| 6/19/2013 11:34:00 AM |
Description: Cardinals starter Jake Westbrook has faced Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano 30 times and held him to three singles and one RBI. | Insight: Soriano surprisingly hit 32 homers and drove in 108 runs last season, but the 37-year-old hs regressed this season. He's a mediocre fantasy option and shouldn't be started in any leagues Wednesday. | | |
| 6/12/2013 12:06:00 PM |
Description: After not taking advantage of a favorable matchup on Tuesday, Chicago left fielder Alfonso Soriano is not a good play on Wednesday against Reds right-hander Mike Leake. | Insight: Soriano is just 4-for-24 (.167) against Leake with a .593 OPS. Latest update - Soriano is not in the starting lineup. | | |
| 6/12/2013 11:20:00 AM |
Description: After not taking advantage of a favorable matchup on Tuesday, Chicago left fielder Alfonso Soriano is not a good play on Wednesday against Reds right-hander Mike Leake. | Insight: Soriano is just 4-for-24 (.167) against Leake with a .593 OPS. | | |
| 6/11/2013 11:59:00 AM |
Description: Chicago left fielder Alfonso Soriano is 4-for-6 with a pair of home runs against reds rookie Tony Cingrani. | Insight: Soriano loves to hit fastballs and Cingrani throws a higher percentage of fastballs than almost any pitcher in the league. A recipe for success if you have Soriano in your lineup. | | |
| 6/1/2013 10:32:00 AM |
Description: Chicago left fielder Alfonso Soriano is 6-for-11 with three long balls and a 2.121 OPS versus Arizona starter Ian Kennedy. | Insight: Soriano homered in the first inning on Friday, his only hit of the day. He crushed Diamondbacks' pitching last season going 13-for-32 with four home runs. Make sure he's in your lineup for Saturday. | | |
| 5/30/2013 11:15:00 AM |
Description: Chicago left fielder Alfonso Soriano has driven in five runs over his last four games and has had success against White Sox starter Jake Peavy, who will throw Thursday against the Cubs. | Insight: Soriano is 9-for-29 (.310) with three doubles, three homers, seven RBI and five walks against Peavy. Overall he has just five homers, but Thursday would be a good day to get him in the lineup. | | |
| Cold | 5/24/2013 6:37:00 PM |
Description: Chicago left fielder Alfonso Soriano is getting a day off Friday against the Reds. | Insight: His .200 average and .601 OPS in 50 career at-bats against Friday's starter Bronson Arroyo likely has something to do with it. Soriano should be back in left field Saturday. | | |
| Cold | 5/24/2013 10:18:00 AM |
Description: Chicago left fielder Alfonso Soriano is 10-for-50 against Cincinnati starter Bronson Arroyo with 15 strikeouts and a meager .601 OPS. | Insight: What damage Soriano has done this season has been primarily produced in Wrigley Field where he is hitting 105 points higher than on the road (.317 vs. .212). Unfortunately this series is in Cincinnati. | | |
| Cold | 5/21/2013 10:29:00 AM |
Description: Chicago left fielder Alfonso Soriano might get a day off on Tuesday based on his career 6-for-44 record against Pirates lefty Wandy Rodriguez. | Insight: Soriano is batting just .219 over the past two weeks with one home run and this unfavorable matchup should only add to his downward trend. Avoid. | | |
| 5/8/2013 2:20:00 PM |
Description: Chicago left fielder Alfonso Soriano is a prime candidate for the afternoon off as he's a career .100 hitter (3-for-30) against Cardinals starter Jake Westbrook. Update - Soriano is not in Wednesday's starting lineup. Update - Soriano is not in Wednesday's starting lineup | Insight: Soriano has rebounded from a slow start and is hitting .333 over the past six games, so you might try to resist this numbers, but don't. Soriano had 32 homers and 108 RBI last season, but other than a two-homer day last Saturday hasn't put on much of a power display this year. Wednesday is an unfavorable matchup to avoid. | | |
| 5/8/2013 1:30:00 AM |
