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johnnotmark

Nats fan looking for thoughts/observations/scouting reports on the prospects given up for Juan Soto

Hello friar faithful! As a Nats fan I was hoping to get your thoughts on Gore, Abrams, Hassell, Wood, and Sussana and what you see as strengths, weaknesses, and future comps. Who do you think has the highest ceiling? Who least likely to bust?

Since the trade I have been looking at their reports and numbers but wanted to see what you all thought of them, especially guys like Abrams and Gore who you all got to watch day to day in the bigs.

Excited for y’all with Juan and JB, they are amazing players, as no doubt you have seen already. Thanks a bunch, and best of luck this October!

Posted Aug 11, 2022, 9:09 PM UTC

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jstmenow:padres-swinging-friar: SD•

https://www.reddit.com/r/Padres/comments/wfm8x3/so_are_any_of_these_guys_we_got_for_soto_going_to/iiunjy6?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3

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AndTheCacaDookie:Profar: Jurickson Profar•

How dare you sir

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johnnotmarkOP:nationals2: Nationals•

Much appreciated, prob should have check your sub before posting haha. Thank you!

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Superfly_Samoan_Guy:Mudcat: Look at that. That’s FANTASTIC Coverage! :Orsillo:•

Abrams is really raw as he has less than a years worth of abs between the minors and majors but he’s shown flashes of brilliance. With good coaching I feel he’ll be able to contribute in the near future and has the tools to become an all star.

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Superfly_Samoan_Guy:Mudcat: Look at that. That’s FANTASTIC Coverage! :Orsillo:•

Hassell is probably the safest bet out of all the prospects due to his top notch bat to ball skills and elite plate discipline. He’s got room to grow into more power and has surprised many by how well he’s handled center field.

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Superfly_Samoan_Guy:Mudcat: Look at that. That’s FANTASTIC Coverage! :Orsillo:•

Check out Gores line from his first 7 starts. His mechanics were on point and the results showed. Then he started to fall off a bit before getting injured. He’s a super humble dude and he went through a lot in the minors to be able to get him to the point he’s at now. I’m confident Gore will end up being at worse a number 3 starter

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johnnotmarkOP:nationals2: Nationals•

Great to hear, will do. been watching highlights of his and super pumped to get him. I noticed the pants hitching too haha it’s great.

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jstmenow:padres-swinging-friar: SD•

He will always be the best "pants hitcher" after a strikeout

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Superfly_Samoan_Guy:Mudcat: Look at that. That’s FANTASTIC Coverage! :Orsillo:•

Without a doubt. He will be missed

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Superfly_Samoan_Guy:Mudcat: Look at that. That’s FANTASTIC Coverage! :Orsillo:•

Wood has power for days as well as solid plate discipline and bat to ball skills. He’s still very young and it’ll be interesting to see how well he progresses through the minors. He’s really fast for his size and can play center.

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Superfly_Samoan_Guy:Mudcat: Look at that. That’s FANTASTIC Coverage! :Orsillo:•

Besides being really tall, throwing really hard and striking out a lot of batters, not much else is known about the young flame thrower. At 18 years old he was a good enough prospect for Rizzo to give him JB for him so that says a lot especially with the amount t of suitors who were after JB.

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LosPobres1904:asg-1978: ASG '78•

Nats got a great haul

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Cohnhead1:SD_City_Connect_Logo: City Connect•

It was painful to give up Gore; he’s going to be spectacular one day, maybe soon. CJ is a great SS among other positions; still working on his bat.

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nasa258eTony Gwynn #19•

I honestly think gore might go the way of paddack

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JwallDrumline:gwynn: Tony Gwynn #19•

I could see him going the way of Blake Snell with the ups and downs.

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Historical-Patient75•

James Wood will be an all star. But it’s Soto.

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InHoc12•

Abrams, Hassell, and Gore should at a minimum be contributors and average to above-average players on an MLB team. Really doubt they don't make the show (well Abrams and Gore already have).

And that's what you need to win at the MLB level is players on cheap ARB and pre-ARB contracts.

Abrams =

Called up too early, but he was the #6 prospect in baseball. He made it to the show with only 600 MiLB plate appearances (COVID year plus broken fibula last year). As far as I could tell that's the quickest anyone has ever done it out of HS (ARod had 900 PA).

A strong defender with plus speed and a solid hit tool. Last year he batted .296 / .363 / .420 in 42 games before his injury as a 20-year-old in AA. For reference that's 4.1 years younger than the average AA player.

Verdict: He needs to still grow into his frame and get some more power but assuming he stays at SS it doesn't take much to be a regular all-star if you're a plus defender. My guess is he's somewhere between average regular and all star player.

Gore =

He Was National Player of the year in HS by going 12–1 with a 0.08 earned run average (ERA) and 174 strikeouts in 88+1⁄3 innings pitched. That's how dominant he was and how he was the #3 overall pick.

I've seen him a couple times in the minors. He has a wicked 12-6 curveball that resembles Kershaw's no joke and a solid slider to pair it with.

His issues are twofold. He has a crazy high leg kick since HS that has made his control difficult. He's tried to settle it down a bit. Second his fastball while it sits at ~94 mph it doesn't have a crazy spin rate or movement. He kinda just grooves it and MLB batters can slam it when he doesn't have control of his breaking balls.

Verdict: My guess is he is a #2-#3 pitcher on a contender and has one year where he pieces it all together and is nearly a Cy Young, but likely isn't a consistent every year ace like Scherzer or Kershaw.

Hassell =

Great hit tool. Seems like they've kept him down in A+ this year at 20 years old to keep his trade value high as he has been hitting .299 / .379 / .467. He's like the opposite of Abrams where if he was 20 playing in AA we would have a way better idea of just how good he is.

Verdict = Some questions about if he will ever unlock more power (granted 10 HR this year) and if he has the ability to stick in CF. Personally, I don't think he is fast enough or has a good enough arm to stay in CF, but moves to LF and is a plus MLB contributor. He already has more power than Abrams, but people think Abrams if he fills out has a higher ceiling.

Wood =

6' 7" guy who hits bombs and can stay in the OF. He has 10 HR at 19 years old in A ball and is batting .337 / .453 / .601 with a 15.7% BB rate and 17.8% K rate. Just insane stuff. He just cracked the top 100 prospect list, but should be top 40 or so by season end if he keeps this up.

Also, he fell to the 2nd round because people didn't see him much in the 2020 COVID year and struggled in 2021. Right before COVID in 2020 he showed up at IMG Academy with some hype and raw. We took him in the second and gave him first-round money.

Verdict = Insane power. People give Judge comps but Judge was a later bloomer playing college ball. The height though stuff is fair.

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vasquez3333•

Probly 2 of the 4 will end up being nothing. Gore will be the best long term but its going to be several years till he comes into it.

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