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But, he was not a good hitter for a whole lot longer in his career than he was a good hitter. What if this is just him?
Also, am I the only one who thinks he has definitely put on some weight? He attributed his two breakout years to losing a lot of weight, and claims he still kept it down this offseason, but to my eye, he looks pudgier than last year.
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He looks the same to me, but I was scared coming into the year that he'd be a huge letdown.
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Soto has 8 walks in his last 8 games after not having any in his first 5 games. I really think that is as big a sign as any that he will start hitting pretty soon. Now having said that i don't think he will come close to replicating his 08 numbers but he will be an above average offensive catcher.
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Ace, I definitely think Soto looks fatter. I remember that Lou complained that he cam into the Spring out of shape. Lou blamed in on the WBC, but I think he was just saying that Soto gained weight.
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17 GAMES INTO THE SEASON!!!!
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<!--quoteo(post=33418:date=Apr 27 2009, 10:16 AM:name=Runnys)-->QUOTE (Runnys @ Apr 27 2009, 10:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->17 GAMES INTO THE SEASON!!!!<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Is that not enough games to determine the relative gerth of a player?
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maybe it'll be the Cubs rookie of the year curse. Walton won it, then went in the shitter. Wood won it, then needed tommy john surgery. Soto?
I know. It's stupid. But these are things I think about as a Cubs fan.
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<!--quoteo(post=33464:date=Apr 27 2009, 12:06 PM:name=vegascub)-->QUOTE (vegascub @ Apr 27 2009, 12:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->maybe it'll be the Cubs rookie of the year curse. Walton won it, then went in the shitter. Wood won it, then needed tommy john surgery. Soto?
I know. It's stupid. But these are things I think about as a Cubs fan.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
ken hubbs won the ROY and then died.
of course, billy williams is the flaw in your theory.
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Soto was behind everyone in ST because of the WBC. Catchers are notoriously slow starters in general. Also, he's looked better over the past 5-6 games (he should have a lot more hits than he has) than he did during the first 10-12, and he missed some time too, remember? I'm not worried......yet.
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It's hard to believe that catchers ever have weight problems. Is there a more physically demanding job in sports?
I hadn't thought about Soto's girth, and I didn't know that Lou had called him out, but now I'm worried; his change from Crash Davis to MLB star was thought to be entirely because of the weight loss. How could he be so careless?
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<!--quoteo(post=33478:date=Apr 27 2009, 01:01 PM:name=rok)-->QUOTE (rok @ Apr 27 2009, 01:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Soto was behind everyone in ST because of the WBC. Catchers are notoriously slow starters in general. Also, he's looked better over the past 5-6 games (he should have a lot more hits than he has) than he did during the first 10-12, and he missed some time too, remember? I'm not worried......yet.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yeah I think he is going to be fine. He is still putting up a pretty good obp considering his avg. He has hit some ball pretty hard of late too.
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Teams are pitching him away. It takes adjustments but he's been working hard with Perry on it and I think we'll start to see some results soon. When you try to pull those pitches, you're going to weakly ground out to the left side and that's what happened a lot to Lee last year. In only 48 plate appearances, Soto leads(tied with 4 others) MLB in GIDP with 5.
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<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->"Soto missed a lot in Spring Training," Cubs manager Lou Piniella said of his catcher, who played for Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic. "He's basically getting his at-bats now."
Piniella has seen improvement.
"He's been jumping at home plate and pulling off the ball," Piniella said. "[On Saturday], he drove the ball to center field better. That's a good sign. We need for Soto to hit and drive in some runs at the bottom part of the lineup."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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just another reason why the WBC is retarded.
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<!--quoteo(post=33656:date=Apr 28 2009, 08:04 AM:name=veryzer)-->QUOTE (veryzer @ Apr 28 2009, 08:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->just another reason why the WBC is retarded.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
WBC killed my father... and raped my mother!
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