Is Soriano really 30 years old?

[tkenm356]

Or is this just lost in translation?

 

Love of the Game Drives Soriano

 

Soriano actually got his professional start in Japan in 1995, playing for Hiroshima when he was 16 years old. He batted .366 his first season with four home runs, eight stolen bases and 55 RBIs.

 

It says he was 16 in 1995. Wouldn't that make him 27 and not 30 years old? Or is this just a ridiculous typo on Cubs.com part? Or is it poor translation assuming he was speaking in Spanish?

 

Did anyone else catch this? I read it on a blog somewhere

[UMFan83]

I know he "aged" 2-3 years at some point in his career. The Cubs research staff were probably lazy and used some old information in making their article

[tkenm356]

Ahhh, was his real age revealed a few years ago or something? I never followed baseball that closely between the years of 1999-2004 for some reason Edited December 1, 2006 by tkenm356

[Rob]

Ahhh, was his real age revealed a few years ago or something?

 

Yeah, he was one of the guys that got caught in Agegate.

[tkenm356]

Ahh, well nevermind then. Here I was hoping for a loophole

[E.J.]

Ahh, well nevermind then. Here I was hoping for a loophole

 

Let's just hope he's actually 30 and not older...

[BDWeav71]

Agegate, ah yes. When Juan Cruz went from a promising prospect of the age 21 to an aging 26 year old prospect in the matter of months.

[frostwyrm]

I hope he is older so the Cubs can void his contract when he starts to decline and become a salary-sucking millstone.

[tkenm356]

Ahh, well nevermind then. Here I was hoping for a loophole

 

Let's just hope he's actually 30 and not older...

 

Touché

[Garwilly]

So he was playing pro ball at age 13-14. Unreal.

[Geech]

So he was playing pro ball at age 13-14. Unreal.

 

Uhh... Are you joking?

[AAApittsburgh]

According to Steve Stone, he's 36.

[Garwilly]

So he was playing pro ball at age 13-14. Unreal.

 

Uhh... Are you joking?

 

I thought it was clear. Sorry, less subtlety next time.

[Outshined_One]

He actually was Julio Franco's little league coach.

[UK1679666180]

Agegate, ah yes. When Juan Cruz went from a promising prospect of the age 21 to an aging 26 year old prospect in the matter of months.

 

It was 3 years he aged not 5.

[Brothaman33]

He actually was Julio Franco's little league coach.

 

so that puts him at about 93?

[UBlink]

He actually was Julio Franco's little league coach.

 

so that puts him at about 93?

 

Well lets hope he's picked up a few conditioning tricks from Julio. Could come in handy in year 8.

[weather2]

I know it really doesn't matter, but Juan Cruz aged two years in the Dominican age scandal.

 

That said ... if his true age had been known when he was in the minors, he would have been rated below Carlos Zambrano. Most analysts had Cruz rated ahead of Zambrano when they were in the minors together.