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Sosa now has a 106 wRC+, which ranks 12th out of the 28 teenaged Carolina Leaguers with at least 80 PAs. His .128 ISO ranks 10th and his 12.7% swinging strike percentage ranks 12th.
Mateo isn’t some savior. Obviously. But we see what speed and the threat of SB does. Maybe we don’t need to pray for Mayo, and just play Mateo more over Urias. Defensively Mateo 2B + Westburg 3B > Urias 3B + Westburg 2B. Mateo’s range.