Happy Friday, Athletics Nation!
There’s plenty of disagreement over prospect rankings in general, but little controversy over the general consensus that 21-year-old Tyler Soderstrom is the top prospect in the A’s system. Both the AN community and MLB Pipeline agree that this is the case—as well as that Sodie should be expected to make his MLB debut this season.
The A’s top 2020 draft pick isn’t resting on his laurels as he approaches said debut. He spent much of the offseason honing his hitting skills at the Driveline Baseball facility in Scottsdale, Arizona, with a focus on his bat speed, according to Matt Kawahara at the San Francisco Chronicle.