Orioles Claim Livan Soto From Angels

[oriolediehard]

Add another infielder to our collection.  This could be a steal, he hit well in 2022.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/02/orioles-claim-livan-soto-from-angels.html

 

https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sotoli01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&utm_campaign=2024-02-08_br

[Greg Pappas]

Hit a paltry .670 OPS over six minor league seasons.  Only 23, seems like a depth addition.

Edited February 8 by Greg Pappas

[MurphDogg]

No reason not to have a filled 40-man roster. May as well fill the dartboard. Plenty of options for guys to come off if Holliday makes the Opening Day roster.

[Ven6]

Another lefty hitting middle infielder. 
 

Just to push Jackson. 

[interloper]

Looks like he can play SS, which is nice. If he can make it to Norfolk, that would boost their infield a bit. 

[Orioles0615]

Anything to get another infielder to clog space just because hes left handed

[The B&G]

Was on the Angels top 30 list just last year, but ceiling seems to be utility guy on a non-contender. Hopefully we do not see him in Baltimore any time soon but a good depth piece for Norfolk

[interloper]

He has 2 options left. Love that. 

Edited February 8 by interloper

[DirtyBird]

6 minutes ago, Orioles0615 said:

Anything to get another infielder to clog space just because hes left handed

This post clogs space

[CaptainRedbeard]

Young, two options, decent year in 2022 at AA at age 22. If you pretend 2023 didn’t happen he might be interesting, but unfortunately he was not very good in AAA. 

Elias may not have thought much beyond “open 40 man spot and lefty hitting IF on waivers? Claim him.”

[Tony-OH]

Looks like another AAAA infielder with a little upside to compete with Maton for that Elias coveted left-hander infielder spot. Plays all three infield spots with 2B probably bein his best.  It appears can play SS unlike Maton. Elias has done a nice job adding to the middle infield depth that was lacking at the upper levels.

[Orioles West]

I don't hate cheap extra infield depth, but I'm still hoping Elias is going to take more chances adding bullpen depth over the spring.

[Aristotelian]

20 minutes ago, interloper said:

He has 2 options left. Love that. 

That jumped out at me. Also has some nice BB%'s in the minors. He can stick around as long as we have room on the 40 man. 

[RZNJ]

16 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

Looks like another AAAA infielder with a little upside to compete with Maton for that Elias coveted left-hander infielder spot. Plays all three infield spots with 2B probably bein his best.  It appears can play SS unlike Maton. Elias has done a nice job adding to the middle infield depth that was lacking at the upper levels.

Matón has played SS (327 starts) more than any other position in the minors and BA said this about him before the 2022 season.

”Maton makes solid contact and projects to be a fringe-average hitter, with line-to-line power that shouldn’t lead to more than 10-15 home runs in the big leagues. He’s improved his range at shortstop, and has the ability to play there, second base and third base, with an above-average arm. He’s an average runner”

[Tony-OH]

8 minutes ago, RZNJ said:

Matón has played SS (327 starts) more than any other position in the minors and BA said this about him before the 2022 season.

”Maton makes solid contact and projects to be a fringe-average hitter, with line-to-line power that shouldn’t lead to more than 10-15 home runs in the big leagues. He’s improved his range at shortstop, and has the ability to play there, second base and third base, with an above-average arm. He’s an average runner”

I don't know where you dug up that scouting report, but before you go off and Wildcard me by acting like MLB.com scouting reports mean anything, go look up his arm strength and OAA numbers on baseball savant and come back and tell me he can play SSs effectively. Westburg has a lot of shortstop time in the minors but I don't want him playing SS in anything other than an emergency. 

That was a lazy post, especially for you.