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Geovany Soto CWhite Sox

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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 36)

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Birth Date	1-20-1983
Height	6' 1"
Weight	225 lbs

Age	42 years, 2 months, 25 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

: 1.02015
: 0.32016
: -0.22017
: 2018
: 0.32019
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MLB Statistics

YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	DRAA	BRR	FRAA	BWARP
2005	CHN	22	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	86	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2006	CHN	23	11	26	5	1	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	.200	.231	.240	57	-1.3	-0.3	0.1	0.0
2007	CHN	24	18	60	21	6	0	3	5	14	0	0	0	.389	.433	.667	111	1.0	-1.2	0.5	0.3
2008	CHN	25	141	563	141	35	2	23	62	121	2	0	1	.285	.364	.504	122	16.8	-4.6	-3.6	3.4
2009	CHN	26	102	389	72	19	1	11	50	77	3	1	0	.218	.321	.381	89	-4.0	-0.7	2.7	1.6
2010	CHN	27	105	387	90	19	0	17	62	83	0	0	1	.280	.393	.497	130	14.1	-2.9	4.7	3.5
2011	CHN	28	125	474	96	26	0	17	45	124	6	0	0	.228	.310	.411	93	-3.3	-2.3	16.4	3.3
2012	CHN	29	52	197	35	6	1	6	19	35	2	0	0	.199	.284	.347	84	-3.5	1.2	5.5	1.3
2012	TEX	29	47	164	29	6	0	5	11	41	1	1	0	.196	.253	.338	90	-1.8	0.3	2.9	0.9
2013	TEX	30	54	184	40	9	0	9	20	60	0	1	2	.245	.328	.466	104	1.1	-3.3	3.2	0.9
2014	OAK	31	14	49	11	4	0	0	6	8	0	0	0	.262	.354	.357	83	-0.9	-0.2	0.4	0.2
2014	TEX	31	10	38	9	2	0	1	0	11	0	0	0	.237	.237	.368	85	-0.6	-0.6	-1.4	-0.1
2015	CHA	32	78	210	41	8	0	9	21	63	1	0	1	.219	.301	.406	100	0.7	-0.4	0.5	1.0
2016	ANA	33	26	86	21	5	0	4	6	21	0	0	0	.269	.321	.487	98	0.0	0.2	-0.7	0.3
2017	CHA	34	13	48	8	0	0	3	4	10	1	0	0	.190	.271	.405	96	-0.1	-1.3	-3.3	-0.2
Career			797	2876	619	146	4	108	311	673	17	3	5	.245	.330	.435	104	18.3	-15.9	27.9	16.4

