Baseball fans, make una hala! Toronto Blue Jays don sign right-hander Jose Soriano from Los Angeles Angels for one big trade wey dey shake table.
According to ESPN, the Blue Jays go receive Soriano, 27, wey still dey under club control through 2028. For exchange, Angels go collect top shortstop prospect Arjun Nimmala, outfielder Eddie Micheletti, and right-hander Angel Rivero from Toronto.
This one na proper move because Soriano bin don show sey im hand no dey shake. Na im be the pitching story for April as im start the season by giving up only one run for im first 37 and two-thirds innings. But after that, im ERA no too smile for im next 16 starts.
The Angels bin scratch am from im scheduled start on Saturday, with the team saying they dey take a careful approach before the trade deadline. Make we talk true, na normal thing for baseball when player dey about to trade, dem no go want take risk.
Soriano also tweak im arsenal. Im increase im four-seamer and splitter while im no dey rely on sinker too much. Still, im remain one ground ball pitcher, wey mean sey ball dey find grass quick quick.
Meanwhile, on Sunday, the Blue Jays send right-hander Kevin Gausman to the Chicago Cubs for Triple-A outfielder Brett Bateman and Class-A infielder Ty Southisene. So Toronto dey reshape di team before deadline.
For four MLB seasons with the Angels, Soriano don accumulate 4.32 ERA and 432 strikeouts for 447 innings. This one show sey im dey consistent even though im get rough patches.
ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel contribute to this report. So di trade don happen, and Toronto fans go dey wait see how Soriano go perform for new colours.
