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Scouting grades: Fastball: 60 | Slider: 55 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 50 | Overall: 50

Soto entered the summer showcase circuit as an intriguing high school pitcher, one who had outgrown shortstop to become one of those projectable right-handers worth keeping an eye on. By the end of it, after stops at events like the PDP League and Major League Baseball's High School All-American Game, not to mention a dominant outing at the East Coast Professional Showcase, he had a huge up arrow next to his name, though he wasn't quite as dominant during his senior year.

Now 6-foot-5, Soto does check off a lot of boxes, including his size, stuff and the fact that he'll still be 17 come Draft time. All of his stuff is trending upwards, starting with an electric fastball that has flirted with triple digits and was regularly up to 98 mph over the summer, thrown with excellent life. Both of his secondary offerings have the chance to be at least better-than-average, with a hard slider that features late, hard bite and a splitter he uses as a changeup.

With a very quick arm, the Central Florida recruit throws everything hard, all from a prototypical starting pitcher's frame, while showing off solid command. The Florida prepster's name is still coming up in conversations about the top high school pitchers in the class with a strong spring.

Scouting grades: Fastball: 60 | Slider: 55 | Changeup: 55 | Control: 50 | Overall: 45

Soto hadn't been pitching full-time for very long when the Twins took him No. 34 overall in the 2023 Draft, and he was one of the younger high schoolers in that class. Given all of that, the Twins were thrilled with what he was able to accomplish in his first full season, using a very strong July and August in the Florida State League to finish with an organization-leading (among those with 70 or more innings) 10.6 K/9 rate and a solid 3.60 xFIP (fourth among all Minor League pitchers, 18 or younger, with 70 or more IP). He wasn’t able to follow it up in 2025 as a right triceps strain forced him out for nearly the entire season.

Soto had made tremendous strides across the board in his one year of pro ball. While his workload was monitored closely last year, his fastball averaged 95.7 mph all year, according to Synergy, and elicited a 33 percent miss rate, with good deception playing a part. He added a two-seamer with a ton of movement that was very effective as well. Halfway through the year, Soto committed to throwing more of a gyro-type slider with depth, something firm, up to 89 mph late in the year that misses bats and he'll continue to focus on the shape and velocity of his breaking pitch. His changeup is at least an above-average pitch with fade. 

Athletic and with plenty of projection, there could be more in the tank for the Soto as he gets more professional reps, and he was sitting 95-96 mph in early camp work while going at 70-80 percent. He's a decent strike-thrower, which will get better if he can be in the zone more against left-handed hitters. That, along with continued refinement of his pitch usage could allow him to develop into a solid big league starter, though getting healthy will be his first objective.

Scouting grades: Fastball: 60 | Slider: 55 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 50 | Overall: 50

Initially a shortstop who pitched a little, Soto got too big for the premium position and really started to focus on the mound, showing off stuff plus projection throughout the summer showcase circuit in 2022. He may have been more effective then compared to his senior year of high school outside of Orlando, but the Twins saw enough to take him No. 34 overall in the 2023 Draft and sign him for full slot, $2.48 million. They didn't send him out to pitch last summer as he's focused on getting acclimated to being a professional pitcher.

Soto's combination of size, pure stuff and age -- he'll pitch nearly all of 2024 at 18 -- is extremely intriguing. The 6-foot-5 right-hander's fastball is already regularly up to 98 mph and flirting with triple digits, a four-seamer with good life, and now he's adding a real power mid-90s sinker to go along with it. He's also working on refining what's already a good hard slider with cutter-like action to give him something with more east-west movement to go along with the fastball. His split-change has good fade to it and gives him a third at least average pitch.

It's a power repertoire all coming from a very quick arm, and Soto's athleticism as a former infielder helps him repeat his delivery and points to the ability to throw strikes consistently. The Twins will be patient given his age and his lack of experience as a full-time pitcher, but he has all the ingredients to be a big league starter. 

Scouting grades: Fastball: 60 | Slider: 55 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 50 | Overall: 50

Soto entered the summer showcase circuit as an intriguing high school pitcher, one who had outgrown shortstop to become one of those projectable right-handers worth keeping an eye on. By the end of it, after stops at events such as the PDP League and Major League Baseball's High School All-American Game, not to mention a dominant outing at the East Coast Professional Showcase, he had a huge up arrow next to his name. Though he wasn't quite as dominant during his senior year, his name was mentioned among the top prep arms in the country, landing him with the Twins in the Competitive Balance Round A and earning him a full-slot bonus of $2.48 million.

Now 6-foot-5, Soto does check off a lot of boxes, including his size, stuff and the fact that he was still 17 at the time of the Draft. All of his stuff is trending upward, starting with an electric fastball that has flirted with triple digits, was regularly up to 98 mph over the summer and is thrown with excellent life. Both of his secondary offerings have the chance to be at least better-than-average, with a hard slider that features late, hard bite and a splitter he uses as a changeup.

With a very quick arm, the right-hander throws everything hard, all from a prototypical starting pitcher's frame, while showing off solid command. The Florida prepster brings plenty of projection with him into the Twins organization as he continues to focus only on pitching with pro instruction.

Awards

MID Pitcher of the Week

Week	Team
04/13/2025

Transactions

Team	Date	Transaction
	11/06/2025	Cedar Rapids Kernels activated RHP Charlee Soto from the 60-day injured list.
	06/17/2025	Cedar Rapids Kernels transferred RHP Charlee Soto from the 7-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. Right triceps strain.
	04/29/2025	Cedar Rapids Kernels placed RHP Charlee Soto on the 7-day injured list. Right triceps strain.
	03/31/2025	RHP Charlee Soto assigned to Cedar Rapids Kernels from Fort Myers Mighty Mussels.
	04/01/2024	RHP Charlee Soto assigned to Fort Myers Mighty Mussels from FCL Twins.
	03/07/2024	Minnesota Twins Prospects activated RHP Charlee Soto from the reserve list.
	11/03/2023	RHP Charlee Soto assigned to Leones de Ponce.
	08/07/2023	RHP Charlee Soto assigned to FCL Twins.
	07/21/2023	Minnesota Twins signed RHP Charlee Soto.
	06/06/2023	RHP Charlee Soto assigned to College Workout.
	08/24/2022	USA Baseball 18U National Team activated RHP Charlee Soto.
	08/24/2022	RHP Charlee Soto assigned to USA Baseball 18U National Team.
	07/01/2022	RHP Charlee Soto assigned to High School Workout.
	07/01/2022	High School Workout activated RHP Charlee Soto.
	07/01/2022	High School Workout activated RHP Charlee Soto.
	07/01/2022	High School Workout activated RHP Charlee Soto.