Statistics for All Levels

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YEAR	Team	Lg	LG	G	PA	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	DRC+	DRC+ SD	FRAA	BRR	DRAA	BWARP
2002	BOI	A-	NWN	1	5	.000	.000	.000	.500			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2003	DAY	A+	FSL	89	340	.000	.000	.000	.290			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	WTN	AA	SOU	104	381	.000	.000	.000	.320			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	CHN	MLB	NL	1	1	.250	.250	.625	.000	106	-0.3	0.0	0	86	3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2005	IOW	AAA	PCL	91	345	.273	.343	.434	.327	96	-8.5	8.1	4.6	81	0	3.9	0.6	-6.4	1.0
2006	CHN	MLB	NL	11	26	.274	.345	.449	.250	98	-2.9	0.8	0.4	57	15	0.1	-0.3	-1.3	0.0
2006	IOW	AAA	PCL	108	391	.270	.339	.410	.328	97	6.1	11.1	6.5	106	0	3.6	-0.6	4.2	2.5
2007	CHN	MLB	NL	18	60	.281	.347	.453	.474	103	7.8	1.8	1	111	18	0.5	-1.2	1.0	0.3
2007	IOW	AAA	PCL	110	449	.278	.346	.442	.414	112	35.4	13.5	2.7	157	0	-3.3	-1.8	32.7	4.2
2008	CHN	MLB	NL	141	563	.263	.329	.420	.332	104	17.9	16.3	9.3	122	9	-3.6	-4.6	16.8	3.4
2009	CHN	MLB	NL	102	389	.262	.330	.420	.246	98	-9.4	11.2	6.7	89	10	2.7	-0.7	-4.0	1.6
2009	TEN	AA	SOU	3	11	.279	.356	.456	.333	93	2.3	0.3	0.2	148	0	0.1	-0.2	0.6	0.1
2009	CUB	Rk	AZL	1	3	.276	.369	.405	.500	105	0.2	0.1	-0.1	75	0	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
2010	CHN	MLB	NL	105	387	.261	.326	.414	.324	99	24	10.7	6.4	130	7	4.7	-2.9	14.1	3.5
2011	CHN	MLB	NL	125	474	.253	.315	.395	.280	101	-2.8	12.8	7.7	93	10	16.4	-2.3	-3.3	3.3
2011	TEN	AA	SOU	2	7	.218	.303	.334	.000	126	-1.8	0.2	0.1	24	0	0.0	0.0	-0.5	0.0
2012	CHN	MLB	NL	52	197	.256	.313	.401	.215	100	-6	5.4	3.3	84	9	5.5	1.2	-3.5	1.3
2012	TEX	MLB	AL	47	164	.255	.317	.408	.231	104	-5.1	4.5	2.5	90	9	2.9	0.3	-1.8	0.9
2012	IOW	AAA	PCL	5	17	.281	.342	.437	.273	88	-0.8	0.5	0.2	49	0	0.4	0.0	-1.0	0.0
2013	TEX	MLB	AL	54	184	.257	.320	.408	.330	101	5.1	4.8	2.9	104	8	3.2	-3.3	1.1	0.9
2014	OAK	MLB	AL	14	49	.241	.307	.355	.324	93	-0.4	1.3	0.8	83	16	0.4	-0.2	-0.9	0.2
2014	TEX	MLB	AL	10	38	.249	.308	.378	.308	101	-1.6	1.0	0.6	85	16	-1.4	-0.6	-0.6	-0.1
2014	FRI	AA	TEX	6	22	.248	.312	.365	.538	94	2	0.6	0.1	165	0	-0.2	-0.8	1.1	0.1
2014	ROU	AAA	PCL	10	33	.250	.304	.383	.238	96	-3.2	1.0	0.2	54	0	0.7	0.0	-2.0	0.0
2015	CHA	MLB	AL	78	210	.257	.314	.403	.278	105	-1.2	5.7	3	100	9	0.5	-0.4	0.7	1.0
2016	ANA	MLB	AL	26	86	.251	.313	.406	.321	103	0.7	2.4	1.4	98	15	-0.7	0.2	0.0	0.3
2016	SLC	AAA	PCL	10	38	.285	.340	.429	.214	111	-2.3	1.1	0.2	44	0	0.1	-0.2	-2.7	-0.2
2016	CAR	Wnt	PWL	6	22	.000	.000	.000	.294			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2017	CHA	MLB	AL	13	48	.270	.330	.459	.167	106	-1.5	1.4	0.8	96	13	-3.3	-1.3	-0.1	-0.2

