Trade: [BAL/PHI] Gregory Soto for Seth Johnson

[MMC]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1818410525673353665

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[SnS]

Who?

 

[GKJ]

The Phillies have to have something else out there, this makes zero sense

 

[GKJ]

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

The Phillies have to have something else out there, this makes zero sense

What is a Soto?

 

[SnS]

What is a Soto?

An actual MLB arm.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

An actual MLB arm.

Can he close?

 

[GKJ]

Can he close?

He did in Detroit, but didn’t in Philly and isn’t going to in Baltimore

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

He did in Detroit, but didn’t in Philly and isn’t going to in Baltimore

So Baltimore has no closer then.

 

[GKJ]

So Baltimore has no closer then.

No, just a bunch of dudes who have done it before

 

[PanniniClaus]

I am shocked a team with the roster they have and they farm they have, are leaving their backend to Kimbrel and Cano. Tinkering with mid rotation starters and some platoon bats is wonderful but unless Dominguez and Soto step up... big miss.

Should have been in on Tanner Scott.

 

[GKJ]

Didn't realize Banks was LHP, so it made more sense to move Soto. But still not sure about it

 

[GKJ]

A follow up here as Soto evidently wanted to be traded because he wasn’t being given a chance to close.

 

[Neutrinos]

Baseball Reference has him at 8 earned runs in 1.1 innings pitched

 

[Blitzkrug]

Soto can throw absolute gas but he has basically zero control. Those two all-star seasons in Detroit were a mirage.

Surprised it took this long.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

I am shocked a team with the roster they have and they farm they have, are leaving their backend to Kimbrel and Cano. Tinkering with mid rotation starters and some platoon bats is wonderful but unless Dominguez and Soto step up... big miss.

Should have been in on Tanner Scott.

Maybe they were. Padres gave up 3 of their top 5 prospects. No idea how good they are but no one should match that ridiculous offer. Padre add a closer when their starting pitchers are absolute shit

 

[PanniniClaus]

Maybe they were. Padres gave up 3 of their top 5 prospects. No idea how good they are but no one should match that ridiculous offer. Padre add a closer when their starting pitchers are absolute shit

Well, having watched the Orioles a fair amount here, Dominguez is the guy that looks most likely to get the key outs. He's been good.