Soriano: "I'm still not 100%"

[DiamondMind]

Chicago Cubs left-fielder Alfonso Soriano reported to spring training on Monday and said his left knee, which was surgically repaired in September, has not fully recovered.

 

"I don't feel 100 percent because I'm not running 100 percent," Soriano said on Monday. "I'm just running 75 to 80 percent, and I don't feel nothing that hurts. When I start running 100 percent I want to know how it feels."

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/news/story?id=4936522

 

Nady + - on 400 AB's this year? And can someone enlighten me on the exact type of procedure he had done, and the typical recovery time compared to Soriano?

[Old Style]

#-o

[Cubbie Swagger]

Oh God.

 

But yeah... I am really glad we have Nady around as insurance considering the high probability that at least one of our three outfielders will not produce.

[Sammy Sofa]

Hopefully they wise up and stop expecting him to steal bases. The focus should be on getting him and then him staying healthy enough to hit and play LF and that's it. His bat is far more critical than his ability to steal.

 

That said, it's not like the report or his quote says that he's feeling pain. He's just not pushing the knee to its fullest yet and will do so in ST:

 

Soriano listed his percentage of recovery at 75-80 percent, and said he hasn't tried to run full throttle on the knee during the winter.

 

Soriano is looking forward to working with new hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo, and he said he'll have a better idea where his knee is at when he begins practice on Tuesday.

 

Seems like the smarter decision to wait until ST to test the knee.

[jersey cubs fan]

I will definitely take the under on Nady's 400 AB, and with or without a knee, Soriano is probably going to suck.

[David]

I will definitely take the under on Nady's 400 AB, and with or without a knee, Soriano is probably going to suck.

 

 

Set a reasonable benchmark for suckiness, and I might be willing to wager on that.

[apete6]

At least we have 4 more years of this after this season. Great contract, Hendry!

[JonJayCutler]

I'm almost entirely convinced that Soriano "not being 100%" is all in his head.

[Sammy Sofa]

I'm almost entirely convinced that Soriano "not being 100%" is all in his head.

 

So they opted for surgery on his knee just to coddle his delusions?

[JonJayCutler]

I'm almost entirely convinced that Soriano "not being 100%" is all in his head.

 

So they opted for surgery on his knee just to coddle his delusions?

 

My point is we'll probably never see him go 100% because his fear of re-injury. We've been through this before with him.

[Sammy Sofa]

Good, because when he hurt his knee again last season his already streaky hitting went straight into the crapper.

[JonJayCutler]

Good, because when he hurt his knee again last season his already streaky hitting went straight into the crapper.

 

Yeah, he is still useful with the bat when hes healthy. I just think its funny how the guy was an injury-free stolen base machine until he signed in 2007. This has been pointed out an endless amount of times but it still irks me. Only the Cubs. Oh well, give me a healthy, productive, championship-propelling Xavier Nady and we'll call it even. :pig:

[imb]

it's alghonso you idiots

[CubbieBum]

Good, because when he hurt his knee again last season his already streaky hitting went straight into the crapper.

 

At least he was consistent.

[Larry Horse]

So from what I understand: 5 months ago, Soriano had a scope, not major knee reconstruction, on his knee. A simple knee scope.

 

And five months later, he hasn't yet tested his knee "100 %"? After a scope?

 

This will go down as Hendry's greatest signing.

[Electron Blue]

So from what I understand: 5 months ago, Soriano had a scope, not major knee reconstruction, on his knee. A simple knee scope.

 

And five months later, he hasn't yet tested his knee "100 %"? After a scope?

 

This will go down as Hendry's greatest signing.

 

The article says his knee was surgically repaired - not sure how that compares to "major knee reconstruction," but it definitely doesn't sound like a scope (which I believe takes hardly a week or two to return from).

[soapy]

I really don't think the quote is that big of a deal. He basically just said he hasn't really pushed the knee all the way to see what it can do yet so he doesn't know if it's 100%.

[Backtobanks]

Hopefully they wise up and stop expecting him to steal bases. The focus should be on getting him and then him staying healthy enough to hit and play LF and that's it. His bat is far more critical than his ability to steal.

