Jorge Soler went 2-for-5 and launched his 26th homer as the Royals topped the White Sox 6-5 on Thursday.

Soler is tied for eighth in the majors in homers and 11th in RBI. He's enough of a liability in the field that the Royals probably won't get a whole lot in return if they seek to move him this month, but the bat would be an asset in the middle of a bunch of major league lineups.

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The talent has always been there, the question has been about sustaining it.

About two months ago, Jorge Soler had ridden a career filled with ups and downs to a crossroad. He was hitting a very pedestrian .236/.287/.491 for a designated hitter, equating to a 98 wRC+ that ranked ninth out of 15 qualified designated hitters in the American League. He was striking out at an absurd 30 percent rate and had seen a dip in his walk-rate, giving him a 0.20 BB/K ratio that flirted with last place among his positional peers. The subpar .287 on-base percentage loomed over his profile so much that even his elite-level of power couldn’t cover it up. His lack of offensive production combined with his negative value in the field and on the bases put him near replacement level with an fWAR of 0.2 (více...)

Jorge Soler went 2-for-4 with three RBI in the Royals’ win over the White Sox on Wednesday.

Soler poked an RBI single into left field, plating Alex Gordon from second base, with the Royals first run of the contest in the opening frame. He also tacked on a pair of pivotal insurance runs with a two-out, two-run single to left field in the fifth inning. The 27-year-old outfielder has finally managed to stay healthy and evolve into an elite run-producer in the heart of the Royals lineup. He should be owned in all deeper mixed leagues.

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Jorge Soler went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and three RBI in the Royals’ loss to the Tigers on Sunday.

Soler crushed a 412-foot two-run homer to right-center field -- his 25th round-tripper of the season -- off Tigers starter Jordan Zimmerman with two outs in the first inning. He also plated an additional run with an RBI double in the fourth inning. It’s taken a few years thanks to a myriad of injuries, but the 27-year-old slugger has finally blossomed into an elite slugger at the big-league level, hitting .247/.316/.520 with 47 runs scored and 64 RBI in 386 plate appearances.

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Martin Maldonado and Jorge Soler hit late homers and Whit Merrifield scored on a wild pitch as the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 8-5 Friday night. (více...)