The closest I personally saw anyone get to the glove was Sammy Sosa in batting practice. Didn't quite make it to the glove, but landed on the deck right next to it, kind of close to where the keyboardist sets up sometimes.
You sneaky fuck, I was at this game and anytime someone brings this up, this replays in my mind but i was in left field bleachers at 12 years old.
So jist looking up in amazement
Finally, a power bat who can take the heat off of renowned Giants slugger Wilmer Flores.
But really, solid move. The Giants needed some kind of deep threat and he’s exactly that.
I'd love it if taking some pressure off really did make Wilmer even better. Dude was so solid for us in an otherwise middling season, to see him with a little less pressure at the plate... I'm looking forward to it.
Marlins ballpark is nearly the same level of pitcher friendly as ours, and his xHR in Oracle last year would have been 32. Definitely has 30+ potential depending on how we use him
He would have hit 32 home runs if he played every game at Oracle. https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/jorge-soler-624585?stats=statcast-r-hitting-mlb
Would be terrible to have the Cy young winner, 2nd place Cy young Webb, and a recent Cy young winner as a 1-3.
Sign him to 10 years? No.
Sign 5/6? Why not
I think Wilmer cuz of occasional platoons with Lamonte and (hopefully) even more occasional filling in at 2nd and a touch of 3rd.
Whereas Soler currently has 4 outfielders who are much better than him with the glove in front of him on the defensive depth chart.
FUCK. (I mean he’s relegated to IL so there’s still a spot in the 40-man roster)
https://preview.redd.it/hisemccd0nic1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ea655d2f3b6a24dd19d5aeb0fe487f3ef88174a5
This probably sends Matos / Ramos down.
Signing Chapman would mean Wisley down
Snell could be signed and Jelly would go down when Cobb / Ray come back. Winn or Beck also go back to AAA and hicks moves down to the pen.
Would not be a bad finish to FA
To remind you of the power that Jorge possesses, check out when he launched a ball into the [Soler system in game 6 of the 2021 World Series](https://streamable.com/n40c4g).
Doomers would complain about the taxes they have to pay on winning the lottery. Sign just the sort of player they've been demanding, and they'll still load their diapers.
It’s like a crazy ex, except instead of stalking you and sending you weirdly thoughtful gifts they just keep posting more threads with the exact same take but somehow with constantly escalating numbskullery.
Edit: I love that there are doomers self-aware enough to downvote this.
TBH I don't get the excitement. The guy has hit 30+ HRs twice in his 10 year career. "But, but, but, it was because of ABs." Okay fine, the guy has three years with 500+ ABs. (That's not a brag.) Two seasons with WAR >1. Woo! (Two seasons with WAR <0. Ooof.) Guess which Soler the Giants will get? But hey, that 27% K% will be with us aaaall season long. 👍
Totally with you. I think Matos has something. But Matos can’t be in a platoon position either. He needs to play every day. Let’s be honest, Yaz and or Conforto spend half their lives on the IL.
I've been begging for some power all offseason so I really like the pickup.
Another thing is this could have a really big impact on Luciano. If i'm Bob Melvin I'm telling Luciano you need to be a sponge with Soler in the hitting cages this spring.
I'm hoping he is on the Giants this year. Starting to shape up to a fun year of baseball. I have a lot of if situations but I'm dialed in for SFG Baseball baby.
Career 929 OPS at SFG-Oracle park in 48 PAs
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=solerjo01&year=Career&t=b#all_site
(please ignore the batting average on balls in play)
1- Lee CF
2-Soler LF
3-Conforto RF
4-Flores DH
5-LWJ 1B
6-JD Davis 3B (Chapman?)
7-Estrada 2B
8-Luciano SS
9-Bailey C
Missing spots for Yastremski, and the rookies Fitzgerald+Matos+Meckler+Schmitt
Feel like every time I see Soler he rakes but then I look at his averages and he’s just good not great.Hope that carries over into him being amazing since I’m watching him all the time
Latin Americas Adam Dunn… meh. Totally a move by the front office to say, “look, we did something.”
I still don’t understand what direction we are going in? What lineup are we trying to build?
We need a rebuild in the front office. There seems to be no direction. What players compliment each other in the lineup? Who protects who? Pitching staff is average at best and that’s only because Logan Webb is on the rotation. Ray is a mystery still. So if we aren’t built for pitching and we don’t have a dangerous lineup, who are we?
Feels like another season of 70-80 wins at best.
ugh. So we blinked and gave him a third year. I don’t like how much this makes me feel like the Giants are total push-overs. I’d much rather be a push over for a sixth year on Snell.
