The Kansas City Royals obviously saw something special in Jorge Soler when they traded for him during the 2016-2017 offseason. If they didn’t, they would not have traded arguably the best closer in baseball, Wade Davis, straight up.
Soler’s time in Kansas City has been off to a rough start. Over his first 35 games in Kansas City, Soler slashed a less than impressive .144/.245/.258 while hitting just seven extra-base hits. What was less than encouraging was the fact that he struck out 36 times, over one time per game.
Fortunately for Soler, he showed a bit of what he could do in 2017.