JOAKIM SORIA RUMORS & GOSSIP

The Jack Of Any Trade

With a young bullpen, having proven itself in 2011 season, the Kansas City Royals can and should look at moving their all-star closer Joakim Soria this offseason. Although being a good closer in the past, the Royals have set themselves up with numerous options for filling the closer role. Also Soria, with another trade asset, could bring a good return in the slim market of starting...
Via i70baseball  |  January 13, 2012
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Bradford: Sox interested in Joakim Soria

No, Mark Melancon didn't solve all of our bullpen issues. Ben Cherington knows this, which is why, according to WEEI's Rob Bradford, he called up Kansas City if we might be able to take Joakim Soria off their hands for a few bat racks and access to NESN for a year. You're not gonna believe this, but the Royals were looking for "a couple of solid pieces". The...
Via Ted's Army  |  December 17, 2011
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Report: Red Sox Inquire With Royals About Closer Joakim Soria

The Red Sox might not be done adding pieces to their bullpen just yet. After trading for Mark Melancon already, now it appears that the Red Sox have reached out to the Kansas City Royals about trading for closer Joakim Soria, according to WEEI.com. The talks have reportedly "failed to progress," however, because the Royals asking price is too high. The Royals are said to...
Via NESN.com  |  December 17, 2011
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Royals' GM says Soria will close in 2012

Could the Kansas City Royals be preparing to part company with Joakim Soria one of the best closers in club history? It's suddenly a legitimate question, and not just because Soria "struggled" through the only so-so season of his five-year career in Kansas City. The first jarring hint that the Royals might listen to offers for Soria came Tuesday morning, when the club announced...
Via Fox Sports Kansas City  |  November 29, 2011
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GM Moore says Soria will close in 2012

Could the Royals be preparing to part company with Joakim Soria - one of the best closers in club history? It's suddenly a legitimate question, and not just because Soria "struggled" through the only so-so season of his five-year career in Kansas City. The first jarring hint that the Royals might listen to offers for Soria came Tuesday morning, when the club announced the signing...
Via Fox Sports Kansas City  |  November 29, 2011
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Kansas City Royals Closer Joakim Soria Doesn’t Want to Be Traded to Philadelphia Phillies

Joakim Soria, the two-time All-Star closer for the Kansas City Royals, announced that he has placed six teams on his no-trade list, one of being the Phillies. Soria also doesn’t want to play for the Yankees, Red Sox, Dodgers, Rockies, and Braves, according to Gary Cobb of Philly Sports. It seems Soria doesn’t want to play for a high-market city. Soria is not having his best...
Via Philly Buster  |  July 16, 2011
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The Ultimate Nightmare: Soria Blows ANOTHER Save Chance

You’d be extremely hard-pressed to try scripting a more stunning, horrifying sequence of events than what has just taken place in Kansas City’s bullpen: One week ago, Royals Treatment posted a story acknowledging closer Joakim Soria’s sub-par start to the season, and the indicative un-Soria-like statistics which came with it. This ominous quote, courtesy of ESPN...
Via Royals Treatment  |  May 30, 2011
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Is Joakim Soria Tipping His Pitches?

An interesting column from ESPN Fantasy Baseball analyst AJ Mass on Monday afternoon mentioned Royals closer Joakim Soria as a player who fans should not be overly confident about in regards to regaining once-dominant form. The piece can be read here: http://sports.espn.go.com/fantasy/baseball/flb/story?id=6578990 Acknowledging Soria in it, Mass states that [he] has fallen in love...
Via Royals Treatment  |  May 23, 2011
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Kansas City Royals: 3 Up and 3 Down

Joakim Soria is one of the few sure things on the Kansas City Royals heading into 2011.
Via isportsweb.com  |  February 24, 2011
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ROYAL TREATMENT

Joakim Soria wants a new nickname

Apparently being called the “Mexicutioner” in these troubled times is not a good thing. Right-handed relief pitcher, Joakim Soria, made a public plea on Twitter to change his nickname. “how about if we change my nickname to something positive? in support to mexico to stop all the violence !!!” In case you've been on Mars over the past few years, several...
Via PRO Rumors  |  February 22, 2011
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