This Player Was Supposed to Be MLB’s Next Superstar

Back in 2018, players such as Shohei Ohtani, Ronald Acuna Jr., Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and Fernando Tatis Jr. were consistently seen as top 10 prospects lists, if not top 5. Washington Nationals prospect Victor Robles was often seen alongside them. While those players became stars, Robles' never quite reached his full potential. So, what happened?
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[@SP-ve1im]

He saw Soto batting and gave up...

[@JosiahG17]

Real

[@clarktownsend8991]

Covid got him fat

[@EricMoranFilms]

That’s World Series champion victor robles

[@lampgz]

only one who contributed to a ring 😶‍🌫️

[@TheNookOfficial]

FAX BROTHER SPIT YOUR SHIT 🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣

[@Precomo97]

So is -3.1 bWAR catcher Gary Bennett lol

[@EricMoranFilms]

@@Precomo97 facts are facts

[@lampgz]

@@EricMoranFilms nah i meant out of ohtani, tatis, acuna, and vlad

[@thejuansotoguy]

I will always have a soft spot for Robles. Even though he never panned out to be Ronald Acuna, he still won a WS for my Nats and played great defensively for a few seasons. I wish him the best of luck in Seattle

[@zenvost2]

So far as a mariner, in 22 games/ 38 PAs, his slash line is 355/444/581. 1.025 OPS, which is the best on the team ATM. (okay, miniscule sample size I know, but it'd be hilarious if Seattle of all places is where he puts it all together, and as a fan he's been a welcome sight considering how cold the rest of our bats are)

[@S_Over_Street]

Better than Mitch Haniger currently

[@SportStorm23]

His average exit velocity is up too, so I wonder if he continues that trend

[@zenvost2]

@@SportStorm23 this current mariners era has developed a "fittingly weird" trend of bringing in power bats that decline here (Jesse Winker, teoscar Hernandez, all 3 2B we've traded for since 2021), while somehow fixing up struggling guys out of nowhere (Eugenio Suarez, Josh Rojas, and maybe now this guy).

[@ephrimko5239]

… and he took that personally.

[@RotateAndRemove]

He’s been kind of awesome for Seattle, only 27, totally could lock it in as a real deal player

[@tamizhaa2012]

He was always a great fielder. He just could never develop his bat

[@Thelesbiansportcardripper13]

Like Christian pache

[@evasegod]

​@@Thelesbiansportcardripper13 pache disappointed me he had crazy upside

[@noahh__03]

​@@evasegodi swear, I used to to think pache was the next superstar and then the a's called him up too soon and he fell off

[@Cmass9]

Victor Robles as a Mariner reminds me of the run that Mickey Moniak went on with the Angels

[@aVerveQuest]

He's hitting .450 over his past five games at the start of August..... He's batting .367 with the Mariners so far this year, on about 80 at bats with 3 HRs and 10 sbs This may be a classic case of the need for scenery change

[@isaacangelos]

80 plate appearances is not a large sample size.

[@SpiritStoneWarrior94-yx3gs]

He's now batting .280 this season, hitting .340, an OPS of .752, OPS+ of 121 from 143AB. He's looking a lot better than be has been imo

[@samfewer8462]

starting center fielder in my rockies ootp save, .736 OPS so far with pretty great defense guy’s perfect for a field like coors

[@Arden2000]

lorenzo cain 🤝 victor robles 🤝 manuel margot ootp rockies legends

[@ctffandom]

Robles has been absolutely elite since becoming a Mariner, hopefully he’s figured something out

[@cococock2418]

elite where, bro has zero power

[@carter-kenobi1480]

@@cococock2418 since joining the M's he's slashing 355/444/581 with a homer and 3 rbis 4-0 in steals and has played a great OF thats elite as of now dumbass

[@T_K7]

@@cococock2418 elite on a team where his season total 117 OPS+ is higher than every single starting position player lmao

[@MichaelHawkins-yd6ge]

If by absolutely elite u mean 4th outfielder I agree

[@drumline17]

let's wait more than 2 weeks before calling a guy elite lol

[@jordanford9320]

Man, I remember playing MLB The show 20 and I was a picther and signed a free agent contract with the Orioles and they had signed Victor Robles me and that dude finished our careers on that team and I have been a fan of his ever since. It's been a shame to see him not live up to the hype

[@mxmschae]

That's Mariners Legend Victor Robles to you.

