Remember when Jorge Soler was having a really rough start to the season, despite solid walk and strikeout rates and a decent ISO?
Your answer should be: “barely.”
Because all Soler has done in the month before he hurt his hamstring and then the couple weeks since returning from it is obliterate the ball.[adinserter block=”1″][adinserter block=”10″]
For example, in the process of the Cubs batting around in the first inning against Jimmy Nelson, Soler just did this:
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Sure, Jorge watched that one a bit, but he earned it: that shot went out at 107 mph, nearly reached the video board, and wound up 450 feet of three-run goodness.
After the blast, Soler got his season line up to .250/.343/.462, which is good for a 115 wRC+. Even his season-long numbers – not just the blistering recent stretch – are now very good.
Soler was rightly very happy about his blast:
Georgie with the ol' 450-footer.
Watch: https://t.co/UWL7thDBpj #SolerPower pic.twitter.com/Af90HwcoKU
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) August 18, 2016
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