Description: Chicago left fielder Alfonso Soriano is a prime candidate for the afternoon off as he's a career .100 hitter (3-for-30) against Cardinals starter Jake Westbrook. Update - Soriano is not in Wednesday's starting lineup. | Insight: Soriano has rebounded from a slow start and is hitting .333 over the past six games, so you might try to resist this numbers, but don't. Soriano had 32 homers and 108 RBI last season, but other than a two-homer day last Saturday hasn't put on much of a power display this year. Wednesday is an unfavorable matchup to avoid. | | |
| 5/4/2013 7:29:00 PM |
Description: Chicago left fielder Alfonso Soriano hit a pair of two-run homers Saturday against the Reds. | Insight: Soriano had 32 homers and 108 RBI last season, but came into Saturday's game with just one home run and three RBI in 28 games this season due to a 4-for-27 performance with RISP. | | |
| 5/3/2013 9:39:00 AM |
Description: Chicago left fielder Alfonso Soriano owns a batting average under .100 against Mike Leake of the Reds. | Insight: After putting up 32 homers and 108 RBI last season, Soriano has been a disaster in 2013, hitting one homer and driving in just two runs. He's 2-for-21 (.095) against Leake, so don't look for any kind of turnaround Friday. | | |
| 4/24/2013 10:47:00 AM |
Description: Chicago left fielder Alfonso Soriano is not in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against Cincinnati. No injury, just a day of rest for a 37-year-old body. | Insight: Soriano went 0-for-6 on Monday, but a three-hit Tuesday raised his average to .286. He still has just one homer after hitting 32 last year. Fantasy owners await a power surge, but it won't be on Wednesday. | | |
| 4/23/2013 10:34:00 PM |
Description: Chicago left fielder Alfonso Soriano went 3-for-4 with a run and two steals Tuesday against the Reds. | Insight: Soriano went 0-for-6 on Monday but Tuesday's performance raised his average to .286. He still has just one homer after hitting 32 last year. Fantasy owners shouldn't expect him to suddenly start stealing bases again; he had just 22 total from 2009-12. | | |
| 4/22/2013 10:34:00 AM |
Description: Chicago left fielder Alfonso Soriano is just 2-for-18 in his career against Cincinnati right-hander Mike Leake. | Insight: Soriano had his modest six-game hitting streak halted on Sunday and Monday's matchup doesn't figure to be the start of another one. After last season's renaissance (32 HR, 108 RBI), much is expected of Soriano, but to date, we have just one home run and a couple of RBI to show for it. Sit Soriano on Monday. | | |
| 4/13/2013 10:17:00 AM |
Description: Chicago left fielder Alfonso Soriano carries a .462 career batting average (1.511 OPS) in 13 at-bats versus Giants righthander Madison Bumgarner. | Insight: Soriano has done zero to help fantasy owners this season, batting just .179 with zero homers or RBI. After last season's renaissance (32 HR, 108 RBI), much is expected. Maybe this favorable matchup will get him started. | | |
| Cold | 4/11/2013 11:37:00 AM |
Description: If you've been looking for an excuse to start Chicago left fielder Alfonso Soriano, here it is. Soriano carries a .417 average in 12 appearances versus Giants righthander Ryan Vogelsong. | Insight: The Cubs were rained out on Wednesday so Soriano should be well-rested for Thursday's 2:20 ET start against San Francisco. He's been striking out like a fiend lately (nine whiffs in 31 at bats this season) but we're guessing Soriano will be able to turn things around with Vogelsong on the hill. | | |
| 4/10/2013 10:58:00 AM |
Description: Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano is a .377 hitter (20-for-53) against Milwaukee right-hander Kyle Lohse with four homers and a 1.079 OPS. | Insight: Soriano's start to the season (.194, zero homers, zero RBI) isn't what fantasy owners were looking for after his impressive 2012 season (.262, 32 HR, 108 RBI). Perhaps this favorable matchup can get him back in the groove. | | |
| 4/7/2013 10:55:00 AM |
Description: Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano has just six hits in 35 at-bats against Tim Hudson, but three were homers. | Insight: The best-case scenario for Soriano Sunday is likely 1-for-4 with a homer, but chances aren't good that he'll connect off Hudson. He has struck out six times and is 3-for-19 (.158) through five games. | | |
