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Edmundo Sosa, IF

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Scouting report

Now out of options, Sosa has become the good-gloved bench infielder on the Cardinals active roster, replacing the departed Kolten Wong. Because he spent most of 2020 at the alternate site, Sosa's 2019 minor league statline makes it tempting to put him in the 45 FV tier as a low-end regular or high-end utility type, but even though some of the proprietary expected stats I sourced from 2019 think he's close to a .420 SLG guy, he just hits the ball on the ground so much and can only make good contact in such a small section of the zone that I'm keeping him in the 40s. He doesn't have big range but Sosa does have plus feet, hands, and actions, and will make the occasional acrobatic play. He's a versatile glove/contact bench infielder who should be on the field when the Cardinals are protecting late leads. (Alternate site, MLB, LIDOM)