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Pirates Will Bid on Jorge Soler, Bids Due by Thursday

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According to Rob Biertempfel, the Pittsburgh Pirates will be bidders on Cuban outfielder Jorge Soler. However, Biertempfel adds that the Pirates won’t budge over their pre-set value, and won’t spend Yoenis Cespedes money.

Cespedes signed a four year, $36 M deal with the Oakland Athletics over the off-season. Soler has drawn comparisons to Cespedes, with some saying his upside could be higher.

Bruce Levine of ESPN Chicago reports that the going rate for his services are expected to be between $25-35 M, and that Soler wants all bids in by Thursday, June 7th. Levine says that the top bidders are expected to be the Cubs, White Sox, Yankees, and Marlins.

Tim Williams
Tim Williams
Tim is the owner, producer, editor, and lead writer of PiratesProspects.com. He has been running Pirates Prospects since 2009, becoming the first new media reporter and outlet covering the Pirates at the MLB level in 2011 and 2012. His work can also be found in Baseball America, where he has been a contributor since 2014 and the Pirates' correspondent since 2019.

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