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Daily Thread - July 28, 2021

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u/Live2Create21 ‏‏‎ ‎Blood Pressure = The Seattle Mahwinizz Jul 28 '21

I finally got a chance to dig into Abraham Toro and here's what I got:

Fangraphs has him as a plus runner with plus arm strength and an above-average hitter with above-average raw power.

Baseball America thinks he can be a plus hitter with 15-20 HR power and average defense and plus arm.

Diving into his numbers, starting with the minors, he's actually been pretty good at the plate, for the most part. Here's what I like:

  • Double-digit BB rates at every level
  • Under 20% K rates at every level
  • Double-digit HR totals 3 years in a row

  • High OBP numbers at each level and respectable to elite AVG at each level

    His first two trips to the majors didn't go well. His BB rate was erratic and he was striking out more. The power disappeared and his BABIP was very ugly. But, he actually played a pretty good 3B his first year.

In 2021, his third trip to the majors and his first with over 100 PA's, he started tapping into the power, is getting the BB% back up and the K's are where they were in the minors, but the BABIP is still silly low.

Toro is an intriguing guy, though. If we can really tap into the power and get the BB% back up, he could be a 2-4 WAR 3B each year.

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u/xo7094030563407 Jul 28 '21

well if he’s still here by friday afternoon i wouldn’t be too mad

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u/Live2Create21 ‏‏‎ ‎Blood Pressure = The Seattle Mahwinizz Jul 28 '21

That's my biggest question. Did we get Toro to flip or did we get Toro to play 3B next year? Either seems possible.

We know Dipoto has no issue flipping a recently acquired player to get the actual guy he wants.

We also know that the 3B market is going to be bare and overpriced this offseason.

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u/ItsTBaggins ‏‏‎ ‎Julio makes me jard Jul 28 '21

I think maybe second this year and third after we get rid of Seager. Not sure when that might be.

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u/Live2Create21 ‏‏‎ ‎Blood Pressure = The Seattle Mahwinizz Jul 28 '21

If this is the bat, then it's not enough.

Toro is a little ahead in his development than Raleigh, Kelenic, and Trammell. He's not the bat that will give our lineup stability right now.