MLB.com’s Kansas City Royals beat writer Jeffrey Flanagan tweeted out the news:
I must confess, I’m a little taken aback by the one-for-one trade given that the Cubs had to surrender a package of three prospects for three months of Aroldis Chapman at the trade deadline that included their top prospect in Gleyber Torres. However, when you consider that Wade Davis suffered a forearm flexor injury—which is often a precursor to elbow trouble—I suppose we shouldn’t be surprised.
In the end, Soler has proven that he can hit in the big leagues.