Levine: Soto called up; 3 teams interested in Izturis

[JGalt73]

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Going somewhere Soto?

[Lefty]

To be honest, if Soto can hit above .220 with some power I don't see how he can't be considered a serious upgrade. An OPS around .700 would be thrilling.

 

you are low-balling the kid then eh?

 

i expect above .260 easily

 

BP's predicted line (prior to this season's big AAA year): .235/.307/.336

 

That would still represent a major upgrade to what we've been getting since we traded Barrett.

[dew1679666265]

To be honest, if Soto can hit above .220 with some power I don't see how he can't be considered a serious upgrade. An OPS around .700 would be thrilling.

 

you are low-balling the kid then eh?

 

i expect above .260 easily

 

BP's predicted line (prior to this season's big AAA year): .235/.307/.336

 

I'm definitely hoping the huge numbers in AAA this year are a harbinger of future fortunes for Soto, but the fact that he's never been good with the bat before still has me worried.

 

He's still an improvement over what we've had - I just wonder how much of one.

[anabiono]

http://www.starwars.stopklatka.pl/images/greedo.jpg

 

Going somewhere Soto?

 

:P

[anabiono]

To be honest, if Soto can hit above .220 with some power I don't see how he can't be considered a serious upgrade. An OPS around .700 would be thrilling.

 

you are low-balling the kid then eh?

 

i expect above .260 easily

 

BP's predicted line (prior to this season's big AAA year): .235/.307/.336

 

I'm definitely hoping the huge numbers in AAA this year are a harbinger of future fortunes for Soto, but the fact that he's never been good with the bat before still has me worried.

 

He's still an improvement over what we've had - I just wonder how much of one.

 

first of all...his name is soto

 

is four the magic number?

 

theriot

fontenot

soto

cedeno

 

O boy!

[Allroy]

I'll believe all this when I see it happen.

[killthegoat06]

Soto at AAA:

 

.341 69 226 12 55 30 55 .412 .584 .996

 

:shock:

 

Party it up!

[The Voice of Reason]

About a month and a half late, but I suppose late is better than September 1. He definitely has to be starting, there's no question about that. I'm just glad that the Koyie Hill experiment is over.

 

And three teams being interested in Izzy is awesome as well.

 

 

Not sure who the three teams are but I heard that the other GMs are referring to them as Dumb, Dumber and Dumbest.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Oh no, I expect solid offense. I'm just saying that he'd have to screw up incredibly badly to not be an upgrade from our current production at catcher.

 

exactly...please pinch me because i cannot believe one of our black holes has just been vaporized!

 

let's not get ahead of ourselves. he's likely to bring the numbers up, but he's got a long way to go to vaporizing that hole

[Balsa]

About a month and a half late, but I suppose late is better than September 1. He definitely has to be starting, there's no question about that. I'm just glad that the Koyie Hill experiment is over.

 

And three teams being interested in Izzy is awesome as well.

 

 

Not sure who the three teams are but I heard that the other GMs are referring to them as Dumb, Dumber and Dumbest.

Bowden, Daniels, and Krivsky?

[jersey cubs fan]

I'm definitely hoping the huge numbers in AAA this year are a harbinger of future fortunes for Soto, but the fact that he's never been good with the bat before still has me worried.

 

He's never hit for power. But I wouldn't say he's never been good. He's always had a decent amount of patience and hit for an acceptable AVG/OBP combo, for a catcher. He's just never hit for power. But catchers routinely take a little while to develop and power is always the last thing to come.

 

His numbers last year in AAA, .272 .353 .386 would be more than welcome on the 2007 Cubs.

[anabiono]

i am going to go ahead and take the stance that the chances of him contributing the same level (or lower) of performance as hill/bowen are way lower than him adding much more IMO

[RynoRules]

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Going somewhere Soto?

 

Brilliant. Simply brilliant.

[NCCubFan]

About a month and a half late, but I suppose late is better than September 1. He definitely has to be starting, there's no question about that. I'm just glad that the Koyie Hill experiment is over.

 

And three teams being interested in Izzy is awesome as well.

 

 

Not sure who the three teams are but I heard that the other GMs are referring to them as Dumb, Dumber and Dumbest.

I thought it was Larry, Moe, and Curly. :lol:

[Post Count Padder]

About a month and a half late, but I suppose late is better than September 1. He definitely has to be starting, there's no question about that. I'm just glad that the Koyie Hill experiment is over.

 

And three teams being interested in Izzy is awesome as well.

 

 

Not sure who the three teams are but I heard that the other GMs are referring to them as Dumb, Dumber and Dumbest.

Bowden, Daniels, and Krivsky?

Krivsky may give us Dunn if we can convince him that Izzy contributes a lot of RGIs and can double as a relief pitcher.

[anabiono]

About a month and a half late, but I suppose late is better than September 1. He definitely has to be starting, there's no question about that. I'm just glad that the Koyie Hill experiment is over.

 

And three teams being interested in Izzy is awesome as well.