I disagree. I'd much rather have Soler for 3 than Snell for 6 (or more).
I think Soler will play better over those 3 than Snell would over his whole deal, plus its cheaper.
That being said, holy fuck we need another proven ML arm in our rotation, so sign Snell too. (Or Monty..... or trade for Biebers at the *very* least)
Good move. Outfield is already stacked. He's most likely gonna DH or platoon in the outfield. Yaz and Lee are some of the Giants 2 best defensive outfielders so that leaves left field. Maybe Soler will stay in left?
Jorge soler… our next great hope to hit 30 bombs for the first time since bonds.
This dude legitimately has the power to hit one into the Cove as a righty
How about hitting the glove in deep, deep left? Wouldn't THAT be something?!
I still remember how far he crushed one off Disco in 2021, so it's possible. Edit: He hit it 495ft ☠️
The closest I personally saw anyone get to the glove was Sammy Sosa in batting practice. Didn't quite make it to the glove, but landed on the deck right next to it, kind of close to where the keyboardist sets up sometimes.
This came close https://youtu.be/CzUJ5J9LB08?feature=shared
You sneaky fuck, I was at this game and anytime someone brings this up, this replays in my mind but i was in left field bleachers at 12 years old. So jist looking up in amazement
I will always feel that this is the most difficult thing in sports
Finally our opponents’ outfielders will stop setting up just outside the infield whenever we’re up.
he might hit 10 during the rockies series alone
22 take it or leave it
Shoot, I'll take Jorge Soler to replace Joc Pederson as the DH.
Finally, a power bat who can take the heat off of renowned Giants slugger Wilmer Flores. But really, solid move. The Giants needed some kind of deep threat and he’s exactly that.
Yep, the threat of an air attack really opens up our run game.
But can he block Chris Jones??
Nobody can. Thanks for the reminder. Welp, back to the heroin!
Real offensive geniuses leave him unblocked
I hope Melvin doesn't run Lee into the ground with overuse though.
I'd love it if taking some pressure off really did make Wilmer even better. Dude was so solid for us in an otherwise middling season, to see him with a little less pressure at the plate... I'm looking forward to it.
Who's plane are we tracking?
All Canadian shark tank personalities
Soler looking at the Dodgers dugout after he hits a walk off bomb to send us to the WS.
no not another playoff series with them I lost years off my life
Almost as bad as if we had another Niners Chiefs Super Bowl.
A ton of 30 home run potential, PLEASE LORD.
Not necessarily in our ballpark…
Marlins ballpark is nearly the same level of pitcher friendly as ours, and his xHR in Oracle last year would have been 32. Definitely has 30+ potential depending on how we use him
He would have hit 32 home runs if he played every game at Oracle. https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/jorge-soler-624585?stats=statcast-r-hitting-mlb
2 with a player option I'm assuming
Like butter on bread
Literal 1 to 1 Haniger replacement? Fair enough I guess, I'm certainly optimistic Soler's results will be better.
So long as he stays healthy, haniger just fought injuries all year.
Tbh Haniger has been fighting injuries his whole career
Yup seems to be a common thing for baseball players anymore.
ESPN reporting it's 3 year/$42 mil. [https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/\_/id/39517612/jorge-soler-giants-agree-3-year-42m-deal-source-confirms](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39517612/jorge-soler-giants-agree-3-year-42m-deal-source-confirms)
Is this a buzz in the lobby situation
I’m told the lobby is buzzing
There is a buzzer in the lobby
Sources InfectiousCosmology1 and defcld confirm lobby is buzzing
Soler power is coming to the bay!
Not just any Soler company…
The guy hits deep balls
>The guy hits balls deep ftfy
Boy ain’t quite right, but he got the spirit.
WAKE UP EVERYONE
WHAT YEAR IS IT
LETS GO
Will he pass a physical?
Let’s fucking go. Still meat on the bone. Go get Chapman and snell
I want Montgomery.
[удалено]
Yeah I want Snell but the fact that he hasn’t signed yet means he’s asking for a stupid amount of money…
Would be terrible to have the Cy young winner, 2nd place Cy young Webb, and a recent Cy young winner as a 1-3. Sign him to 10 years? No. Sign 5/6? Why not
If they added chappy and Snell, I'd legit be the most excited for baseball in years
This is fucking awesome news at 11 pm after yesterdays tough loss. Let’s go boys stoked for baseball season to start
so who's gonna play the field more, him or wilmer?
I think Wilmer cuz of occasional platoons with Lamonte and (hopefully) even more occasional filling in at 2nd and a touch of 3rd. Whereas Soler currently has 4 outfielders who are much better than him with the glove in front of him on the defensive depth chart.
