Soto is also the potential strikeout pitcher the Royals need from a lefty. A concern and complaint I have seen a lot the last couple of seasons about the Royals\u2019 pen is a lack of swing-and-miss dudes. Soto\u2019s career K\/9 is 9.8, so he has struck out over a batter per inning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Soto uses five pitches but is mainly a sinker\/slider guy; he occasionally throws a four-seamer, splitter, and sweeper. He is<\/em> the overpowering type, with that sinker coming in around 97 mph on average. While he might cost a heftier price than Milner or Guenther, I wouldn\u2019t mind the Royals trying to bring him in. Although, I somewhat find him and Zerpa to be redundant. I\u2019d put him third on my list of pursuit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
Cabrera would be the youngest of all the options, being just 29 all of next season, and he\u2019s coming off his worst year of pro ball, being with four different teams and posting a -0.8 WAR. Career-wise, Cabrera is a -1.1 WAR player, so not great. So why would I include him in this list, you might ask? Well, he is going to be super cheap, and if you want the Royals to make a big splash signing or trade, he\u2019d fill a need and not take up a lot of the payroll.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Also, remember how effective Taylor Clarke was for most of the season last year? I\u2019m not saying Cabrera will replicate that success, but I think he\u2019s an interesting profile for the Royals to take a flyer on and see if Sweeney and crew can fix. His splits are rather even for right-handers and left-handers, and his K\/9 is decent, sitting around 8.6 for his career.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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He deploys a five-pitch mix \u2014 a cutter, sinker, splitter, curveball, and a four-seamer. He tops out around 96 mph, so he can bring some heat. I\u2019m not too overzealous on pursuing Cabrera, but he could be a flyer the Royals snatch up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Who do you think I left off the list? What left-handed relievers do you think the Royals should pursue? Whoever it is, let\u2019s hope they are a more effective group than the one the boys in blue trotted out this past season.ra will replicate that success, but I think he\u2019s an interesting profile for the Royals to take a flyer on and see if Sweeney and crew can fix. His splits are rather even for right-handers and left-handers, and his K\/9 is decent, sitting around 8.6 for his career.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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He deploys a five-pitch mix, a cutter, sinker, splitter, curveball and a four-seamer. He tops out around 96 mph, so he can bring some heat. I\u2019m not too overzealous on pursuing Cabrera, but he could be a flyer the Royals snatch up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Who do you think I left off the list? What left-handed relievers do you think the Royals should pursue? Whoever it is, let\u2019s hope they are a more effective group than the one the boys in blue trotted out this past season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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