Pinto: Soria deal makes sense for Royals

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TSN: Pinto: Soria deal makes sense for Royals
Published 5/21/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
TSN: Pinto: Soria deal makes sense for Royals Soria Soria, It’s not Mariano Soria, It’s not Sherrill The Kansas City Royals signed Joakim Soria last Saturday to a three-year contract extension with options that can keep him a Royal through 2014. The 24-year-old has eleven saves in eleven opportunities and a 1.04 ERA this season. The Royals are betting Soria can do the same for years to come. But is it likely? By looking at trends among pitchers with at least 20 saves in a season since the institution of the rule in 1969 we can get a better idea as to whether the Royals ...

Baseball Today: Thursday, May 22
Published 5/22/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... SAVING GRACE: Writing for Sportingnews.com, Pinto explains why the Royals' signing of closer Joakim Soria to a long-term deal was a good move. ...

Fort Fragments (5/28/08):
Published 5/29/2008 by Chad Gramling at Baseball in Fort Wayne
... (The Raw Feed: 5/28) - Ciofrone, 24, batted .429 (12-for-28) with four homers, three doubles, 10 RBIs, 10 runs scored and a .964 slugging percentage in seven games played during the week. It was enough to earn him the award; the second Portland Beavers player to earn it this season. Maybe he’ll be part of the big changes coming to the Padres later this summer. Pinto: Soria deal makes sense for Royals (The Sporting News: 5/21) - David Pinto weighs in on why the extension of the former Wizards pitcher makes sense for the Kansas City Royals. Former Wizard, Michael Cuddyer ...