[@jbryant5253]

That HR celebration with him and Soto was really cool though!

[@georgemichaels3rdnut]

Victor robles was a key to the world series but god damn the amount of good players we couldve got to trade him.

[@brendanvillines3715]

Imagine if he played up to his potential. At one point they would’ve had Bryce Harper, Juan Soto, and himself roaming the outfield for the Nats 😮‍💨

[@DJ-mf6ft]

And now he is in platoon hell in Seattle

[@S_Over_Street]

He’s not bad as a backup outfielder since the Mariners picked him up off waivers

[@nunyabizzy08]

should win the right field spot over haniger, who is washed af

[@S_Over_Street]

Since being picked up in June by Seattle, he’s contributed in several games here & there. As a backup OF he add some depth but recently he should get more playing time than Mitch Haniger who’s been disappointing. Don’t expect to have a high ceiling from what he was projected to be but he’s doing fine (for now) with the M’s.

[@joshuapatrick682]

2:40 didnt know that, but it does explain why he was afraid of the ball in the MLB. You could just tell man…

[@Yeldineyintun]

Dude I’m so glad you made this video. I’ve wondered what happened for a while now

[@SportStorm23]

Me too! Honestly I didn't realize how highly touted of a prospect he was

[@Tuddycam101]

@@SportStorm23 as a Washington nationals fan. I thought he was going to be a fantastic player after that 2019 season. 😢.

[@Yt-bq1uu]

Mariners legend

[@cougsjohnson1]

And 2 Weeks later he wins The American League Player of the Month in July & raises his Season batting Average to .400 (He's got even hotter since this video came out)

[@thepokemaster6474]

He's been saving Seattles season recently

[@Fly-The-W]

I wouldnt put Vladdy on the same level as those other guys. Yeah hes good but really just has the 1 amazing year in 21 otherwise hasnt been near that or the consistent great that the others have been

[@aidanmiranda6140]

You can say the same about Tatis then

[@pixelythegamer3260]

I saw him in person in triple a

[@hazelbooth]

Hoping he fulfills his potential in Seattle, he’s been great for us

[@zenvost2]

update on his mariners tenure: after 42 games with a slash line of 303/372/450 (good for an OPS of over 820), and *excellent* defense which has been hugely appreciated with julio rodriguez out with an injury for the past 3 weeks, victor robles has officially signed a two-year contract extension with seattle for just under $10 million, with $2 million in bonuses, and a $9 million team option for 2027. so... yeah, pretty good season for a guy who started out fighting just to stay in MLB!

[@joshuapatrick682]

Victor Robles? Yeah he’s seemingly terrified of the ball when he’s in the batter’s box, used to be anyways.

[@rewing84]

One thing that hurt him in 2019 was his below average ops+ of 91

[@Nononom12]

Video randomly breaking with flashes of other screens for anyone else?

[@Joshua-fz5zx]

Its kind of embarrassing that i was more comfortable in a fire fight than i ever was standing in a batter box. Not that i was comfortable doing either. Granted, i was deployed after i was 18 and played baseball before 18. I was terrified of getting hit with the ball. I played every other sport just fine. I don't know how you people do it.😂

[@richardcranium5801]

When I was in little league, our coach showed up to practice one day with a bucket of tennis balls and we practiced getting hit by the ball while batting. It helped enormously!

[@ashto.n575]

love how you put it as "or he peaked at the right time"

[@viksly6643]

Back after he got that extension

[@Danielvogelbachstan]

Took some time but he might finally be living up to it

[@michaelduterte6239]

Finally! A Víctor Robles video

[@jimc.goodfellas]

As soon as I saw this, I thought, it's got to be Victor Robles...I had put together card collections of all those guys you mentioned, and made good money off all of them- except Robles, I'm still stuck with all the Robles cards haha

[@michaelbaucom4019]

The classic good field/no hit player/unable to adjust to MLB player/AAAA player. A team with plenty of hitters could sign him just for the glove. Otherwise, a bench player.

[@coledowning3939]

Love the content

[@SportStorm23]

Thank you!

[@jmu76featuring61]

He just needs to be the above avg defender that hits 275 and gets on base w 15 hr..ill take that..doesnt need to be a superstar

[@seplays2280]

Saw the thumbnail and recognized Robles. Always kinda liked him, hope he does ok

[@DeidaraOfTheAkatsuki]

He’s killing it with my Mariners, to the point we’re trying to push him as an everyday starter.

