Soriano moving to LF

treyZz · Post #1 » by **treyZz** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 8:23 pm

http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/news/articl ... p&c_id=chc

CHICAGO -- When Alfonso Soriano returns to the Cubs' outfield, he'll be in left, not center, manager Lou Piniella said Saturday.

Posey H8er · Post #2 » by **Posey H8er** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 8:29 pm

Great News! Who's playing Center/Right?
You have:
Center- Pie/Jones
Right- Murton/Floyd/Jones

Post #3 » by **GYBE** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 8:30 pm

Awesome news. If only they announced he wasn't leading off...

The Sheik · Post #4 » by **The Sheik** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 9:44 pm

Now announce Cedeno at SS, Theriot at 2nd and trade JJ for pitching.

The Sheik · Post #5 » by **The Sheik** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 9:44 pm

You guys think that they are going to keep Pie up? Im just worried he is going to get ruined like Patterson.

treyZz · Post #6 » by **treyZz** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 10:55 pm

The Sheik wrote:You guys think that they are going to keep Pie up? Im just worried he is going to get ruined like Patterson.

Yeah, I think Pie is going to stay up.

Corey was never very confident.. Felix is very confident and has all the intangibles.. He's not going to let a few bad days at the plate bother him.

Felix is a winner.. Can anyone here argue that this team is worse with him in center field? I firmly believe this team has gotten better since he's been here. When Soriano is in LF he will be more comfortable I believe.. He's living with Soriano right now & I think with Soriano in the lineup it will take pressure off him and he will be able to just go out there and play.

He made a few nice plays today.

A lot of young players struggle when they first get called up.. A good example from last season was Howie Kendrick .. Howie hit like .400 in AAA for a full season before getting called up.. He gets called up starts 1/40 gets sent back down comes back up and finishes the year at .285.. This season Howie started off at .330 before breaking a finger.. Howie is a better hit than Felix right now, but most young players struggle at the plate when first called up.

I'm not worried about Felix at all.. He will come around.

2poor · Post #7 » by **2poor** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 12:18 am

Excellent news. :nod:

Ruben Douglas · Post #8 » by **Ruben Douglas** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 3:18 am

Hopefully his hitting gets back on track.
I personally would like to see Pie leading off and playing CF for the rest of the year if for nothing other than his glove. Let Soriano move to the 4th or 5th spot...I think the lineup would be much better.
Then try to trade JJ for a mid-level rp or prospects.....I wish.

Posey H8er · Post #9 » by **Posey H8er** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 4:06 am

Ruben Douglas wrote:Hopefully his hitting gets back on track.
I personally would like to see Pie leading off and playing CF for the rest of the year if for nothing other than his glove. Let Soriano move to the 4th or 5th spot...I think the lineup would be much better.
Then try to trade JJ for a mid-level rp or prospects.....I wish.

I would like to see that also. But then Jones is the odd man out. Trade him and Miller for a better SP?

Flames24Rulz · Post #10 » by **Flames24Rulz** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 4:39 am

Posey H8er wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

I would like to see that also. But then Jones is the odd man out. Trade him and Miller for a better SP?

Eh, I don't think you're going to get too much out of that package. Maybe a couple of minor league prospects. But I'd do it. An OF of Soriano-Pie-Murton/Floyd from left to right would be very solid. You could trade Jones for a bag of baseballs and I'd say that would be a good trade.

Posey H8er · Post #11 » by **Posey H8er** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 1:03 pm

Flames24Rulz wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Eh, I don't think you're going to get too much out of that package. Maybe a couple of minor league prospects. But I'd do it. An OF of Soriano-Pie-Murton/Floyd from left to right would be very solid. You could trade Jones for a bag of baseballs and I'd say that would be a good trade.

Sure, just get Jones out quick

Mustangs989 · Post #12 » by **Mustangs989** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 6:56 pm

I just dont think Pie is quite ready yet, he needs to be in AAA a little longer to work on his plate discipline. His defense is outstanding as everyone has seen. I'd like to see Jones play CF for a month or two, then trade him and bring up Pie when he has a little more seasoning.

treyZz · Post #13 » by **treyZz** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 7:17 pm

Mustangs989 wrote:I just dont think Pie is quite ready yet, he needs to be in AAA a little longer to work on his plate discipline. His defense is outstanding as everyone has seen. I'd like to see Jones play CF for a month or two, then trade him and bring up Pie when he has a little more seasoning.

His plate discipline? He has shown fine plate discipline and worked a ton of counts.

Mustangs989 · Post #14 » by **Mustangs989** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 9:47 pm

His 6K's to 1BB is what I was referring to. I agree he's not far off, which is why I think we should give him a month or two to work on it in AAA then call him up for good.

CousinOfDeath · Post #15 » by **CousinOfDeath** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 2:21 am

I really like Pie, and I think Alfonso wll do a lot better in left, and will be less injury prone by having to run less. They really need to move Soriano to 4th or 5th though...