Tyler Soderstrom

Soderstrom played a different primary position for a third straight year last season, working primarily in left field after seeing most of his action at first base in 2024, though he'll still be fantasy eligible at first base for 2026 since he made 49 appearances there. The young slugger took a major step forward at the plate, finishing with 25 homers, 93 RBI, 75 runs and a .276/.346/.474 slash line in 158 games. Soderstrom also recorded eight stolen bases, which is a major surprise since that's double the number of steals he entered the season with in 407 games of professional baseball. His batted-ball metrics remained largely unchanged from 2024, but an improved line-drive rate of 20.1 percent and reduced flyball rate (31.8 percent) helped lead to better results in 2025. Soderstrom also cut his strikeout rate to 22.6 percent, which indicates he may have moved past the contact issues that followed him through the minor leagues. He'll have high expectations in 2026 after the breakout campaign, but the underlying data indicates his 2025 production is repeatable. Read Past Outlooks