Jorge Soler Zero Percent Financing Thud On The Shower Door SPLOOGE Fest

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Would it interest anybody to know that Soler's OBP is actually slightly higher than it was in his callup last year?  His SLG is significantly down, and I know his strikeouts are up but his stat line overall is far from atrocious. I know I'm not alone in thinking he's doing worse than his callup last year, but when you look at his numbers, he's hanging in there.  Just wanted to inject some joyful positive to pre-empt my own little concern with his sudden propensity to chase shit low and away.  I think it's a matter of him making a big splash, and pitchers adjusting to him and now it's on him to adjust to them.  I'm certain he sees a lot more pitches per at-bat than last year if that helps.  Once he stops chasing that shit there are going to be big boners and wet panties around the ole' ballyard.

Once pitchers find a weakness, they will barrage him with exploiting it. I read on fangraphs about Mike Trout's weakness with high fastballs which was magnified in the Royals series last postseason. Since then, Trout has adjusted...Soler needs to make his adjustment too. And low and away junk pitches are unhittable...so hopefully Soler can learn to lay off.

SO-sa
SO-riano
SO-ler

Black Latino's with stupid power and last names beginning with SO who can't lay off that pitch? I've seen it too many times. Epstink is terrible.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

Would it interest anybody to know that Soler's OBP is actually slightly higher than it was in his callup last year?  His SLG is significantly down, and I know his strikeouts are up but his stat line overall is far from atrocious. I know I'm not alone in thinking he's doing worse than his callup last year, but when you look at his numbers, he's hanging in there.  Just wanted to inject some joyful positive to pre-empt my own little concern with his sudden propensity to chase shit low and away.  I think it's a matter of him making a big splash, and pitchers adjusting to him and now it's on him to adjust to them.  I'm certain he sees a lot more pitches per at-bat than last year if that helps.  Once he stops chasing that shit there are going to be big boners and wet panties around the ole' ballyard.

Once pitchers find a weakness, they will barrage him with exploiting it. I read on fangraphs about Mike Trout's weakness with high fastballs which was magnified in the Royals series last postseason. Since then, Trout has adjusted...Soler needs to make his adjustment too. And low and away junk pitches are unhittable...so hopefully Soler can learn to lay off.

SO-sa
SO-riano
SO-ler

Black Latino's with stupid power and last names beginning with SO who can't lay off that pitch? I've seen it too many times. Epstink is terrible.

Shawon Dunston's not Latino and his failure to ever learn to lay off that shit should be on his fucking tombstone.

Also, Sammy did eventually start laying off that pitch.

[SKO]

I still think he's mostly just shitty when it's cold and he'll wreck shit all summer long.

[ChuckD]

I still think he's mostly just shitty when it's cold

The bullshit toleration in this thread is something to behold.

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Would it interest anybody to know that Soler's OBP is actually slightly higher than it was in his callup last year?  His SLG is significantly down, and I know his strikeouts are up but his stat line overall is far from atrocious. I know I'm not alone in thinking he's doing worse than his callup last year, but when you look at his numbers, he's hanging in there.  Just wanted to inject some joyful positive to pre-empt my own little concern with his sudden propensity to chase shit low and away.  I think it's a matter of him making a big splash, and pitchers adjusting to him and now it's on him to adjust to them.  I'm certain he sees a lot more pitches per at-bat than last year if that helps.  Once he stops chasing that shit there are going to be big boners and wet panties around the ole' ballyard.

Once pitchers find a weakness, they will barrage him with exploiting it. I read on fangraphs about Mike Trout's weakness with high fastballs which was magnified in the Royals series last postseason. Since then, Trout has adjusted...Soler needs to make his adjustment too. And low and away junk pitches are unhittable...so hopefully Soler can learn to lay off.

SO-sa
SO-riano
SO-ler

Black Latino's with stupid power and last names beginning with SO who can't lay off that pitch? I've seen it too many times. Epstink is terrible.

Shawon Dunston's not Latino and his failure to ever learn to lay off that shit should be on his fucking tombstone.

Also, Sammy did eventually start laying off that pitch.

So he claims.

[Eli]

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SO-riano
SO-ler

Black Latino's with stupid power and last names beginning with SO who can't lay off that pitch? I've seen it too many times. Epstink is terrible.

I'd find the irony pretty delicious if the prospect about whom Chuck has probably touted the most ended up basically being Soriano*.

Actually:

Soler's career so far:
.280/.329/.477 (.806 OPS)
30% K rate, 7.1% BB rate

Soriano's final year with the Cubs
.262/.322/.499 (.821 OPS)
25% K rate, 7.2% BB rate

* The rest of us would be elated, I'm sure.

[ChuckD]

SO-sa
SO-riano
SO-ler

Black Latino's with stupid power and last names beginning with SO who can't lay off that pitch? I've seen it too many times. Epstink is terrible.

I'd find the irony pretty delicious if the prospect about whom Chuck has probably touted the most ended up basically being Soriano*.

Actually:

Soler's career so far:
.280/.329/.477 (.806 OPS)
30% K rate, 7.1% BB rate

Soriano's final year with the Cubs
.262/.322/.499 (.821 OPS)
25% K rate, 7.2% BB rate

* The rest of us would be elated, I'm sure.

I'd be disappointed if he turned out to be a 37 year old Soriano.