 

 

Not sure who the three teams are but I heard that the other GMs are referring to them as Dumb, Dumber and Dumbest.

Bowden, Daniels, and Krivsky?

Krivsky may give us Dunn if we can convince him that Izzy contributes a lot of RGIs and can double as a relief pitcher.

 

he does have a wicked screw ball

[gerby23]

To be honest, if Soto can hit above .220 with some power I don't see how he can't be considered a serious upgrade. An OPS around .700 would be thrilling.

 

you are low-balling the kid then eh?

 

i expect above .260 easily

 

BP's predicted line (prior to this season's big AAA year): .235/.307/.336

 

I'm definitely hoping the huge numbers in AAA this year are a harbinger of future fortunes for Soto, but the fact that he's never been good with the bat before still has me worried.

 

He's still an improvement over what we've had - I just wonder how much of one.

 

first of all...his name is soto

 

is four the magic number?

 

theriot

fontenot

soto

cedeno

 

O boy!

Zambrano

and not from our system, but

Soriano

[dew1679666265]

To be honest, if Soto can hit above .220 with some power I don't see how he can't be considered a serious upgrade. An OPS around .700 would be thrilling.

 

you are low-balling the kid then eh?

 

i expect above .260 easily

 

BP's predicted line (prior to this season's big AAA year): .235/.307/.336

 

I'm definitely hoping the huge numbers in AAA this year are a harbinger of future fortunes for Soto, but the fact that he's never been good with the bat before still has me worried.

 

He's still an improvement over what we've had - I just wonder how much of one.

 

first of all...his name is soto

 

is four the magic number?

 

theriot

fontenot

soto

cedeno

 

O boy!

 

We can only hope my friend. :D

[anabiono]

To be honest, if Soto can hit above .220 with some power I don't see how he can't be considered a serious upgrade. An OPS around .700 would be thrilling.

 

you are low-balling the kid then eh?

 

i expect above .260 easily

 

BP's predicted line (prior to this season's big AAA year): .235/.307/.336

 

I'm definitely hoping the huge numbers in AAA this year are a harbinger of future fortunes for Soto, but the fact that he's never been good with the bat before still has me worried.

 

He's still an improvement over what we've had - I just wonder how much of one.

 

first of all...his name is soto

 

is four the magic number?

 

theriot

fontenot

soto

cedeno

 

O boy!

Zambrano

and not from our system, but

Soriano

 

i know, i was waiting for someone to catch this...

 

so...maybe 6 is the number then...the number of the beast!!!

 

:twisted:

[NCCubFan]

To be honest, if Soto can hit above .220 with some power I don't see how he can't be considered a serious upgrade. An OPS around .700 would be thrilling.

 

you are low-balling the kid then eh?

 

i expect above .260 easily

 

BP's predicted line (prior to this season's big AAA year): .235/.307/.336

 

I'm definitely hoping the huge numbers in AAA this year are a harbinger of future fortunes for Soto, but the fact that he's never been good with the bat before still has me worried.

 

He's still an improvement over what we've had - I just wonder how much of one.

 

first of all...his name is soto

 

is four the magic number?

 

theriot

fontenot

soto

cedeno

 

O boy!

Zambrano

and not from our system, but

Soriano

 

i know, i was waiting for someone to catch this...

 

so...maybe 6 is the number then...the number of the beast!!!

 

:twisted:

If he's able to come back you have Blanco, which would give the lucky number of 7. :D

[anabiono]

it is time for this league to see the splendor that is our O-Face!

 

:wink:

Edited July 12, 2007 by anabiono

[dew1679666265]

I'm definitely hoping the huge numbers in AAA this year are a harbinger of future fortunes for Soto, but the fact that he's never been good with the bat before still has me worried.

 

He's never hit for power. But I wouldn't say he's never been good. He's always had a decent amount of patience and hit for an acceptable AVG/OBP combo, for a catcher. He's just never hit for power. But catchers routinely take a little while to develop and power is always the last thing to come.

 

His numbers last year in AAA, .272 .353 .386 would be more than welcome on the 2007 Cubs.

 

Yeah, not good was probably the wrong terminology - he's a career .262 .344 .371 715 hitter though, nothing too special. Those numbers would definitely be an upgrade over what Bowen and Hill have given us so far but I wouldn't expect those numbers this year - unless he truly has turned a corner.

 

I like the call-up, don't get me wrong. Bowen and Hill simply aren't getting the job done and I think Bowen projects better as a Blanco-esque backup than a starter. I'm just tempering my excitement over Soto a little, hoping this year isn't a fluke.

[moorecg]

it is time for this league to see the splendor that is our O-Face!

 

:wink:

 

Awsome.

[Sarcastic]

Do we have any independent confirmation that Soto has been/will be called up, or is it just Levine's word on this?

[TheDude]

I wonder if the Cubs can ship Izturis to the Tigers. Since Perez is suspended (and maybe going to be released afterward?), the Tigers might be looking for a new back-up defensive specialist at SS.