Tyler Soderstrom - Prospect Profile

MLB.com - May : "Soderstrom is an athletic, left-handed hitting catcher whose bat is ahead of his defense. At the plate, he's really polished with a solid overall approach and makes the kind of loud contact that makes people sit up and take notice when he's taking batting practice. He's a hitter first, but he will get to his power."

Carlos Collazo - Baseball America - May 13th: "His size is a question, as is his ability to sit behind the plate and be a good receiver. He’ll need to improve his lower-half flexibility, and while his natural arm strength is impressive, he needs to shorten his arm stroke and improve his footwork on throws."

Kiley McDaniel - ESPN - May 13th: " He's a fine catcher who has improved behind the plate, but most objections about his defense aren't taking into account a likely automatic strike-calling future by the time he gets to the big leagues."

Ian Smith - Prospect 365 - Apr. 26th: "An old school, overhead delivery allows his fastball to comfortably sit 93-95 mph and topping at 98; Bitsko pairs it well with one of the best curveballs in the prep class. He looks like a true innings eater at 6-foot-4 and 225 lbs., and he’s shown-up against the top competition he’s been exposed to."

Keith Law - The Athletic - Mar. 16th: "Tyler is a contact-hitting catcher, with no stride or weight transfer to get to power, whose best defensive attribute right now is his strong throwing arm; he’ll need development to stay behind the plate."

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