022	B-	Fixed control at AAA, solid K rate.
Esteury Ruiz	OF	23	MLB	2022	B-	Reason to be skeptical os bat breakout, but truly elite speed. Jorge Mateo clone.
Freddy Tarnok	SP	23	MLB	2022	C	Solid K rate, mediocre control.
Jeff Criswell	SP	23	AAA	2023	C	Decent K/BB but nothing great.
Joey Estes	SP	20	A+	2024	C	Decline with potential and still strong K/BB.
Hogan Harris	SP	25	AAA	2023	C-	Great K rates and terrible control.
Lawrence Butler	OF	21	A+	2024	C-	Solid HR/SB potential.
Denzel Clarke	OF	22	A+	2024	C-	Rough time at A+, but has very good tools.
Brett Harris	3B/2B	24	AA	2023	C-	Breakout year. Decent pop and BA out of nowhere.
Kyle McCann	C/1B	24	AAA	2023	C-	Good power and poor discipline.
Junior Perez	OF	20	A-	2025	C-	Good tools and walk rate.

Updated 01/21/23

Rankings based on 15-team mixed, standard roto-scoring leagues.

Rating: 1-5, 5 is likely improvement, 1 is likely decline

Status: Sleeper (S), Deep Sleeper (DS), Bust (B)

