Though the Kansas City Royals bullpen fashioned a franchise-record 41.2 inning scoreless streak in August, they still missed former closer Greg Holland. General manager Dayton Moore attempted to replace him by signing Joakim Soria to a three-year, $25 million deal, only to watch Soria blow twelve late-inning leads in 64 games. Though Soria’s 4.19 ERA isn’t exactly awful, his nightmarish 10.42 ERA in high leverage situations has been a disaster.
Since August 31 alone, Soria has blown five straight late-inning leads. For the season, Soria has given up the lead 12 times.