http://www.fantasysp.com/mlb_player_news/Alfonso_Soriano FantasySP / MLB / Alfonso Soriano Copyright 2009 651463 Soriano (knee) has been removed from the DL. [...] http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alfonso_Soriano/651463 651463 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:32:12 EDT rotowire.com 23 hours 29 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alfonso_Soriano/651463 The Chicago Tribune's Paul Sullivan reports Chicago Cubs OF Alfonso Soriano went 3-for-28 (.107) in the playoffs in 2007 and 2008 for the Chicago Cubs. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alfonso_Soriano/651018 651018 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:56:02 EDT kffl.com 1 days 3 hours 5 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alfonso_Soriano/651018 SI.com's Jon Heyman reports free agent OF Matt Holliday (Cardinals) may not receive a deal similar to Chicago Cubs OF Alfonso Soriano's eight-year, $136 million contract. One general manager said "Soriano is one of the five worst contracts in baseball," suggesting that any team accepting use of it as a comparison would be foolish. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alfonso_Soriano/635536 635536 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 9:16:01 EDT kffl.com 9 days 5 hours 45 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alfonso_Soriano/635536 An inconsistent tenure in Chicago took a turn for the worse this season for Soriano, who missed a lot of time down the stretch with inflammation in his right knee. Between the injury and a general lack of productivity, Soriano suffered through the worst campaign of his nine-year career. Considering the veteran left fielder will turn 34 in January, it’s safe to say his days as a blue-chipper are in the past. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alfonso_Soriano/600955 600955 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 2:40:13 EDT mlb.com 27 days 13 hours 21 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alfonso_Soriano/600955 Gordon Wittenmyer, of the Chicago Sun-Times, reports Chicago Cubs OF Alfonso Soriano is excited about the team's prospects of signing hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo. Soriano worked with Jaramillo in 2004 and 2005 with the Texas Rangers. "I have a very good relationship with him," said Soriano. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alfonso_Soriano/593608 593608 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:28:02 EDT kffl.com 32 days 2 hours 33 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alfonso_Soriano/593608 Alfonso Soriano said Monday that he's excited about the possibility of having Rudy Jaramillo as the Cubs' hitting coach. ‘‘That’s going to be good news,’’ said the outfielder, who worked with Jaramillo in Texas. [...] http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alfonso_Soriano/593023 593023 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 0:36:18 EDT rotoworld.com 32 days 15 hours 25 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alfonso_Soriano/593023 Former Rangers hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo is poised to sign an $800,000 a year offer with the Chicago Cubs for the same position, and to become the highest paid coach in Major League Baseball, according to Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated.

Our View: His likely first order of business in the Windy City? Getting Alfonso Soriano not to stink again. It won't be easy. The soon to be 34-year-old liability in the outfield is coming off his third straight season of reduced average and power production, and has missed 125 games with injury the past three seasons. Then again, if Jaramillo can revive Andruw Jones, he can probably do the same to Soriano. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alfonso_Soriano/592184 592184 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:44:01 EDT fanball.com 33 days 17 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alfonso_Soriano/592184 CBSSports.com reports the Chicago Cubs removed OF Alfonso Soriano (knee) and RP Chad Fox (elbow) from the 15-day disabled list Wednesday, Oct. 14. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alfonso_Soriano/584853 584853 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:08:01 EDT kffl.com 37 days 2 hours 53 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alfonso_Soriano/584853 Ryan Theriot went 3-for-4 in the Cubs' 4-0 loss to the Pirates on Wednesday. Chicago only managed four hits in the game, and Theriot was responsible for three of them.

Our View: The Cubs didn't put together a very menacing lineup today with Aramis Ramirez and Derrick Lee joining Alfonso Soriano on the sidelines, so it's not a big shocker that they struggled to hit. Theriot is hitting .289 on the season, and he has been a nice player for the team in 2009. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alfonso_Soriano/557723 557723 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:48:02 EDT fanball.com 51 days 23 hours 13 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alfonso_Soriano/557723 Toni Ginnetti, of the Chicago Sun-Times, reports Chicago Cubs OF Alfonso Soriano (knee) said his knee is feeling better after undergoing arthroscopic surgery two weeks ago. "He tells me his knee is feeling better, and he's getting stronger," manager Lou Piniella said. "That's what we're going to need next year." http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alfonso_Soriano/557421 557421 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:36:01 EDT kffl.com 52 days 1 hours 25 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alfonso_Soriano/557421 Alfonso Soriano is already reporting improvement in his surgically repaired left knee. 'He tells me his knee is feeling better, and he's getting stronger,'' manager Lou Piniella said Tuesday. [...] http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alfonso_Soriano/556895 556895 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 9:36:18 EDT rotoworld.com 52 days 6 hours 25 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alfonso_Soriano/556895 Carrie Muskat reports via Twitter that Cubs reliever Kevin Gregg has been shut down for the season.

Our View: Gregg is apparently in a lot of pain and has been diagnosed with a crack in his rib cartilage. The Cubs don't want to push him and have him pitch through the injury, so he joins Rich Harden, Alfonso Soriano and Angel Guzman on the sidelines. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alfonso_Soriano/555974 555974 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:36:02 EDT fanball.com 52 days 20 hours 25 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/Alfonso_Soriano/555974