The Cubs have called up catcher Geovany Soto from Triple-A Iowa, and he will start Friday's game, catching Carlos Zambrano in the second-half opener with Houston.
Rob Bowen and Koyie Hill are still on the roster, but Soto brings some hitting stats that Bowen and Hill can't match at the moment.
For the season, Soto was batting .341 at Iowa, with 12 home runs and 55 RBIs.
With the season half over, Piniella knows that he can no longer say that he doesn't pay attention to the standings. He was actually paying attention all along, and you can bet your bottom that Jim Hendry always pays attention to the standings.
This is precisely the moment when Cubs management has to make some smart decisions. They won't get to make them next December when all the cold-weather managers in rocking chairs second guess everything that happened during the season.
Rookie Felix Pie is going down to Iowa to make room on the roster for Soto. This isn't the end of the world for Pie. He'll get more playing time with Iowa, time that he hasn't had with the Cubs.
Push has come to shove. Cubs management is getting serious.
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