The Book on Geovany Soto
Graduated Prospect Info
Now that he's no longer rookie-eligible, The Book is closed on Geovany Soto as a prospect. This page remains as a historical record of his time in our prospect list.
Last bio and ranking update: 5/8/2008.
Geovany Soto
Born 1/20/1983
C, CHC
Once a promising slugger with only adequate defense, Soto had been filed away as a platoon specialist by hitting .344 vs. lefties at Triple-A, but only .245 vs. righties. The Cubs were originally expected to carry him as a backup or platoon catcher in 2008, but his breakthrough September convinced them to let Jason Kendall go and make Soto their everyday catcher in 2008. Whether he can keep up good numbers in an everyday role is still a question mark, but he has the attitude and work ethic to do it. Unless his 2007 was a mirage, Soto will be a top-10 catcher in MLB very soon.
Player Updates and Notes
Geovany Soto won the nod to start the All Star Game over Atlanta's Brian McCann. Soto, who's been one of the best catchers in baseball this year, looks like the easy pick for NL Rookie of the Year.
7/11/2008 by KDaddy
Rookie catcher Geovany Soto went 3-for-3 with his sixth home run last night, pushing his average up to .352. He's looking like the National League's All Star catcher.
5/7/2008 by KDaddy
To nobody's surprise, Cubs catcher Geo Soto was named the National Rookie of the Month for April, 2008.
5/4/2008 by KDaddy
Geovany Soto smacked both of the Cubs home runs last night, each of them a three-run shot. The young Soto leads all MLB catchers in offensive output, and seems likely to make the All-Star team as a rookie. Along with "rookie" teammate Kosuke Fukudome, Soto is one of the season's biggest early success stories.
5/1/2008 by KDaddy
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