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On Soto
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:36 pm
by GYBE
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.
Re: On Soto
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 11:27 pm
by WAYSA
Although, I hate you and every Boston Celtics fan right now, we can agree on one thing: Passing on Matt Wieters was an epic fail.
Could that rookie year been a bit of a fluke? I don't think so, but stranger things have happened in the game of baseball and if he doesn't show improvement by the middle of May I am going to be majorly concerned.
Lee, Bradley, and Soto are majorly **** the bed right now. If Ramirez is banged up for most of the year and has a down year we're in big trouble.
Bradley is going to eventually hit, but Lee & Soto may not.
My concerns in order:
1 - The Bullpen
2 - Lee and him sucking
3 - Soto
4 - Bradley & Ramirez staying healthy
Re: On Soto
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 12:18 am
by SportsWorld
They must have had a hell of a buffet at the WBC.
Re: On Soto
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 4:47 am
by hermes
the wheels on the bus are falling off, falling off, falling off...
Re: On Soto
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:28 am
by Howling Mad
Good thing we cruisin' a train...


Re: On Soto
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 2:44 pm
by hermes