After sitting on the sidelines for the bulk of the busy day, the San Francisco Giants finally entered the MLB trade deadline activity late on Monday night, with a move that I very much did not see coming: according to reports from Mike Rodriguez and ESPN’s Jeff Passan, Soler has been traded to the Atlanta Braves. According to Robert Murray, right-handed reliever Luke Jackson is also going to Atlanta in the trade.
Update: The Giants have since announced the trade.
BREAKING: The Atlanta Braves are finalizing a deal to acquire outfielder Jorge Soler from the San Francisco Giants, sources tell ESPN.