See if you know this melody: the Cubs insist nothing's wrong with Soto, despite a terrible April, a prior shoulder issue, and Lou Piniella giving Soto a couple of days rest. It's clear that something's going on with the shoulder, but even if it's not a physical problem, it seems to have gotten into his head or changed his swing at the very least. There's simply no other explanation for him going into such a hard-core sophomore slump. The upside is that Soto hasn't forgotten how to play, and since the shoulder is the usual suspect here, it's fixable in some shape or form. It bears watching to see what the underlying issue is and how quick the fix will be, depending on your panic level; for most Cub fans, they dial it up to 11 pretty quickly.
-Will Carroll
We all pretty much expected Soto to produce like a top catcher. Now that position may be a black hole for us if things don't improve.
