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

[ChuckD]

Also I have found Sterling and Huey arguing over who posted the Joyful Positive in this thread first amusing mostly because I don't think anyone in this thread's history has actually been down on Soler. IAN frets over the K's because that's his new thing, but I think everyone has pretty much agreed that Jorge will be fine. We just had a big spat over how much we can blame his current struggles on mean umps.

Not panicking but if one of you advanced stats guys have anything that will help set me at ease about our guy Jorge I'd be okay with that.

That's quite a windsock.

All well and good, I'm just wondering if there's some hidden explanation of Jorge's struggles or anything to indicate that he's closer to figuring it out than it looks. But fire away.

Well, 24.7% of the balls he's putting in to play are well-hit. That's a hair below Bryant and Russell (tied for second on the team at 25%) and a bit above Rizzo and Coghlan. Team average is 19.1%. Guesses on the team leader? David Ross. By a wide margin. At 36.4% (although it's only 22 balls in play we're talking about).

Soler's K'd looking 13 times. That's most on the team and tied for 7th most in the majors. But, at the same time, those 13 K's looking are "only" 8.8% of his ABs. Going by the rate, he's 35th most prone to going down with the bat on his shoulder -- Drew Stubbs also has 13 K's looking this season, but in only 51 ABs compared to Soler's 147. Pretty ridiculous.

He'll figure it out. Jorge is love. Jorge is life.

[SKO]

Also I have found Sterling and Huey arguing over who posted the Joyful Positive in this thread first amusing mostly because I don't think anyone in this thread's history has actually been down on Soler. IAN frets over the K's because that's his new thing, but I think everyone has pretty much agreed that Jorge will be fine. We just had a big spat over how much we can blame his current struggles on mean umps.

Not panicking but if one of you advanced stats guys have anything that will help set me at ease about our guy Jorge I'd be okay with that.

That's quite a windsock.

All well and good, I'm just wondering if there's some hidden explanation of Jorge's struggles or anything to indicate that he's closer to figuring it out than it looks. But fire away.

Well, 24.7% of the balls he's putting in to play are well-hit. That's a hair below Bryant and Russell (tied for second on the team at 25%) and a bit above Rizzo and Coghlan. Team average is 19.1%. Guesses on the team leader? David Ross. By a wide margin. At 36.4% (although it's only 22 balls in play we're talking about).

Soler's K'd looking 13 times. That's most on the team and tied for 7th most in the majors. But, at the same time, those 13 K's looking are "only" 8.8% of his ABs. Going by the rate, he's 35th most prone to going down with the bat on his shoulder -- Drew Stubbs also has 13 K's looking this season, but in only 51 ABs compared to Soler's 147. Pretty ridiculous.

He'll figure it out. Jorge is love. Jorge is life.

This was all I wanted. Thank you. sir.

[SKO]

He's warming up

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

He's warming up

Possibly the biggest hit of his young career so far--a game-tying 2 out, 2 run double to tie the game in the 8th.  Schwing.

[SKO]

He's warming up

Possibly the biggest hit of his young career so far--a game-tying 2 out, 2 run double to tie the game in the 8th.  Schwing.

Most importantly it was hit to right center. He's started taking those breaking balls away to right field. Eventually they'll try busting him inside again and there'll be hell to pay.

[ChuckD]

He's warming heating up

BOOMSHAKALAKA!'d

[SKO]

In the last week: .364/.364/.545/.909 with just 4 Ks in 22 PA's.

[InternetApex]

In the last week: .364/.364/.545/.909 with just 4 Ks in 22 PA's.

HE'S ON FIRE!!!!!

[ChuckD]

In the last week: .364/.364/.545/.909 with just 4 Ks in 22 PA's.

HE'S ON FIRE!!!!!

[InternetApex]

So much THIS I can't stand up.

[Tonker]

He really, really needs to start fouling those borderline pitches off.

[InternetApex]

He really, really needs to start fouling those borderline pitches off.

He was 28-100 with three dongs in May and K'd 32 times. It seemed a whole lot worse didn't it?

Bryant was 27-100 with seven dongs and K'd 39. I know Bryant had a much greater month, but if that was Soler "struggling" to adjust to MLB pitching, the Cubs are going to win four or five World Series.

[SKO]

He really, really needs to start fouling those borderline pitches off.

He was 28-100 with three dongs in May and K'd 32 times. It seemed a whole lot worse didn't it?

Bryant was 27-100 with seven dongs and K'd 39. I know Bryant had a much greater month, but if that was Soler "struggling" to adjust to MLB pitching, the Cubs are going to win four or five World Series.

He was abysmal the last two weeks or so of April and about the first week or so of May, and then slowly worked his way back, and now I'd say he's ready to tear the cover off of the ball all summer. He had one yesterday that would have been out almost any other day.

[Slaky]

He really, really needs to start fouling those borderline pitches off.

He was 28-100 with three dongs in May and K'd 32 times. It seemed a whole lot worse didn't it?

Bryant was 27-100 with seven dongs and K'd 39. I know Bryant had a much greater month, but if that was Soler "struggling" to adjust to MLB pitching, the Cubs are going to win four or five World Series.

He was abysmal the last two weeks or so of April and about the first week or so of May, and then slowly worked his way back, and now I'd say he's ready to tear the cover off of the ball all summer. He had one yesterday that would have been out almost any other day.

Soler is that dude who's gonna get so shit-white hot he's going to blind a few motherfuckers with the explosions he's going to cause.

A locked in Soler is the scariest thing in the world because his swing is so beautifully violent I fear for the life of anyone in the path of a ball from his bat.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

He really, really needs to start fouling those borderline pitches off.

He was 28-100 with three dongs in May and K'd 32 times. It seemed a whole lot worse didn't it?

Bryant was 27-100 with seven dongs and K'd 39. I know Bryant had a much greater month, but if that was Soler "struggling" to adjust to MLB pitching, the Cubs are going to win four or five World Series.

He was abysmal the last two weeks or so of April and about the first week or so of May, and then slowly worked his way back, and now I'd say he's ready to tear the cover off of the ball all summer. He had one yesterday that would have been out almost any other day.

Soler is that dude who's gonna get so shit-white hot he's going to blind a few motherfuckers with the explosions he's going to cause.

A locked in Soler is the scariest thing in the world because his swing is so beautifully violent I fear for the life of anyone in the path of a ball from his bat.

yes please