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If it weren’t for the woeful Rockies or the surging Brewers, Michael Soroka could have literally gone from worst to first.
Instead, the newly acquired right-hander went from the Nationals, second-worst in the NL, to the Cubs, the Senior Circuit’s second-place team.
Still a heck of an upgrade.
“It’s new life,” Soroka said Sunday. “It’s kind of like a new start to the season for me. You get some long days in July, and you’re looking forward to this trade deadline and seeing what happens.
“Obviously, joining a team like this, it’s that new breath of adrenaline and life.