| 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. | | |
| 4/3/2013 12:35:00 PM |
Description: Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano is coming off a very good season (.262, 32 HR, 108 RBI), but will be tested in a matchup that has mostly favored pitcher Wandy Rodriguez. Soriano is just a .122 hitter in 41 at-bats with 12 strikeouts. | Insight: Soriano made some changes to his swing in 2012 and the long ball returned to his repertoire. Fantasy owners are hoping to squeeze one more power season out of the 37-year-old, but it likely won't happen for him on Wednesday. | | |
| 4/1/2013 10:10:00 AM |
Description: Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano is coming off a very good season (.262, 32 HR, 108 RBI), but will be tested early in a matchup that has always favored pitcher A.J. Burnett. Soriano is just a .227 hitter with five singles in 22 at-bats and nine strikeouts. | Insight: Soriano made some changes to his swing in 2012 and the long ball returned to his repertoire. Fantasy owners are hoping to squeeze one more power season out of the 37-year-old. | | |
| 12/13/2012 11:16:00 AM |
Description: Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reports that the Cubs are willing to take on $26 million of the remaining $36 million on Alfonso Soriano's contract in any trade this offseason. | Insight: Now is the perfect time to deal Soriano (.262, 32 HR, 108 RBI) after his terrific 2012 campaign. Chicago is hoping to flip the veteran outfielder for a package of prospects. | | |
| 12/1/2012 6:31:00 PM |
Description: Jon Morosi from Fox Sports believes that the Cubs will look to deal outfielder Alfonso Soriano at the upcoming Winter Meetings. | Insight: The outfielder already mentioned that he'd be open to a trade earlier this offseason. Soriano would have to waive his no-trade clause in order for a deal to happen but he probably would if the right team came around. Soriano is costing Chicago a lot of money and he doesn't fit Theo Epstein's plan to rebuild the struggling franchise. He's already been traded twice in his career so changing cities is nothing new for the 36-year-old. | | |
| 9/28/2012 1:55:00 PM |
Description: Chicago left fielder Alfonso Soriano has three homers and a .545 batting average in just 11 at-bats against Arizona starter Ian Kennedy. | Insight: Soriano has 31 homers and 106 RBIs in his best fantasy season since 2006 when he was a 40-40 player. This matchup figures to increase those numbers. | | |
| 9/23/2012 10:22:00 AM |
Description: Chicago left fielder Alfonso Soriano has an extensive history of success against Cardinals starter Kyle Lohse. Soriano will try to improve upon his .360 (18-for-50) career average against Lohse when the two face off Sunday. | Insight: Soriano already has 30 homers for the first time since 2007 and 100 RBIs for the first time since 2005. Sunday should be another good day for him. | | |
| 9/20/2012 1:36:00 PM |
Description: Chicago left fielder Alfonso Soriano will get a day off to rest Thursday against the Reds. | Insight: Soriano bopped his 30th home run of the year in Wednesday's loss. It's the outfielder's first 30 homer campaign since 2007. | | |
| 9/15/2012 10:12:00 AM |
Description: Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano is a career .105 hitter (4-for-38) against Pittsburgh starter Wandy Rodriguez with 12 strikeouts. | Insight: Soriano has stayed healthy this season and it shows in his statistics. He's blasted 29 HR and knocked in 97 with an .817 OPS. Saturday, however, is an unfavorable matchup. | | |
