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The 2008 NL Rookie of the Year is coming off a horrible season but is Jim Hendry shopping his catcher?
According to a report from Baseball Prospectus on the eve of the GM Meetings in Chicago, " Catching has become an increasingly difficult position for teams to fill, yet there are some ...
Geovany Soto Will Be in Better Shape Next Year if He Can Lay Off the Pidgeon Peas
bleachernation.com 22 days ago — As documented in these here pages, Geovany Soto attributed his Rookie of the Year 2008 campaign to a strict offseason workout and diet regimen, as developed by former Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood. Before 2009, Kerry Wood left, Soto appeared to gain weight, and then boom, his 2009 pretty much sucked. ...
Player Prediction: Geovany Soto
bringingheat.com 6 days ago — In most leagues, unless you had Joe Mauer or Victor Martinez your catching core was probably thin at best. Some big names from 2008, like Ryan Doumit, Geovany Soto, Brian McCann, and Russell Martin fell due to injury or had down years...
Koyie Hill is an Awesome Guy
bleachernation.com 23 days ago — Chicago Cubs catcher Koyie Hill stepped up for the team this year when Geovany Soto struggled and got hurt. No, Hill didn’t replace Soto’s 2008 production, but he gave the Cubs another option behind the plate, played good defense, and caught a good game.
He did all that after ...
God’s Wrathwatch: Geovany Soto Could be Back Next Week
bleachernation.com 7/29/2009 — Chicago Cubs catcher Geovany Soto has been out for a couple weeks now with a strained oblique muscle, but he is recovering normally.
[Soto] is swinging a bat while rehabbing in Mesa, Ariz., and remains on track to return in a week.
”He started swinging a broom stick, and now ...
Is Geovany Soto this season’s biggest disappointment?
scoresreport.com 8/29/2009 —
Answer: yes. After the best rookie season posted by a catcher since Mike Piazza hit 35 home runs in 1993, Geovany Soto has mutated into a bench player making a B line straight for the minors. This isn’t just a sophomore slump — this is Puff Daddy’s Forever , ...
God’s Wrathwatch: Geovany Soto Could Be Back As Soon As Wednesday
bleachernation.com 8/4/2009 — Chicago Cubs catcher Geovany Soto has been out for, well, a long time with a strained oblique. Fortunately, he’s been rehabbing successfully (he went 1-2 in a rehab outing last night for the Cubs’ AA affiliate in Tennessee), and he might be back sooner than expected.
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Geovany Soto’s Sophomore Jinx
fangraphs.com 9/2/2009 — Geovany Soto is struggling and he doesn’t know why . The reigning NL Rookie of the Year has scraped together a measly .212/.318/.371 line and is now losing playing time to his illustrious backup, Koyie Hill . Lining up this season’s stats to his ROY ...
God’s Wrathwatch: Geovany Soto Hoping to Be Out Only Two or Three Weeks
bleachernation.com 7/15/2009 — Though when Chicago Cubs catcher Geovany Soto was first placed on the disabled list late last week, the word was not good: out one month, minimum.
But Soto, currently rehabbing in Arizona, is hoping he can be back much sooner.
“We’re going to attack [the injury] quickly and see ...
God’s Wrathwatch: Geovany Soto Starting Rehab Assignment
bleachernation.com 7/31/2009 — Geovany Soto has been out for a long time with an oblique strain, but he’s finally ready to starting a minor league rehab stint, and then return to the Cubs next week.
Geovany Soto, who has been on the disabled list since July 7 because of a left oblique strain, will begin a ...
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