- Thread starter
- #1
- Joined
- Feb 11, 2007
- Messages
- 34,763
- Reaction score
- 561
UPDATE:
https://twitter.com/BiertempfelTrib/status/626889435553120256
The Pirates and Tigers are nearing a trade that would send Joakim Soria to Pittsburgh, reports MLive.coms James Schmehl (via Twitter). Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review had recently reported (also via Twitter) that the Bucs had interest in acquiring Soria.
The Pirates have been known to be interested in bullpen help since last week and swung a minor deal to add Joe Blanton to the mix last night, but Soria would represent a much higher-profile addition to the Pittsburgh pen. A free agent at seasons end, the 31-year-old Soria is earning $7MM this season. He began the year as the Tigers primary setup option, but Joe Nathan blew out his arm in the early stages of the season, and Soria has seamlessly returned to a ninth-inning role with which he is quite familiar.
Soria has worked to a strong 2.85 ERA in 41 innings this season, although hes also been uncharacteristically homer-prone, yielding what is already a career-high eight long balls on the season (1.76 HR/9). Home run rate can have quite a bit of randomness to it, so perhaps the Pirates are unconcerned (theyve done well with other previously homer-prone arms such as A.J. Burnett and Mark Melancon). Both Sorias walk rate (2.4 BB/9) and strikeout rate (7.9 K/9) are also down from an excellent 2014 season, but his bottom-line results remain strong.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/07/joakim-soria-trade-pirates-tigers.html
https://twitter.com/BiertempfelTrib/status/626889435553120256
The Pirates and Tigers are nearing a trade that would send Joakim Soria to Pittsburgh, reports MLive.coms James Schmehl (via Twitter). Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review had recently reported (also via Twitter) that the Bucs had interest in acquiring Soria.
The Pirates have been known to be interested in bullpen help since last week and swung a minor deal to add Joe Blanton to the mix last night, but Soria would represent a much higher-profile addition to the Pittsburgh pen. A free agent at seasons end, the 31-year-old Soria is earning $7MM this season. He began the year as the Tigers primary setup option, but Joe Nathan blew out his arm in the early stages of the season, and Soria has seamlessly returned to a ninth-inning role with which he is quite familiar.
Soria has worked to a strong 2.85 ERA in 41 innings this season, although hes also been uncharacteristically homer-prone, yielding what is already a career-high eight long balls on the season (1.76 HR/9). Home run rate can have quite a bit of randomness to it, so perhaps the Pirates are unconcerned (theyve done well with other previously homer-prone arms such as A.J. Burnett and Mark Melancon). Both Sorias walk rate (2.4 BB/9) and strikeout rate (7.9 K/9) are also down from an excellent 2014 season, but his bottom-line results remain strong.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/07/joakim-soria-trade-pirates-tigers.html
