CONFIRMED: CUBS GET SOLER!!! 9yrs/30 mill

[PrimeTime]

Didn't they say if he were in the amateur he would have been a top 10 pick? Possibly ahead of Almora?

 

 

Either way..

http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/3684364/480/picturebox2/borat-very-nice.jpg?v0

[TheDude]

Man Peoria is gonna be out of control in a hurry.

Are we going to see Baez, Almora, and Soler progress at the same rate? I might have to more trips to the Daytona Cubs next year or 2014.

[Banedon]

I don't know what the big deal is since we signed him back in like February, right? :)

[treebird]

Sucks that Joel Sherman has yet to credit Assman22.

 

twitter's new rule requiring transparency in handles really did not serve dave kaplan well

[Splendid Splinter]

Man... I haven't been back to Peoria ever since Felix Pie was on the team. Looks like I'm due to go back there again.

[Prizefight]

Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS

Soler got about $30M in cubs deal

[davell]

Heyman says he got around 30 mill.

[Guest]

Man... I haven't been back to Peoria ever since Felix Pie was on the team. Looks like I'm due to go back there again.

Wasn't Pie on Lansing?

[Brian]

seems relatively cheap, seemed like it was going to end up around 40 or more

[Theo]

Kevin Goldstein drinking some "HaterAde" today

 

Kevin Goldstein ‏@Kevin_Goldstein

Younger than Soler, and better. RT @ChrissyScaffidi: Miguel Sano hits a grand slam!!

 

 

Kevin Goldstein ‏@Kevin_Goldstein

CF and big leaguer, or RF ready for Low-A? Hmmmm. RT @tadowsean: @kevin_goldstein Cespedes or Soler?

 

 

I may be in the minority, but I'd take Soler over Cespedes.

[Tyrant]

Since it's been a while, anyone have a scouting report on him or how quickly we could expect him to move through the system? What's his best tool?

[Prizefight]

Heyman saying 9 years :-o

[javy knows my name]

Who peed in KG's cheerios? I thought he was especially high on Soler, actually.

[davell]

Man... I haven't been back to Peoria ever since Felix Pie was on the team. Looks like I'm due to go back there again.

 

You should go anyway this year, to see Javy Baez. As far as Soler goes, it won't surprise me to see him have the kiddie gloves put on him this season. He's got to get acclimated, he hasn't played much competitive baseball recently either. Badler brought up he could play DSL ball this season, for tax purposes, although it's unlikely. My guess is we let him play some at Boise this year, but no higher.

[Brian]

yeah, i'll go with the guy 6-7 years younger, yeah he's farther away but it's not exactly likes he's going to be needed right now.

[Guest]

Kevin Goldstein drinking some "HaterAde" today

 

Kevin Goldstein ‏@Kevin_Goldstein

Younger than Soler, and better. RT @ChrissyScaffidi: Miguel Sano hits a grand slam!!

 

 

Kevin Goldstein ‏@Kevin_Goldstein

CF and big leaguer, or RF ready for Low-A? Hmmmm. RT @tadowsean: @kevin_goldstein Cespedes or Soler?

 

 

I may be in the minority, but I'd take Soler over Cespedes.

I don't think you are in the minority.

[Banedon]

Heyman saying 9 years :-o

 

At $30 mil?

[Guest]

Kevin Goldstein drinking some "HaterAde" today

 

Kevin Goldstein ‏@Kevin_Goldstein

Younger than Soler, and better. RT @ChrissyScaffidi: Miguel Sano hits a grand slam!!

 

 

Kevin Goldstein ‏@Kevin_Goldstein

CF and big leaguer, or RF ready for Low-A? Hmmmm. RT @tadowsean: @kevin_goldstein Cespedes or Soler?

 

 

I may be in the minority, but I'd take Soler over Cespedes.

 

Kevin needs to realize that by answering stupid questions he encourages stupid questions, otherwise he's on his way to being a slightly better Keith Law.

[Vanilla Ice]

Kevin Goldstein drinking some "HaterAde" today

 

Kevin Goldstein ‏@Kevin_Goldstein

CF and big leaguer, or RF ready for Low-A? Hmmmm. RT @tadowsean: @kevin_goldstein Cespedes or Soler?

 

 

 

Seriously, there are reasons to like Cespedes over Soler, but just the fact that he is a big-league CF is not one of them. I would think that Soler will be in the majors when he is Cespedes' age.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

https://twitter.com/Kevin_Goldstein/status/212247279522938880

 

Source told me last night that he didn't think the Cubs had a ''choke point" on Soler, and would one-up any bid until he was theirs.

 

I haven't been this excited since the Marshall trade. This is the Theo Epstein I wanted in charge of the Cubs. The guy who turned the AL East into an arms race and never, ever had enough talent.

[Smack]

Kevin Goldstein ‏@Kevin_Goldstein

CF and big leaguer, or RF ready for Low-A? Hmmmm. RT @tadowsean: @kevin_goldstein Cespedes or Soler?

 

 

Is that tadowdaddy asking the question?

[Butterscup1679666578]

9/$30M? wow i love it

[MWV]

http://mlblogsbrewersbeat.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/100276794_548c83c4eb.jpg

[UncleDon]

2015 lineup? Fire up the Delorean...

 

Jackson cf

Castro ss

Baez 3b

Rizzo 1b

Soler rf

FA lf

Lake 2b

Castillo c

[davell]

Kevin Goldstein drinking some "HaterAde" today

 

Kevin Goldstein ‏@Kevin_Goldstein

Younger than Soler, and better. RT @ChrissyScaffidi: Miguel Sano hits a grand slam!!

 

 

Kevin Goldstein ‏@Kevin_Goldstein

CF and big leaguer, or RF ready for Low-A? Hmmmm. RT @tadowsean: @kevin_goldstein Cespedes or Soler?

 

 

I may be in the minority, but I'd take Soler over Cespedes.

 

I'll give KG a break. He's getting twenty Twitter questions a minute about Soler. No disgrace at all to say Sano is a better prospect either.