 

That said, it's not like the report or his quote says that he's feeling pain. He's just not pushing the knee to its fullest yet and will do so in ST:

 

Soriano listed his percentage of recovery at 75-80 percent, and said he hasn't tried to run full throttle on the knee during the winter.

 

Soriano is looking forward to working with new hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo, and he said he'll have a better idea where his knee is at when he begins practice on Tuesday.

 

Seems like the smarter decision to wait until ST to test the knee.

 

 

Amen to that! Now that he's not a "lead-off man", he can concentrate on power instead of stolen bases. Not much reason to steal when you're the #5 or #6 hitter.

[ConstableRabbit]

So from what I understand: 5 months ago, Soriano had a scope, not major knee reconstruction, on his knee. A simple knee scope.

 

And five months later, he hasn't yet tested his knee "100 %"? After a scope?

 

This will go down as Hendry's greatest signing.

 

The article says his knee was surgically repaired - not sure how that compares to "major knee reconstruction," but it definitely doesn't sound like a scope (which I believe takes hardly a week or two to return from).

It was a scope.

 

MESA, Ariz. — More than five months after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his left knee, Alfonso Soriano said he's almost good to go.

 

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-spt-0223-cubs-soriano-chicago--20100222,0,2521191.story

[MWV]

My understanding, based upon the article below, is that Soriano was instructed by team physicians to avoid running at full speed on his surgically repaired knee prior to spring training.

 

The Cubs' medical staff advised Soriano to not run full tilt this winter to avoid any setbacks.

 

It appears as though Soriano was asked "How does your knee feel", to which he responded that while he is in no pain, he has yet to have an opportunity to run full speed in it. English isn't his first language; this seems to be mostly a communication issue. If he's limping around a week from now, I'll be concerned.

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100222&content_id=8112976&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

[Electron Blue]

So from what I understand: 5 months ago, Soriano had a scope, not major knee reconstruction, on his knee. A simple knee scope.

 

And five months later, he hasn't yet tested his knee "100 %"? After a scope?

 

This will go down as Hendry's greatest signing.

 

The article says his knee was surgically repaired - not sure how that compares to "major knee reconstruction," but it definitely doesn't sound like a scope (which I believe takes hardly a week or two to return from).

It was a scope.

 

MESA, Ariz. — More than five months after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his left knee, Alfonso Soriano said he's almost good to go.

 

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-spt-0223-cubs-soriano-chicago--20100222,0,2521191.story

 

Thanks. Wonder what confused me . . . isn't there some very minor procedure done with a scope, perhaps just an exploratory procedure?

[ConstableRabbit]

So from what I understand: 5 months ago, Soriano had a scope, not major knee reconstruction, on his knee. A simple knee scope.

 

And five months later, he hasn't yet tested his knee "100 %"? After a scope?

 

This will go down as Hendry's greatest signing.

 

The article says his knee was surgically repaired - not sure how that compares to "major knee reconstruction," but it definitely doesn't sound like a scope (which I believe takes hardly a week or two to return from).

It was a scope.

 

MESA, Ariz. — More than five months after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his left knee, Alfonso Soriano said he's almost good to go.

 

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-spt-0223-cubs-soriano-chicago--20100222,0,2521191.story

 

Thanks. Wonder what confused me . . . isn't there some very minor procedure done with a scope, perhaps just an exploratory procedure?

It's an outpatient procedure where they put a camera inside your knee to check it out. They can then do some minor procedures, like remove loose cartilage or bone fragments.

 

I'm assuming it can vary in severity, but I don't think it would keep him out 5 months. I'm with those who think he's just saving it for ST.

[KaiserCesar]

I think we'll see early on if he's worried about re-injury and holding back. It seems to have affected every part of his game, not just the running. If he can at least get his defense back to respectable and get his swing back I'd be happy regardless of how many bases he steals. Not the best expectations for a guy making as much as he does, but he can still be a very productive player.

[Guest]

I think we'll see early on if he's worried about re-injury and holding back. It seems to have affected every part of his game, not just the running.

Either he's a [expletive] or his knee is/was much worse than they are letting on.

 

Why didn't they just do this in July and give him a few more months to rest and rehab?

[NCCubFan]

Why didn't they just do this in July and give him a few more months to rest and rehab?

Because they were pretending that they were in contention.