Soriano Out For 6 Weeks?

by UtesFan89 on Jun 11, 2008 11:16 PM EDT

Not Pirates news, but the Cubs are in the NL Central (and in 1st place), so it's worth a mention.

Alfonso Soriano could miss up to six weeks with a broken left hand after the Chicago Cubs star was hit by a pitch Wednesday night against Atlanta.

Soriano was hit in the second inning by Jeff Bennett. The Chicago leadoff man will be in a splint for three weeks, Cubs spokesman Peter Chase said.

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For a team that has not won the World Series since 1908, the injury was startlingly bad break. Soriano entered the game with a .284 average, a team-high 15 homers and 40 RBIs.

It's a big blow for the Cubs. And you have the Cards losing Albert Pujols for a while. Not sure how much it affects the teams (both teams won today), but it could open the NL Central up a bit more. Not that I'm implying anything...

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I don't think we can take the division...

...but it might put them in on a trade for Bay/Nady.

I don’t love any of their chips, though.

by Vlad on Jun 12, 2008 4:11 PM EDT reply actions

rich hill might be a nice target from the cubs, assuming we think he can figure out his control

by johnnycuff on Jun 12, 2008 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Guys with that big curve...

...always seem to lose control of it sooner or later, don’t they?

by Vlad on Jun 13, 2008 9:54 AM EDT up reply actions

zito's still got the curve

it’s the fastball that’s brutal

by johnnycuff on Jun 13, 2008 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions

I think you misunderstood me.

I wasn’t saying that he’s lost it for good. Just that guys with a big 12/6 curve tend to have a lot more prolonged bouts of wildness than guys who use a slider instead. The more motion on your pitch, the less margin for error in your mechanics.

by Vlad on Jun 13, 2008 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions