Rumors of Joakim Soria’s decline may have been greatly exaggerated.
Last winter the Oakland A’s gave Soria their biggest free agent contract of the offseason, hoping the former All-Star would give them another lights-out setup man to go along with bullpen aces Blake Treinen and Lou Trivino. However, the veteran right-hander got off to a tough start to the season that saw his ERA in double-digits in mid-April.
Here’s the thing, though. Soria has pitched in 19 games so far this year. Stop for a moment and think about how many of those games you think he allowed runs.