Rank	Name	Lg	Team	Pos	Comments	Rating	Status
1	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	A	TOR	1B	EV back down but still elite. LA fell back down. Never really got on track.	3
2	Freddie Freeman	N	LAD	1B	Elite durability, maintained K%, power was inconsistent.	3
3	Shohei Ohtani	A	LAA	1B	Elite EV, improved K%. BA should improve. Sprint speed is falling.	3
4	Paul Goldschmidt	N	STL	1B	Best HR% of career, still streaky.	3
5	Pete Alonso	N	NYM	1B	K% continues to fall. Uber durable. Safely elite.	3
6	Nathaniel Lowe	A	TEX	1B	HR% bounced back, far more aggressive. Elite player in second half and excellent vs. LHP.	4
7	Jose Abreu	A	HOU	1B	No real sign of slippage other than 2nd half power outage. Slight angle decline.	3
8	Vinnie Pasquantino	A	KCR	1B	Great EV, elite contact 11% K. Only got better after injury.	4	S
9	Matt Olson	N	ATL	1B	Still elite EV, K% went back up. Bad late in the year.	3
10	Ryan Mountcastle	A	BAL	1B	Batted ball data vastly improved, XBA was much better. Park killed him.	4
11	Ty France	A	SEA	1B	Wrist problems in 2nd half, likely near ceiling.	3
12	Josh Naylor	A	CLE	1B	LA has been rising. .856 OPS vs. RHP, likely to be in more strict platoon. More BA potential.	3
13	Andrew Vaughn	A	CHW	1B	Good batted ball data, 17% K. Very bad in second half.	3
14	J.D. Martinez	N	LAD	1B	Worst HR% since 2013. EV way down. Inconsistent with back problems, but was solid in September.	3
15	Miguel Vargas	N	LAD	1B	Hit the ball hard, high BA and walk rate. Very good speed. Looks like 20/20.	4	S
16	C.J. Cron	N	COL	1B	K% second worst of career, didn't hit outside of Coors. Terrible in 2nd half. Wrist and hand injuries.	3
17	Anthony Rizzo	A	NYY	1B	Hr% best of career, K% up slightly. Extreme LA. Streaky since joining NYY.	3
18	Rhys Hoskins	N	PHI	1B	HR% worst since 2019, got hot in playoffs.	3
19	Christian Walker	N	ARI	1B	K% best of career. LA increase. Streaky, was better in second half.	3
20	Josh Bell	A	CLE	1B	Great in PIT, terrible in SD. Power down overall. EV way down. LA always poor.	3
21	Bryce Harper	N	PHI	1B	HR% worst since 2016, but great in playoffs. Terrible after returning from hand injury, was on pace before. Elbow surgery concerning.	3
22	Rowdy Tellez	N	MIL	1B	Solid batted ball data, .252 xBA. Power on par with 2019-20.	4
23	Joey Meneses	N	WSN	1B	Consistent milb performer and good batted ball data, but power looks excessive.	3
24	Seth Brown	A	OAK	1B	Awful vs. lhp, big second half.	3
25	Wil Myers	N	CIN	1B	Knee injury, K% spike. Batted ball data not great since 2021.	2
26	Triston Casas	A	BOS	1B	Walk machine. LA was terrible despite showing power. Walks could keep him in lineup, but limited upside.	3
27	Trey Mancini	N	CHC	1B	Went into tank after trade trying to hit home runs. Data remains mostly strong.	3
28	Matt Mervis	N	CHC	1B
29	Jared Walsh	A	LAA	1B	30% K, said shoulder and neck were hurting. Had thoracic outlet, maybe a free flier.	3	DS
30	Spencer Torkelson	A	DET	1B	Bad at AAA and MLB. Batted ball data wasn't bad, slight strides in September.	3
31	Garrett Cooper	N	MIA	1B	Horrendous in 2nd half while fighting injuries. Clearly not a regular.	3
32	Harold Ramirez	A	TBR	1B	Decent contact and EV. Bad second half and sub-.700 OPS vs. RHP.	2
33	Matt Carpenter	N	SDP	1B	.231 xBA but completely cut K% with extreme LA.	3
34	Kyle Lewis	N	ARI	1B	Chronic injuries, entering hitter's park.	3
35	Yuli Gurriel	A	FA	1B	EV and K% decline, did nothing in 2nd half.	2
36	Nelson Cruz	N	SD	1B	Worst HR% of career, had eye issue.	2
37	Eric Hosmer	N	CHC	1B	Terrible after April. EV tanking.	2
38	Luke Voit	N	FA	1B	K% spiked last two years to 32%. LA was highest of career.	2
39	LaMonte Wade Jr.	N	SFG	1B	Insane LA, EV way down. Missed time with knee.	3
40	Franmil Reyes	N	FA	1B	EV still looks great but not making contact. Young enough for flier but K rate is concerning.	3
41	Miguel Sano	A	FA	1B	Still elite batted ball data and 35% K. Had knee injury.	3
42	Joey Votto	N	CIN	1B	Worst K% of career, EV way down from 2021. Had major shoulder surgery.	2
43	Carlos Santana	N	PIT	1B	Worst K% since 2015. Batted ball data looks good. Worse in Seattle than KC. Power got hot in September.	3
44	Daniel Vogelbach	N	NYM	1B	.879 vs. RHP, likely hit his ceiling. Vientos is a threat.	3
45	Ji-Man Choi	N	PIT	1B	Elite EV, K% has remained too high. .565 OPS in 2nd half.	2
46	Donovan Solano	N	FA	1B	K% up a bit, batted ball data looks good.	3
47	Mitch Garver	A	TEX	1B	EV well down, extreme LA. Season ending forearm surgery in July. No catcher eligibility.	3
48	Brandon Belt	A	TOR	1B	Chronic knee problem.	2
49	Connor Joe	N	PIT	1B	Terrible EV, didn't play late in the year.	2
50	Jesus Aguilar	N	FA	1B	EV plunge, terrible vs. LHP.	2
51	Keston Hiura	N	MIL	1B	42% K, hit RHP well but too risky.	3
52	Alfonso Rivas	N	CHC	1B	Good BA hitter, no other upside.	3
53	Nick Pratto	A	KCR	1B	36% K, extreme LA. Legit power but nothing else.	3
54	Miguel Cabrera	A	DET	1B
55	Darick Hall	N	PHI	1B	Poor discipline, legit power hitter with low BA.	3
56	Mark Vientos	N	NYM	1B	Solid power, somewhat overmatched in first go-around.	3
57	Darin Ruf	N	NYM	1B	EV back down, didn't play much in NY.	2
58	Ryan Noda	A	OAK	1B
59	Willie Calhoun	N	NYY	1B	Making consistent contact, but wasn't good at AAA. Not better than 50th rounder.	3	DS
60	Tommy La Stella	N	SFG	1B	More injuries, K rate spike. EV is tanking.	2
61	Seth Beer	N	ARI	1B	Mediocre year at AAA. Too much upside to give up.	3	DS
62	Yainer Diaz	A	HOU	1B	Elite BA and power upside, didn't appear in playoffs.	3	DS
63	Dominic Smith	N	WAS	1B	Was okay at AAA but not great.	3
64	Lewin Diaz	A	ATL	1B	Power is only plus tool.	3
65	Ryan O'Hearn	A	BAL	1B
66	Edwin Rios	N	FA	1B	Shoulder problem, struck out too much.	3
67	Mark Mathias	A	TEX	1B	Showed big power with Texas. Breakout at AAA, but power appears flukey.	3
68	Tyler Soderstrom	A	OAK	1B
69	J.J. Matijevic	A	HOU	1B	Legit pop, not much else.	3
70	Franchy Cordero	A	BAL	1B	34% K, still tore up AAA.	3
71	Kyle Manzardo	A	TBR	1B
72	Michael Chavis	N	WAS	1B	Horrible BB/K, 30% K, terrible EV.	2
73	Blaine Crim	A	TEX	1B
74	Malcom Nunez	N	PIT	1B

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