Alfonso Soriano 12 | Left Field
Chicago Cubs
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| Wed. May 30, 2012 |
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| News: Soriano homered again Tuesday, giving him seven homers in his last 14 games. | Impact: The knee soreness that Soriano is dealing with is palpable, even on his home run trots, but he's gone from being a lightning rod due to his contract to a sympathetic figure for his all-out play despite the bad knee.(RotoWire, ) |
| Mon. May 28, 2012 | |
| News: Soriano's sixth inning two-run homer off the Padres' Alex Hinshaw gave the Cubs the lead for good in an 11-7 win. | Impact: Soriano finished 3-for-4 on the day with three RBIs and now has six homers on the season - all coming in May. Now in the twilight of his career, Soriano's value largely exists only in his home run and RBI totals, as his poor plate discipline and vanishing speed have made him one-dimensional as a player.(RotoWire, ) |
| Sun. May 20, 2012 | |
| News: Soriano went 3 for 4 with a homer and two RBIs in Saturday's 7-4 loss to the White Sox. | Impact: It was Soriano's third homer in five games.(STATS, 9:58pm) |
| May 20, 2012 | |
| News: Soriano has been playing with knee soreness all season, the Chicago Tribune reports. | Impact: Soriano believes that he has finally adjusted to playing with the soreness, as evidenced by his recent power production. "I have to learn to play with pain, because I'm not 25 anymore," he said. "For a couple weeks I've had treatment on my knee. I never think I'm going to be 100 percent, but I can play with pain. I like to play."(RotoWire, ) |
| Sat. May 19, 2012 | |
| News: Soriano went 3-for-4 with a double and a two-run home run in the Cubs' loss to the White Sox on Saturday. | Impact: Soriano did not hit a home run through the Cubs' first 35 games, but he now has three over their last five. He boasts a healthy .310 batting average through 15 May games with six doubles and three homers.(RotoWire, ) |
| Wed. May 16, 2012 | |
| News: Soriano finally homered Tuesday in a 7-6 loss to the Cards. | Impact: Soriano had two hits and his first jack. He's hitting .308 in his last 24 games.(STATS, 2:34pm) |
| Tue. May 15, 2012 | |
| News: Soriano went 2-for-4 in Tuesday's loss to the Cards while swatting his first home run of the season. | Impact: He's collected a hit in three straight games, which may have something to do with switching to a slightly lighter bat recently. The Cubs have shown remarkable patience with Soriano as their left fielder thus far, but it remains to be seen if they will be able to unload him to another club at any point this season even if they're willing to eat a significant portion of his remaining salary.(RotoWire, ) |
| Sat. May 12, 2012 | |
| News: Soriano had two hits in Friday's 8-7, 13-inning loss to the Brew Crew. | Impact: Soriano also walked in consecutive games for the first time.(STATS, 4:31pm) |
2012 Season
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AVG
.271 |
HR
7 |
RBI
28 |
RUNS
13 |
Bio
Ht: 6' 1" Wt: 195 Age: 36
Bats: R Throws: R
Born: 1/7/1976, San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
College: None
Debut: 1999
Salary: $19,000,000
Bats: R Throws: R
Born: 1/7/1976, San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
College: None
Debut: 1999
Salary: $19,000,000
