Who is the more intriguing prospect right now?
Dodgers OF Yasiel Puig is batting a combined .362 in his first 17 professional games, split between the AZL Dodgers and the Class-A+ Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the California League. He posted a ridiculous .400/.500/1.000 line with four home runs, three triples and a stolen base in nine games (30 at-bats) in the rookie-level Arizona League. Since being promoted to Rancho Cucamonga, Puig is batting .321/.424/.321 with six stolen bases in eight games (28 at-bats).
Puig is a 21-year-old, signed out of Cuba to a seven year, $42 million contract in late June.
Cubs OF Jorge Soler is batting a combined .281 through his first 23 professional games, split between the AZL Cubs and the Class-A Peoria Chiefs of the Midwest League. He batted .241/.328/.389 with two home runs, two doubles and eight stolen bases in 14 games (54 at-bats) in the rookie-level Arizona League. Since his promotiont to Peoria, Soler is batting .343/.395/.571 with two home runs, two doubles and a stolen base in nine games (35 at-bats). Watch Soler hit his first professional home run in this video.
Soler is a 20-year-old, signed out of Cuba to a nine year, $30 million contract in early June.
Soler!
ReplyDeleteAll the talk preseason was about Cespedes and Soler, Puig kind of came out of nowhere
ReplyDeleteJust from watching video I'd say Soler looks like the better hitter of the two. Physical beast.
ReplyDeleteSoler is the better prospect
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