[討論] Jorge Soler to Atlanta Braves
Goodbye, KC’s home run king
By Matthew LaMar Jul 30, 2021, 5:53pm EDT
Major League Baseball’s hot stove has been turned off, but the Kansas City
Royals hooked up with the Atlanta Braves to consummate a trade just before
the deadline. In said trade, the Royals will send Jorge Soler in exchange for
right-handed pitching prospect Kasey Kalich.
The Royals acquired Soler in exchange for closer extraordinaire Wade Davis
prior to the 2017 season. Soler’s history with the Royals has been decidedly
up and down. In 2019, Soler played in every game and swatted 48 home runs, a
Royals team record. But in 2017, Soler posted a wRC+ of 32 in only 35 big
league games and spent a majority of the year in Triple-A Omaha. This year
has been a similar down year, and Soler has only posted an 81 wRC+ with 13
home runs.
However, Soler has been truly excellent as of late, and it is why he is a
tradable asset at all. Over his last 14 games, Soler has hit .239/.340/.717
with seven long balls, and looks locked into the plate right now.
In exchange for acquiring Soler, his hot and cold streaks, and all the risk
they both entail, the Braves sent Kasey Kalich. The 127th overall pick in the
2019 MLB draft, Kalich has struck out nearly 25% of batters in High-A ball as
a reliever. KK’s slider is a hard-breaking weapon that he pairs with a
mid-to-upper 90s fastball. But Kalich is the definition of a lottery ticket:
he is a reliever only—meaning limited upside—and he has some command issues
that have resulted in high walk totals.
Still, for the Royals to get anything out of Soler, who is an impending free
agent at the end of the year, is a minor miracle considering that Soler had a
.183/.277/.313 triple slash and -1.6 fWAR as recently as July 18. Kalich will
be assigned to High-A Quad Cities. Soler’s long-term roster replacement has
yet to be announced.
OF Jorge Soler <------->
RHP Kasey Kalich (23)
Ranked Atlanta Braves #26 prospect at the midseason of 2021 (BA)
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