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

[SKO]

Are you talking about that Adam Brown guy? That was bizarre. Arguing with Sahadev about how Jorge was "learning a new position" and "didn't know where the wall was." It's a fucking wall, man. It's not that hard to figure out where a wall is.

Like I said on Twitter at the time, he's going to be the new Starlin for Cubs fans. Some people are going to jump on every misplayed ball or awkward swing, and some people are going to contort themselves to defend anything he does because of that first group of people. It's going to suck.

Sigh. You're definitely right. Every misplayed ball being a referendum on his career is going to be annoying, considering I'm Pro-Jorge and I say that knowing he's going to suck in left field. It's not like the Cubs were ever banking on getting or needing good defense from that spot even if Schwarber was healthy. If Jorge hits it shouldn't really matter, but we're going to have to go through this every time, aren't we?

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

Are you talking about that Adam Brown guy? That was bizarre. Arguing with Sahadev about how Jorge was "learning a new position" and "didn't know where the wall was." It's a fucking wall, man. It's not that hard to figure out where a wall is.

Like I said on Twitter at the time, he's going to be the new Starlin for Cubs fans. Some people are going to jump on every misplayed ball or awkward swing, and some people are going to contort themselves to defend anything he does because of that first group of people. It's going to suck.

I don't think I saw that you wrote that--or maybe I briefly did and it planted that idea-- but that was my thought too, and I was already sad thinking down the road where Soler merely becomes this player where everyone suspects whatever it is you say about him is loaded with whatever side of the agenda you are "on".  Thinking about this really kind of annoyed me in advance.

[Yeti]

How is someone so obviously athletic so bad at defense?

I saw someone immediately go into rhetorical gymnastics to defend that play when you wondered something similar on Twitter last night and I could only shake my head.  What's the point?  I fucking love Jorge but it's fair to wonder what.  The Fuck.  Was that.

Are you talking about that Adam Brown guy? That was bizarre. Arguing with Sahadev about how Jorge was "learning a new position" and "didn't know where the wall was." It's a fucking wall, man. It's not that hard to figure out where a wall is.

That was a bad play no matter how you spin it. It doesn't mean he can't ever get better on defense (Or that he even really needs to if he hits like he's capable of hitting), just admit he fucked that one up, man, and move on.

@SouvenirCity, right? That dude kinda sucks

[Canadouche]

How is someone so obviously athletic so bad at defense?

I wonder if he can play CF?

[Powdered Toast Man]

Do we have any statcast stuff on Soler's double? That had to have a higher exit velocity than Bryant's first HR.

[SKO]

Do we have any statcast stuff on Soler's double? That had to have a higher exit velocity than Bryant's first HR.

Statcast says just 101 MPH. Same speed as the Rizzo and Ross HRs. Bryant's GS was 105 MPH, his first inning dong was 111.

[Canadouche]

I thought this was a pretty interesting article from BP.

[Eli]

I thought this was a pretty interesting article from BP.

I enjoyed it. Good reminder that everyone's development curves are different. I sometimes view Soler with the same lens I'd use for an American-born prospect and that's probably not entirely fair.

[InternetApex]

I thought this was a pretty interesting article from BP.

I enjoyed it. Good reminder that everyone's development curves are different. I sometimes view Soler with the same lens I'd use for an American-born prospect and that's probably not entirely fair.

Yeah, probably not entirely, right?

[Eli]

I thought this was a pretty interesting article from BP.

I enjoyed it. Good reminder that everyone's development curves are different. I sometimes view Soler with the same lens I'd use for an American-born prospect and that's probably not entirely fair.

Yeah, probably not entirely, right?

Right.

[SKO]

So Eli's racist now? Missouri gets to everyone eventually, I guess.

[InternetApex]

So Eli's racist now? Missouri gets to everyone eventually, I guess.

He's probably not entirely not racist.

[Eli]

So Eli's racist now? Missouri gets to everyone eventually, I guess.

He's probably not entirely not racist.

You're a weird guy, Apex.

[InternetApex]

So Eli's racist now? Missouri gets to everyone eventually, I guess.

He's probably not entirely not racist.

You're a weird guy, Apex.

For this and all my sins, I am sorry.

[Quality Start Machine]

So Eli's racist now? Missouri gets to everyone eventually, I guess.

He's probably not entirely not racist.

Maybe only 3/5.