Juan Soto Posting Career-Best 11.8% Strikeout Rate
4 years agoWashington Nationals star outfielder Juan Soto hasn't been generating the power numbers we've seen in recent years so far in 2021. Through 34 games, he has a .413 slugging percentage and only four home runs. He has a career slugging percentage of .543 and posted a career-high slugging percentage of .695 last year. However, despite the decreased power, Soto has shown fantastic plate discipline. He has a strikeout rate of just 11.8%, down from an already impressive 14.3% clip last year. He's walking 15.3% of the time, which gives him a 1.29 BB/K rate so far this year. The power numbers should start coming around soon, but Soto's still been an elite fantasy contributor so far thanks to his .389 on-base percentage and minimal strikeouts.
Source: Baseball Savant
Source: Baseball Savant