Juan Soto vs. Ronald Acuna: Who would you take going forward?

[darscards35kd]

This question could be taken two ways- either who would you take as in who are you buying more of, or who you would take if you are starting a team. Just think they're both great questions as it's so rare to have two players advanced at such a young age, in the same league and coming up in the same year, thus forever linking them going forward.

Obviously Acuna has the slightly better raw power, athleticism, and is more flashy, potentially making him more marketable. Soto is a year younger, already with the WS hardware and has much better plate discipline and so leads me to believe his game may age more gracefully.

Would love to hear which side of the coin other members fall on, for me it's a true coin flip and I'd be happy with either starting a team. Cardwise, I might lean Soto just because he's currently cheaper.

[andrewjjones]

another one... sigh

[ThoseBackPages]

both.

[Foo3112]

Here we go again....

[awz50]

Both.

They are both great in two different ways

[BBases31]

Soto, zero question. One has the attitude of Mike Trout and the other of Manny Machado

[marlinsmaniac20]

stop with these threads, its annoying. Reported for spam.

[hxcmilkshake]

Can we debate if Luisangel Acuna could hit a Mario Soto fastball instead?

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[KhalDrogo]

Acuna for the hobby.

Soto for the field.

[darscards35kd]

Jeeeez... didn't know I was striking a blowout nerve, was just genuinely curious and there's not a whole lot else going on in the world right now.

[JrFinest]

Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

both.

This. Both are great players. We should be wanting both to succeed.

[SupermanBrandon]

Can we put a "you must have 100 or less posts, ever" in order to start a new Acuna vs Soto thread? That way, we can at least blame it all on OP just being a newbie.

[Snakeonia]

Soto and its not close


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[eye4talent]

Perhaps we should have a thread expands beyond Soto vs. Acuna. Say, a list of 25 under 25, ranked how you think their careers will turn out a decade from now.

Something like this (doesn’t include prospects who have yet to reach the majors, and I didn’t scrutinize it much):

Juan Soto
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Cody Bellinger
Gleyber Torres
Yordan Alvarez
Jack Flaherty
Bo Bichette
Mike Soroka
Ronald Acuna Jr.
Rafael Devers
Fernando Tatis Jr.
Eloy Jimenez
Yoan Moncada
Gavin Lux
Shohei Ohtani
Austin Meadows
Keston Hiura
Adalberto Mondesi
Ozzie Albies
Amed Rosario
Victor Robles
Franmil Reyes
Kyle Tucker
Chris Paddack
Michael Kopech


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[LCM1223]

Some good answers in the other 16 threads

This is actually unbelievable

[Rage]

25 reasons I can't wait for baseball to start again.

Originally Posted by eye4talent

Perhaps we should have a thread expands beyond Soto vs. Acuna. Say, a list of 25 under 25, ranked how you think their careers will turn out a decade from now.

Something like this (doesn’t include prospects who have yet to reach the majors, and I didn’t scrutinize it much):

Juan Soto
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Cody Bellinger
Gleyber Torres
Yordan Alvarez
Jack Flaherty
Bo Bichette
Mike Soroka
Ronald Acuna Jr.
Rafael Devers
Fernando Tatis Jr.
Eloy Jimenez
Yoan Moncada
Gavin Lux
Shohei Ohtani
Austin Meadows
Keston Hiura
Adalberto Mondesi
Ozzie Albies
Amed Rosario
Victor Robles
Franmil Reyes
Kyle Tucker
Chris Paddack
Michael Kopech


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[pewe]

Originally Posted by Rage

25 reasons I can't wait for baseball to start again.

Agree


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[oddstuff]

Neither in terms of buying more of NOW (did all my buying of both in 2017-2018)...too expensive...at current prices, there are other players with lower risk and higher margins.

[PumpnDumpling]

Originally Posted by Rage

25 reasons I can't wait for baseball to start again.

^^^ THIS!!! Also happy to see my guy getting some love

Has anyone here noticed how fire Mondi is in MLBtheShow2020 ??

[Campbelljh3]

Soto all the way

[gemmintbb]

Soto will end his career closer to Alber Pujols
Acuna will end his career closer to Mike Cameron

[eye4talent]

Originally Posted by gemmintbb

Soto will end his career closer to Alber Pujols
Acuna will end his career closer to Mike Cameron

Mike Cameron is harsh. I think he’s Alfonso Soriano, with an earlier start to his career.

But I agree that Soto is more Pujols-esque. Vlad is Miguel Cabrera, but with even more power.


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[gemmintbb]

Originally Posted by eye4talent

Mike Cameron is harsh. I think he’s Alfonso Soriano, with an earlier start to his career.

But I agree that Soto is more Pujols-esque. Vlad is Miguel Cabrera, but with even more power.


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What worries me about Vlad Jr is his body. Injuries are going to catch up with him if he doesn't get into shape. He is way too young to have that much weight on him playing professionally. Talent is there for sure but his body is going to start breaking down especially as he gets older and its harder to keep the weight off.

[pete2345]

Both young and exciting should be fun to see how it plays out.

[PejaD]

Both Acuna and Soto would be on my potential all '20s team. Acuna has more tools (glove and speed that Soto lack), so a lower risk. Soto is a year younger and potentially a higher peak, but greater risk with less tools