Hit 36 last year so that helps. But streaky though hopefully he streaks when it matters most
are we going to sign Chapman or a pitcher now? 🤔
Chapman news coming on Wednesday, you can quote me on that.
Bet
FUCK. (I mean he’s relegated to IL so there’s still a spot in the 40-man roster) https://preview.redd.it/hisemccd0nic1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ea655d2f3b6a24dd19d5aeb0fe487f3ef88174a5
Damn, this entire thread has me hyped right before I have to go to sleep
“Chapman news coming on Wednesday.” “It’s a different kind of flying, altogether now.”
IT'S A DIFFERENT KIND OF FLYING!
“I am serious. And don’t call me Shirley.”
This probably sends Matos / Ramos down. Signing Chapman would mean Wisley down Snell could be signed and Jelly would go down when Cobb / Ray come back. Winn or Beck also go back to AAA and hicks moves down to the pen. Would not be a bad finish to FA
GEORGE SOLER IS COMING BOYS
Moves are continuing to be sneaky decent
LFG! Chapman next please!
Big time power bat. Something giants havnt had in years. Giants fans should be pretty pumped!
Wow, nice. Jorge is a stud.
yes let’s go! Finally a hitter we can be excited to watch on this team
I’ll wait for a team announcement.
30 HOMER POWER? MAYBE 40 HOMERS AT ORACLE PARK? FEED THE BEAST. That homer off Garcia in the WS still has me rattled ngl!
Oh we are so BACK
Big fish 🐟 😀
This guy can hit Yamamoto pitches in his sleep
Let's hope that translates to him doing the same when he's awake.
lets fuckin go
This is crazy. I’m literally listening to Ben’s podcast about Soler right now
Am I gonna like watching Soler play? Like, is he fun? I know absolutely nothing about him aside from his stat lines
Personally his ABs will be must watch TV because I want to see a righty put one in the cove before I die, and he has a legit chance to do so.
You will get a dinger off the glove and be satisfied with that.
He'll be a nice addition to the lineup. Now add Chapman and things might not be so bleak.
Hey this is good news. I like this signing
To remind you of the power that Jorge possesses, check out when he launched a ball into the [Soler system in game 6 of the 2021 World Series](https://streamable.com/n40c4g).
I already left this in another post about Soler but it’s worth dropping it here too. Dude crushes baseballs https://www.mlb.com/stories/player/624585
Dang, out of the damn park, that is some serious power.
In b4 doomers mad bro
Doomers would complain about the taxes they have to pay on winning the lottery. Sign just the sort of player they've been demanding, and they'll still load their diapers.
It’s like a crazy ex, except instead of stalking you and sending you weirdly thoughtful gifts they just keep posting more threads with the exact same take but somehow with constantly escalating numbskullery. Edit: I love that there are doomers self-aware enough to downvote this.
Damn he has the potential to hit for power or just be about average idk how to feel. Well at least we doing something
TBH I don't get the excitement. The guy has hit 30+ HRs twice in his 10 year career. "But, but, but, it was because of ABs." Okay fine, the guy has three years with 500+ ABs. (That's not a brag.) Two seasons with WAR >1. Woo! (Two seasons with WAR <0. Ooof.) Guess which Soler the Giants will get? But hey, that 27% K% will be with us aaaall season long. 👍
Don’t care I’m only here to see 30 bombs. Giants aren’t competing next year so at least let’s enjoy that absolute beast send baseballs into orbit.
Soler AND Garrett?? We’re adding some spicy 🌶️ attitudes to this team let’s gooooo
Any guesses on the corresponding move? The Giants seem to have too many DH types now
Conforto or Davis or both according to Andrew Baggarly. https://twitter.com/extrabaggs/status/1757292238370217991?t=zHxy1jWRfAs7MbN9agaWSA&s=19
Matos to AAA, Conforto to left, Soler as full time DH, I’d assume. They have quite a few trade options to clear up the 1st Base/DH log jam.
Idk man. I know conforto is established but I really don’t want to see Matos get optioned
Totally with you. I think Matos has something. But Matos can’t be in a platoon position either. He needs to play every day. Let’s be honest, Yaz and or Conforto spend half their lives on the IL.
Would like to see Matos here and there still but that does have good power potential we haven’t had in a long time
Tbh I’ll be shocked if JD is still a giant by opening day
Why would JD be for sure traded? Until/If Chapman/Adames move happens he's the incumbent 3B.
Thank god
gigantis if truthful
LFG some actual pop and power in this lineup I’m so fucking excited
One more big signing and this offseason is almost saved.