[Powdered Toast Man]

SO-sa
SO-riano
SO-ler

Black Latino's with stupid power and last names beginning with SO who can't lay off that pitch? I've seen it too many times. Epstink is terrible.

I'd find the irony pretty delicious if the prospect about whom Chuck has probably touted the most ended up basically being Soriano*.

Actually:

Soler's career so far:
.280/.329/.477 (.806 OPS)
30% K rate, 7.1% BB rate

Soriano's final year with the Cubs
.262/.322/.499 (.821 OPS)
25% K rate, 7.2% BB rate

* The rest of us would be elated, I'm sure.

Why are you comparing 23 year old Soler to 37 year old Soriano?

[InternetApex]

SO-sa
SO-riano
SO-ler

Black Latino's with stupid power and last names beginning with SO who can't lay off that pitch? I've seen it too many times. Epstink is terrible.

I'd find the irony pretty delicious if the prospect about whom Chuck has probably touted the most ended up basically being Soriano*.

Actually:

Soler's career so far:
.280/.329/.477 (.806 OPS)
30% K rate, 7.1% BB rate

Soriano's final year with the Cubs
.262/.322/.499 (.821 OPS)
25% K rate, 7.2% BB rate

* The rest of us would be elated, I'm sure.

I'd be disappointed if he turned out to be a 37 year old Soriano.

I'm sure Chuck would have something to say about the commitments to both being far from equal too.

[Bort]

SO-sa
SO-riano
SO-ler

Black Latino's with stupid power and last names beginning with SO who can't lay off that pitch? I've seen it too many times. Epstink is terrible.

I'd find the irony pretty delicious if the prospect about whom Chuck has probably touted the most ended up basically being Soriano*.

Actually:

Soler's career so far:
.280/.329/.477 (.806 OPS)
30% K rate, 7.1% BB rate

Soriano's final year with the Cubs
.262/.322/.499 (.821 OPS)
25% K rate, 7.2% BB rate

* The rest of us would be elated, I'm sure.

I'd be disappointed if he turned out to be a 37 year old Soriano.

I'm sure Chuck would have something to say about the commitments to both being far from equal too.

Chuck always has something to say. Let's not encourage that.

[Chuck to Chuck]

SO-sa
SO-riano
SO-ler

Black Latino's with stupid power and last names beginning with SO who can't lay off that pitch? I've seen it too many times. Epstink is terrible.

I'd find the irony pretty delicious if the prospect about whom Chuck has probably touted the most ended up basically being Soriano*.

Actually:

Soler's career so far:
.280/.329/.477 (.806 OPS)
30% K rate, 7.1% BB rate

Soriano's final year with the Cubs
.262/.322/.499 (.821 OPS)
25% K rate, 7.2% BB rate

* The rest of us would be elated, I'm sure.

I'd be disappointed if he turned out to be a 37 year old Soriano.

I'm sure Chuck would have something to say about the commitments to both being far from equal too.

Chuck always has something to say. Let's not encourage that.

[Eli]

SO-sa
SO-riano
SO-ler

Black Latino's with stupid power and last names beginning with SO who can't lay off that pitch? I've seen it too many times. Epstink is terrible.

I'd find the irony pretty delicious if the prospect about whom Chuck has probably touted the most ended up basically being Soriano*.

Actually:

Soler's career so far:
.280/.329/.477 (.806 OPS)
30% K rate, 7.1% BB rate

Soriano's final year with the Cubs
.262/.322/.499 (.821 OPS)
25% K rate, 7.2% BB rate

* The rest of us would be elated, I'm sure.

Why are you comparing 23 year old Soler to 37 year old Soriano?

Because so far Soler has posted similar numbers to how we last remember Soriano and I'm stickpoking Chuck and when did that become wrong?

[Chuck to Chuck]

SO-sa
SO-riano
SO-ler

Black Latino's with stupid power and last names beginning with SO who can't lay off that pitch? I've seen it too many times. Epstink is terrible.

I'd find the irony pretty delicious if the prospect about whom Chuck has probably touted the most ended up basically being Soriano*.

Actually:

Soler's career so far:
.280/.329/.477 (.806 OPS)
30% K rate, 7.1% BB rate

Soriano's final year with the Cubs
.262/.322/.499 (.821 OPS)
25% K rate, 7.2% BB rate

* The rest of us would be elated, I'm sure.

Why are you comparing 23 year old Soler to 37 year old Soriano?

Because so far Soler has posted similar numbers to how we last remember Soriano and I'm stickpoking Chuck and when did that become wrong?

It's not the dollars, it's the years.

[Chuck to Chuck]

Jorge Soler's career-to-date:

218 ABs .280/.329/.477/.806 8 HR, 33 RBI, 73 Ks, 17 BBs, GDP 8

Alfonso Soriano's last 218 ABs as a Cub

.243/.279/.495/.774  13 HR, 38 RBI, 57 Ks, 10 BBs, , GDP 7

Sources:
http://www.baseballmusings.com/cgi-bin/PlayerInfo.py?StartDate=05%2F15%2F2013&EndDate=07%2F23%2F2013&GameType=all&PlayedFor=0&PlayedVs=0&Park=0&PlayerID=847

http://www.baseballmusings.com/cgi-bin/PlayerInfo.py?StartDate=08%2F27%2F2014&EndDate=05%2F13%2F2015&GameType=all&PlayedFor=0&PlayedVs=0&Park=0&PlayerID=14221

[Bort]

See, this is why I said not to encourage Chuck.