[@Azeria]

Deidara spotted

[@thecaveman3503]

I would like to see him become a straight contact hitter similar to Tony gwynn style. I think he could do that for some time even if his speed slows down. Tho, I don't see it happening

[@liamhallman8350]

Breaking out with the mariners now🙌🙌🙌

[@Just_Lionz]

Robles has actually been a fairly fine player for Seattle when he’s played. Maybe getting released taught he something he never figured out while in Washington.

[@loganpocius4836]

He is going to become a beats with Seattle I foresee it

[@ronanaviation9520]

As a Mariners fan, I can't watch the Nationals world series video without cringing

[@biglegcatluvr]

2019 was the juiced ball era and I think Robles may have unfortunately attributed that to him being someone who can hit dingers regularly. TBF I think a lot of players may not have known 2019 was juiceball era until after the fact.

[@Avocado11]

1:06 And within the next year they'd all start falling apart.

[@Imnotactuallythegoat]

I miss Robles😢

[@NicholasDoye]

Exactly why I hate youtube. People jumping the gun. He's playing great for the ms

[@Chance_2018]

I have a feeling jackson chourio will be like this one day

[@Samitien]

I don't think so because he's still improving but there is a slight chance that you're right.

[@25jessieg]

Bobby Witt Jr.

[@lukewenberg4271]

My Mariners leagend

[@ronanaviation9520]

Translated, it says, "My Mariners lying"

[@nmbnmb7256]

The only leader than mattered on that squad was #11, that's why his number is retired. Everyone else followed him.

[@sportkid1547]

Juan Soto used to bully him and he lost all confidence

[@mrcactusking9348]

Now a stud for Seattle lol

[@Guukoh]

Did this man say “leadership of Anthony Rendon” and mean it.?

[@clarktownsend8991]

I mean as a Nats fan he was the leader of that team. But all the stuff about him not caring about baseball was always present. We knew he hated living here too. Dude wanted to live in year long warm weather. If the Astros didn't have Bregman, he would signed there for sure.

[@charliep123]

This video will either age very well or very poorly. There is no in between.

[@L_studios669]

As a Mets fan I am upset about Robles I fw him

[@henryc7950]

It’s sad because he is a great guy

[@stuartwoodsxa]

The Nationals have been known to be behind in player development. I’m curious how much you think the lack of his development could be attributed to the team? I genuinely don’t know 🤷‍♂️ But I always loved Robles, and was def hyping him up in ‘19! I agree, we don’t win the Series without him

[@michaelraphael2160]

He will be a National forever for the championship year. They signed him young and he broke his body trying to make up for lack of skill. (I don't miss the absent minded base running) But we''ll still root for him like we do Michael A. Taylor wherever he goes as well.

[@Struzzzmann]

At least he has a cannon

[@tatisss782]

Bro ik you’re a padres fan, but you don’t need to sneak in a padres fact or player in the thumbnail everytime 😹

[@xXKillSwitch2356Xx]

25 min gang here we go

[@CapsEra]

World Series champ at least

[@nlindenstruth]

More rings than Harper lmaooo

[@ronanaviation9520]

And than the Seattle Mariners

[@Mrfresh159]

Yo

[@marzelsimmons8708]

Hes going crazy for the mariners hope he keeps it up and was just a super late bloomer lol

[@TheeBizzyB]

Juan Soto having a minor league stint like an RTTS player 😅😅😅

[@JacobBreitinger]

Under 11:52 gang⬇️

[@ButterflyBlood]

I don't really think injuries are an excuse. So many snakebitten players are still productive with the bat, as he was in the minors. We'll see if we regret it, but as a Nats fan I'm glad he's gone. Michael A Taylor *always* was and still is a better version of him. I don't agree that we needed him to win in 2019.

[@cococock2418]

Bro fell off so hard, he has NO Power.

[@TrevorGerik]

Spoil blocker

[@camionerosfurgoneros5915]

He should learn from Yasiel( ALL ABOUT ME)Puig. At the same time The game its not the same

[@EA150]

Unfortunately, he got a Future Stars card in MLB The Show 18, and all players who did are cursed in real life. (Totally not because their missions were all super annoying.)