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Three No-Hit Catchers

July 13, 2007 by cubsnet

OK, here's the plan: get rid of the catcher who can hit and then hand the catching duties over to three Steve Lake's. You never know, it might work.

Gone is Felix Pie, who was here to stay until he wasn't, and whose treatment eerily resembles that of Corey Patterson's. Here is Geovany Soto, the third catcher.

Of course, maybe it's too harsh to label Soto "no-hit." He has, after all, put up a half season of .341/.412/.584 for triple-A Iowa. Then again, his previous career high OPS in the minors was 756, for double-A West Tenn in 2004.

He had a rough season debut today, going 0-for-5 in the Cubs' 6-0 shellacking of the Houston Astros. With the way Koyie Hill and Rob Bowen have hit, he's likely to get more chances. Especially since he did do something well: handled three pitchers to a combined shutout.

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3 catchers

July 16, 2007 by Brian C, 2 years 34 weeks ago
Comment id: 2647

Steve Lake? That's just mean. :)

Anyway, a 756 OPS at West Tenn is pretty good, isn't it? Especially for a 21-year-old catcher. And even if the newfound power is just a mirage, he does have pretty good on-base skills. I'm all for giving him a shot (although I always am, I guess).

It does make one wonder what Koyie Hill is still doing on the roster. I'm sure Soto will really benefit from the "get three hits in this game or go back to Iowa" atmosphere that this situation creates.

Soto

July 16, 2007 by cubsnet, 2 years 34 weeks ago
Comment id: 2648

Anyway, a 756 OPS at West Tenn is pretty good, isn't it

What are you trying to do, wreck my Steve Lake theme?

You're right, especially since, as I understand it, the Southern League is a pitcher's league.

And now for something NOT completely different...

July 16, 2007 by Brian C, 2 years 34 weeks ago
Comment id: 2649

...the Cubs acquire acquire Jason Kendall, who's probably worse than any of the other three at this point. Well, maybe he's better than Hill.

Hendry must have upgraded the Random Transaction Generator - "Now With Trades!"

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