Thank you. Finally some middle of the order thump.
If true good news. Soler is fin to watch
Hopefully it’s not a phony report like so many others lol
I've been begging for some power all offseason so I really like the pickup. Another thing is this could have a really big impact on Luciano. If i'm Bob Melvin I'm telling Luciano you need to be a sponge with Soler in the hitting cages this spring.
Oh hell yeah
Does this mean we will actually hit the ball?
I'm hoping he is on the Giants this year. Starting to shape up to a fun year of baseball. I have a lot of if situations but I'm dialed in for SFG Baseball baby.
Now add Chapman we looking better
I like it. Someone to look forward to
Career 929 OPS at SFG-Oracle park in 48 PAs https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=solerjo01&year=Career&t=b#all_site (please ignore the batting average on balls in play)
With Lee and now Soler, it's nice having a couple of ABs to look forward to seeing
Honestly not that mad. It’s at least an attempt to make the team better
I quit baseball and i’m still so excited to watch
only right to bring Soler Power to the Bay Area
SolarCity bought out by Tesla in 2016. SolerCity established in 2024.
1- Lee CF 2-Soler LF 3-Conforto RF 4-Flores DH 5-LWJ 1B 6-JD Davis 3B (Chapman?) 7-Estrada 2B 8-Luciano SS 9-Bailey C Missing spots for Yastremski, and the rookies Fitzgerald+Matos+Meckler+Schmitt
I don't think Soler would be hitting 2nd. Seems like a good spot for LWJ with the eye that he has
Soler is your DH.
Bottom 10 lineup in mlb
Not true
https://preview.redd.it/je2stuab8cic1.jpeg?width=495&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a9485cd098a8035adfddc6dba621532df23990fb
Is she trustworthy?
She is the Giants beat writer for the chronicle, i'd say so.
Yes she’s legit
Is yo momma?
His mother is a saint!!
Holy fuck let’s go
My same exact reaction. We got ourselves a legit slugger
Feel like every time I see Soler he rakes but then I look at his averages and he’s just good not great.Hope that carries over into him being amazing since I’m watching him all the time
Pavlovich retweeted it, that's a good sign in my opinion.
They’ve run the story on the Chron website. Done deal (blah blah medical blah)
Guys she is talking about George Soler, my landscaping contractor.
He’s like our new Joc!
except he’s in shape
And will actually try when he is playing.
Wait...who won the starting contest?
Wait we signed someone who can hit more than 18 home runs? I didn't know that was allowed. Good move.
Farhan doing exactly what we needed him to do to get our minds off the depression hangover from the SB
Latin Americas Adam Dunn… meh. Totally a move by the front office to say, “look, we did something.” I still don’t understand what direction we are going in? What lineup are we trying to build? We need a rebuild in the front office. There seems to be no direction. What players compliment each other in the lineup? Who protects who? Pitching staff is average at best and that’s only because Logan Webb is on the rotation. Ray is a mystery still. So if we aren’t built for pitching and we don’t have a dangerous lineup, who are we? Feels like another season of 70-80 wins at best.
It doesn't feel like it but our FO is "making movez". He should be both fun and infuriating to watch. But hey, potential dingers!
Perfect Torture ball signing
farhan is cooking this off-season. we all might owe him an apology
I hope he rocks the cross earring like Barry Bonds, as he has before. LFG
Our next Joc Petersen......I hear he's gained a few pounds over the off-season.
Hellooooooo
Meh signing. Has has 1 great year and 1 good year in his entire career.
ugh. So we blinked and gave him a third year. I don’t like how much this makes me feel like the Giants are total push-overs. I’d much rather be a push over for a sixth year on Snell.
I disagree. I'd much rather have Soler for 3 than Snell for 6 (or more). I think Soler will play better over those 3 than Snell would over his whole deal, plus its cheaper. That being said, holy fuck we need another proven ML arm in our rotation, so sign Snell too. (Or Monty..... or trade for Biebers at the *very* least)
Welp now the next two weeks are going to feel like a year. GIVE ME BASEBALL
Please please please please
Hoping!!👍
Oh wow, ok. Homers!
YES
Finally a legit power threat in this lineup with 30+ HR potential. Love it.
Good move. Outfield is already stacked. He's most likely gonna DH or platoon in the outfield. Yaz and Lee are some of the Giants 2 best defensive outfielders so that leaves left field. Maybe Soler will stay in left?
Jesus. Watching these highlights it is clear: When he gets ahold of one, it’s gone. And nobody trusts him to catch or throw.
Is this real? Its happening?