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Originally Posted by jd1020
No. This is one of those times where I say a guy projected to be a LF in the majors but who's seen time in CF as a pro is not going to move a guy with a much better arm than him from RF. Good enough for ya, sunshine?
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Originally Posted by O.city
Who cares about the guus arm in right when he can't get to balls in time to throw anyone out?
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This.
Apart from the fact that he doesn't seem to know where the ball is actually going, Soler simply doesn't
retrieve the ball well. He takes bad angles, he has awkward footwork. He's just an awful defensive RFer.
The arm isn't all there is to it. I'd go first to third on Soler all day because for 90% of baserunners, it's not the throw that freezes you on that play it's the charge and how the ball his picked up. If you're a guy that will attack the ball, pick it clean and come up hard, then you're going to have far better results than someone like Soler who is tentative as hell out there and who simply mishandles the ball more often than he doesn't.
Soler really does need to be moved to LF at some point. At least there his awkwardness won't be as pronounced. You won't be able to tag from 2nd to 3rd when he fails to get his feet under him on the catch. You won't go 1st to 3rd on him when he gets his steps all crossed up and has to crop-hop before throwing after picking up a simple single. The guy's just fundamentally unsound out there but that's unlikely to matter nearly as often in LF.