Soler led off the 2021 World Sequence with a house run, hit the go-ahead house run in Recreation 3 and ended up the collection MVP after slugging .800 with three homers and 6 RBI in Atlanta’s 4-2 win. Jackson threw 3.2 scoreless innings out of the bullpen within the collection, yielding solely a single hit.
After the season, Soler parlayed his huge postseason into an enormous contract with the Miami Marlins. Jackson missed all the 2022 season after getting Tommy John surgical procedure, then signed with the Giants earlier than the 2023 season. When Soler signed a three-year cope with the Giants earlier than this season, he and Jackson have been reunited.
Now they’re remaining teammates and returning to Atlanta, who’re 8.5 video games behind the Philadelphia Phillies within the NL East however lead a really shut Nationwide League wild-card race. With Ronald Acuna Jr. out for the season and heart fielder Michael Harris II out for at the least two extra weeks, Soler gives a desperately-needed outfield bat.
Jackson has struggled to a 5.40 ERA this season in San Francisco, however the Braves could imagine his return to Atlanta will get him again on observe.
For the Giants, the commerce is an indication that they are selecting to economize over making an attempt to climb out of their seventh-place place within the wild-card race. The commerce appears to primarily be about dumping the remaining two years and greater than $32M left on Soler’s deal, plus the roughly $5M owed to Jackson.
The Giants’ return is Sabin Ceballos, a 21-year-old third baseman who was ranked as Atlanta’s No. 17 prospect by MLB.com, and Tyler Matzek, a reliever who hasn’t pitched since Could 17. Matzek had Tommy John surgical procedure after the 2022 season and has struggled to a 9.90 ERA this 12 months.
Whereas the Giants are slicing wage and presumably folding their tent, Atlanta goes full-speed forward. In any case, the final time they traded for Soler on the deadline, the Braves received all of it.