Athletics Nation · Feb 4, 2021
Oakland A’s 2021 Community Prospect List #2: Tyler Soderstrom has impact bat, high ceiling
Photo by Mike Carlson/MLB Photos via Getty ImagesOur 2021 Community Prospect List now has members, plural, as last year’s 1st-round draft pick Tyler Soderstrom earns the second spot. Here’s the current list, including their winning margins (the difference between his % of the vote, and the % of the runner-up):
A.J. Puk, LHP (+42%)
Tyler Soderstrom, C (+16%)
The Oakland A’s didn’t pick until No. 26 in the 1st round of the draft last summer, but they made the most of their low position. Other teams didn’t think they could sign the Northern California high schooler so he fell to the A’s, and for them he went pro.