The Blue Jays are acquiring reliever Joakim Soria from the Diamondbacks, according to John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7 FM. The Jays will send a pair of players to be named later back to Arizona, according to the team. Outfielder Jonathan Davis was designated for assignment to open a spot for Soria.
Soria, 37, joins the ninth team of his career. A legendary closer in his first four seasons with the Royals back in 2007-10, Soria is now more of a useful depth piece. This year the veteran owns a 4.30 ERA, 24.8 K%, and 6.4 BB% in 29 1/3 innings. He lengthens a Blue Jays bullpen that also added Brad Hand, Adam Cimber, and Trevor Richards this summer. Blue Jays Executive Vice President, Baseball Operations & General Manager Ross Atkins saved his big splash for the rotation, acquiring Jose Berrios from the Twins for Austin Martin and Simeon Woods Richardson.
The Blue Jays, who return to the Rogers Centre in Toronto tonight for the first time in 670 days, are currently 4.5 games out of a wild card spot.
tstats
Good job, they needed this
jdgoat
Big Joaquin Benoit vibes
DoItDoug
Bullpen will definitely look stronger now.
Aoe3
The entire deadline Jays added pitching! Let’s go on a run, so excited for Toronto’s opener. Hopefully we see Hand! The Royals have been playing better of late.
Dumpster Divin Theo
Talk to the Hand
bucsfan0004
How about a hard thrower instead of junk-ball pitchers like Hand and Soria?
Altuves Buzzer
Well take it….
Was hoping for 1 more bat still too
kodion
Does he raise the bull-pen floor?
He’s been average for a couple of years now. He makes it deeper …in experience, at least
smuzqwpdmx
He’s basically what LaTroy Hawkins was in ’15.
Starvenger
Considering that he replaces Chatwood, I’d say “yes”. I just don’t know how much that floor has been raised.
scotty me thinks
The bullpen will be stronger now!
Ghost Pepper
Thanks for telling us about the return.
I know it doesn’t matter 1 iota. But I’d still like to know if it’s a roll of chew , or whatever.
jgoody62
Thanks for being patient.
I know I’m wasting my breath but there was perhaps 10-15 other trades that happened in the last hour
Lets Go DBacks
Two PTBNL according to the Dbacks Twitter account.
Ghost Pepper
Vladdy and Biggio
Golfsucks
Nice pick. Solid veteran with a long track record.
If only they could have grabbed Merrill Kelly as well.
Grade_1_teacher
Good move but why designate Davis? Why is Dolis still on the roster?
jaysfansince1977
Well they have 4 OF’ers and Dickerson will soon be finishing his re-hab assignment so that will mean 5 guys for the OF
kingbum
Being a Red Sox fan this Blue Jays team scares me. They can come back and quite frankly as the Yankees get Kluber and Severino back so can they. Boston plays Tampa 13 the next 30 games if Tampa and Boston split, the Blue Jays and Yankees will be right back in this.
jimmertee
Good on the Jays front office. Now it’s up to the players to step up and perform and win.