Height/Weight: 6-1/180
| Birthdate: 01/07/1976
| Birthplace: San Pedro de Macoris, DR
| Bats/Throws: R/R
| Team: Chicago
| College: No College
| MLB Experience: 10
| Salary: $14,000,000
OF Alfonso Soriano played like his old self Saturday. The Chicago Cubs star had four hits, including a go-ahead double in a six-run seventh inning, and showed some flair on the bases to help the Cubs beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-2. Soriano twice raced home and scored with good slides to send the largest crowd of the season at Wrigley Field (41,597) into a tizzy. He also drove in one run and raised his average to .223. (Updated 05/10/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/12/08).
Fantasy Analysis
Soriano's big problem this season had been getting more than one hit in a game, so it looks like he might have got over that hump on Saturday. Despite his poor average, continue to start Soriano in the majority of formats right now, because he can get smoking hot at any time. Saturday could be sign of things to come for the Cubs leadoff guy. (Updated 05/10/2008).
Soriano went 4-for-5 with a RBI and two runs in Saturday's win over the Diamondbacks. (Updated 05/11/2008)
Advice
Saturday's performance raised his average from .191 to .223. "I feel very comfortable now at home plate. My hands stayed back a little more now and I wait for the ball," Soriano said.
OF Alfonso Soriano played like his old self Saturday. The Chicago Cubs star had four hits, including a go-ahead double in a six-run seventh inning, and showed some flair on the bases to help the Cubs beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-2. Soriano twice raced home and scored with good slides to send the largest crowd of the season at Wrigley Field (41,597) into a tizzy. He also drove in one run and raised his average to .223. (Updated 05/10/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/12/08).
Fantasy Analysis
Soriano's big problem this season had been getting more than one hit in a game, so it looks like he might have got over that hump on Saturday. Despite his poor average, continue to start Soriano in the majority of formats right now, because he can get smoking hot at any time. Saturday could be sign of things to come for the Cubs leadoff guy. (Updated 05/10/2008).
