Showing posts with label Geovany Soto. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Geovany Soto. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Kendall and Soto
Now that Jason Kendall has filed for free agency, the question of who will catch for the Cubs in the 2008 season comes rushing to the surface again. Kendall helped the Cubs offence last season, but Geovany Soto is nine years younger and shows great promise. Kendall makes more money than a small-town banker, and he would like to stay with the Cubs. Soto was a rookie last season. He's happy to be in the big leagues. Push has come to shove. Hendry and Company will have to decide.
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Geovany Soto
I can find little to complain about with the work that Geovany Soto did behind the plate for the Cubs this year. I'm aware that he was called up from the minors in September this season, but I couldn't have told you much about how well he played for the Triple-A Iowa Cubs.
The mystery is now over. Soto has been named the Offensive Player of the Year for Triple-A baseball in 2007. He was also named MVP for the Pacific Coast League. This young man has been moving around. I hope he stays put with the Cubs in 2008.
The mystery is now over. Soto has been named the Offensive Player of the Year for Triple-A baseball in 2007. He was also named MVP for the Pacific Coast League. This young man has been moving around. I hope he stays put with the Cubs in 2008.
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Geovany Soto
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.
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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