Ahead of the 2024 MLB trade deadline, San Francisco Giants He made a few deals. One of them was also with him. Atlanta Braves.

They sent outfielder Jorge Soler and relief pitcher Luke Jackson to the Braves in exchange for Tyler Matzek, who was injured at the time, and infielder Sabin Ceballos, who was playing in Single-A.

Matzek was released after six appearances with the Giants Triple-A team, and Ceballos showed some promise. However, the real reason for making this deal was to reduce the salary owed by Soler.

He signed a three-year, $42 million deal in mid-February and was traded less than six months after the ink dried on the deal. It didn’t make the kind of impact San Francisco had hoped for, and they decided it was best to cut their losses.

The former All-Star and two-time World Series champion has played slightly better for Atlanta as his walk rate and hard-hit percentage have increased. But it wasn’t enough that they wanted to keep him around for long.

hours later Los Angeles Dodgers defeated New York Yankees Soler is back in action to win the 2024 World Series.

Braves traded him to Los Angeles Angels in exchange for starting pitcher Griffin Canning. The starting pitcher provides end-of-the-rotation depth to a team that could lose Max Fried and Charlie Morton in free agency.

But this was another salary dump involving Soler.

Canning is projected to earn approximately $5.1 million in arbitration; The veteran outfielder is owed $13 million in 2025 and 2026, meaning they need to save around $20.9 million by moving him elsewhere.

Seeing Soler get traded for a second time as a salary loss, even nine months after signing a three-year contract, shows what a bad move it was for the Giants to make. The idea of ​​adding a home run threat to the middle of their lineup made sense; He was coming off a 36-point season. Miami Marlins.

But that was money not well spent, as holes in Soler’s game became apparent during his brief stint in San Francisco. Considering how late in the offseason he signed, there may not be much competition to bring him in as the Giants have a very good offer against them by paying much more than is needed.

Hindsight is 20/20, but moves like these are something new President of Baseball Operations Buster Posey should avoid.