Chisoxfn Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 QUOTE (bighurt574 @ Dec 7, 2016 -> 09:12 AM) I mentioned Soler for Robertson a few days back. Looks like the Cubs shot a little higher. I would have absolutely loved that deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpd9189 Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Good deal for both teams. Cubs get their closer and Royals get a guy under control for 4 years with all star potential. I thought Soler was going to be the best of the Cubs prospects (Kris Bryant has already ended that discussion) but he seems to be injury prone. If he can stay on the field and get more consistent then the Royals win the deal long term but I think the Cubs can probably care less. They get a top 5 closer in MLB and quite honestly Soler was expendable and didn't seem to be much of a factor in their Championship season this past year. He'll get to play everyday in KC and will probably have much less pressure on him there than he did with the Cubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Apparently the Cubs asked for Davis in July, the Royals asked for Schwarber and the Cubs said buh bye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 (edited) QUOTE (dpd9189 @ Dec 7, 2016 -> 08:00 PM) Good deal for both teams. Cubs get their closer and Royals get a guy under control for 4 years with all star potential. I thought Soler was going to be the best of the Cubs prospects (Kris Bryant has already ended that discussion) but he seems to be injury prone. If he can stay on the field and get more consistent then the Royals win the deal long term but I think the Cubs can probably care less. They get a top 5 closer in MLB and quite honestly Soler was expendable and didn't seem to be much of a factor in their Championship season this past year. He'll get to play everyday in KC and will probably have much less pressure on him there than he did with the Cubs. All-Star potential is probably pushing it at this point with Soler. Plus, they're sacrificing a lot of defense in that cavernous outfield for OBP/homers, if all goes well. He's clearly a better player than Avi Garcia, but he's closer to Avi than an All-Star. Staring at losing Cain, Hosmer, Moustakas in the face (and Morales already out the door)...the Royals have to generate power somewhere. And who knows how long Salvy Perez (despite his relatively young age) and Alex Gordon hold together physically. Edited December 8, 2016 by caulfield12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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