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Joakim Soria Makes #4 of the Best Closers of 2010

Four out of the top five closers come as no surprise. The shocker is number one, he has always been known as a good relief pitcher, but I don’t think anyone expected him to be the top closer of 2010 so far this year.

4. Joakim Soria, Kansas City Royals: It is true, one of the worst teams in baseball has the fourth best closer in the league. The question is how long will the Royals be able to hold on to Soria? Soria has been one of the best closers in the league over the past three seasons, but it sometimes goes unnoticed because the Royals are never in contention. Soria was just chosen to go to the all-star game for the second time in his career. This season Soria is leading the league in saves with 24. The Royals have only won 38 games this season, so soria has closed out 24 of their 38 wins, which is pretty impressive. Soria has never had more than four blown saves in a season. This season he has two, so he is on pace to stay under that mark once again. Out of the top five closers Soria has the highest ERA at 2.41, which really isn’t that bad, but if it was lower he could possibly be number one on this list. Soria is known as a finesse closer, instead of blowing batters away, Soria throws an assortment of pitches that paint the black. Soria has 42 strikeouts so far this season and is on pace to have the most strikeouts in his career at around 80 by the end of the season. It’s too bad that Soria is just wasting his talent away in Kansas City, once he becomes a free agent he will be picked up by a good team. At only 26-years-old Soria still has a long career ahead of him.

Click here to read the full article – By Eric Heyer of Sports Fan Blog Network


July 7, 2010 Posted by homerunheyer | Kansas City Royals, MLB, Royals News | , , , | No Comments Yet