The Braves have re-signed their 2021 World Series MVP.
Jorge Soler and Luke Jackson are back with the Atlanta Braves after a trade with the San Francisco Giants. In return, the Giants received Tyler Matzek and minor-league infielder Sabin Ceballos. Both Soler and Jackson were key players in Atlanta’s 2021 championship run.
Soler, now 32, is in the first year of a three-year deal worth $42 million. This move isn’t just for a short-term fix; it’s partly because Ronald Acuña Jr. is out for the season with an ACL tear, and Michael Harris II has a long-term hamstring injury . The Braves have been struggling to fill their outfield positions around Jarred Kelenic lately.
Trade Details and Player Performance:
Soler isn’t known for his defense, but Marcell Ozuna is already set as the designated hitter (DH). So, Soler will be playing in the outfield despite not having played there at all this year. Ozuna’s contract ends after this season, though there’s a $16 million option for 2025 that Atlanta might take up given his performance.
Fans might find this news exciting yet puzzling due to Soler’s defensive limitations.
Soler’s stats this season aren’t great: .240/.330/.419 with 12 home runs over 93 games. However, leaving Oracle Park could help boost those numbers. Last year with Miami Marlins, he had an OPS of .853 and hit 36 home runs. In 2021 with Atlanta post-trade from Kansas City Royals, he posted an OPS of .882 in just 55 games.
With Acuña and Harris sidelined, Atlanta has relied on Adam Duvall, Ramón Laureano, Eddie Rosario alongside Kelenic in the outfield—without much success. Soler’s bat will be a big upgrade even if they need to sub him out late for defensive reasons.
Jackson is also part of this trade but only as a rental since his club option for next year may or may not be picked up by Atlanta depending on how things go. His current ERA stands at 5.40 over 35 innings although underlying metrics suggest he’s been slightly better than that.
For San Francisco Giants fans wondering about their side of things: it appears to be mostly about clearing salary space by offloading Soler’s contract obligations ($13 million per year through 2026). They might even move Blake Snell before Tuesday’s deadline too!
Matzek had stellar moments during postseason ’21 but hasn’t been himself lately due largely due to injuries including Tommy John surgery last year which kept him sidelined until recently when elbow inflammation put him back on IL again while posting poor numbers (11 runs allowed across just ten innings).
Ceballos meanwhile shows promise despite some concerns over contact consistency; currently batting .250/.353/.354 along three homers across High Class-A games so far earning rank #26 within Baseball America’s midseason update list regarding prospects within Braves’ system overall based upon impressive bat speed albeit coupled alongside uphill swing mechanics creating potential issues longer term ahead perhaps?
After Monday’s loss (MIL8-ATL3), standings show Braves holding onto wildcard spot sitting at record mark standing presently tallied up against them being placed currently positioned now standing firmly situated precisely exactly one-and-half-games above threshold line separating contenders from pretenders whereas conversely speaking directly opposite end spectrum lies Giants trailing behind four full-length gaps away playoff contention hopes dwindling fast slipping further downward spiral amidst ongoing struggles faced recently encountered repeatedly time again consistently failing deliver expected results hoped initially anticipated beforehand earlier stages throughout course entire season thus far unfolding progressively deteriorating manner unfortunately leading inevitable conclusion looming large horizon unless drastic measures taken immediately rectify situation urgently required address pressing concerns raised increasingly evident glaringly apparent glaringly obvious 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