Statistics For All Levels

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Year	Team	lvl	LG	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	SF	SH
2002	BOI	A-	NWN	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.000	0	0
2003	DAY	A+	FSL	340	297	26	72	12	2	2	94	38	31	58	0	0	.242	.314	.316	.074	4	4
2004	WTN	AA	SOU	381	332	47	90	16	0	9	133	48	40	71	1	2	.271	.357	.401	.130	1	1
2005	CHN	MLB	NL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0
2005	IOW	AAA	PCL	345	292	30	74	14	0	4	100	39	48	77	0	1	.253	.356	.342	.089	3	3
2006	CHN	MLB	NL	26	25	1	5	1	0	0	6	2	0	5	0	0	.200	.231	.240	.040	0	0
2006	IOW	AAA	PCL	391	342	34	93	21	0	6	132	38	41	74	0	1	.272	.352	.386	.114	3	3
2007	IOW	AAA	PCL	449	385	75	136	31	3	26	251	109	53	94	0	0	.353	.432	.652	.299	1	1
2007	CHN	MLB	NL	60	54	12	21	6	0	3	36	8	5	14	0	0	.389	.433	.667	.278	1	0
2008	CHN	MLB	NL	563	494	66	141	35	2	23	249	86	62	121	0	1	.285	.364	.504	.219	5	0
2009	CUB	Rk	AZL	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.667	.333	0	0
2009	TEN	AA	SOU	11	9	2	3	0	0	2	9	4	2	4	0	0	.333	.455	1.000	.667	0	0
2009	CHN	MLB	NL	389	331	27	72	19	1	11	126	47	50	77	1	0	.218	.321	.381	.163	5	0
2010	CHN	MLB	NL	387	322	47	90	19	0	17	160	53	62	83	0	1	.280	.393	.497	.217	3	0
2011	CHN	MLB	NL	474	421	46	96	26	0	17	173	54	45	124	0	0	.228	.310	.411	.183	2	0
2011	TEN	AA	SOU	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0
2012	CHN	MLB	NL	197	176	26	35	6	1	6	61	14	19	35	0	0	.199	.284	.347	.148	0	0
2012	TEX	MLB	AL	164	148	19	29	6	0	5	50	25	11	41	1	0	.196	.253	.338	.142	2	2
2012	IOW	AAA	PCL	17	16	1	3	2	0	0	5	0	0	5	0	0	.188	.235	.313	.125	0	0
2013	TEX	MLB	AL	184	163	20	40	9	0	9	76	22	20	60	1	2	.245	.328	.466	.221	0	1
2014	OAK	MLB	AL	49	42	3	11	4	0	0	15	8	6	8	0	0	.262	.354	.357	.095	0
2014	TEX	MLB	AL	38	38	5	9	2	0	1	14	3	0	11	0	0	.237	.237	.368	.132	0
2014	ROU	AAA	PCL	33	32	2	6	2	0	1	11	2	1	10	0	0	.188	.212	.344	.156	0
2014	FRI	AA	TEX	22	19	4	7	2	0	0	9	1	3	6	0	0	.368	.455	.474	.105	0
2015	CHA	MLB	AL	210	187	20	41	8	0	9	76	21	21	63	0	1	.219	.301	.406	.187	0	1
2016	SLC	AAA	PCL	38	36	2	7	4	0	1	14	8	1	7	0	0	.194	.216	.389	.194	0	1
2016	CAR	Wnt	PWL	22	20	0	5	0	0	0	5	1	1	4	0	0	.250	.273	.250	.000	1	0
2016	ANA	MLB	AL	86	78	11	21	5	0	4	38	9	6	21	0	0	.269	.321	.487	.218	0	2
2017	CHA	MLB	AL	48	42	5	8	0	0	3	17	9	4	10	0	0	.190	.271	.405	.214	1	0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2008	2138	0.4925	0.4200	0.7350	0.6182	0.2276	0.8387	0.4615	0.2650	-0.0004
2009	1486	0.5087	0.4051	0.7691	0.6111	0.1918	0.8550	0.4857	0.2309	0.0007
2010	1543	0.5211	0.3720	0.7509	0.5709	0.1556	0.8366	0.4087	0.2491	-0.0076
2011	1857	0.5127	0.3883	0.6921	0.5588	0.2088	0.8289	0.3069	0.3079	0.0006
2012	1393	0.5025	0.4135	0.7500	0.5957	0.2294	0.8537	0.4780	0.2500	-0.0031
2013	777	0.5251	0.3655	0.7535	0.5466	0.1653	0.8386	0.4426	0.2465	-0.0021
2014	359	0.4847	0.3760	0.7778	0.5690	0.1946	0.8586	0.5556	0.2222	0.0030
2015	872	0.5023	0.3796	0.7069	0.5708	0.1866	0.8200	0.3580	0.2931	-0.0028
2016	293	0.5324	0.4300	0.7222	0.5705	0.2701	0.8539	0.4054	0.2778	0.0000
2017	188	0.5053	0.4255	0.7000	0.6632	0.1828	0.7937	0.3529	0.3000	0.0000
Career	10906	0.5076	0.3968	0.7360	0.5865	0.2011	0.8397	0.4232	0.2640	-0.0016

Injury History — No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2014-09-13	2014-09-17	DTD	4	3	-	Low Back	Spasms		-
2014-07-22	2014-08-08	15-DL	17	15	Right	Groin	Strain		-
2014-03-24	2014-07-17	60-DL	115	95	Right	Knee	Surgery	Lateral Meniscus	2014-03-26	-
2014-02-23	2014-03-13	Camp	18	0	Left	Foot	Surgery	Os Trigonum - Posterior Impingement	2014-02-22	-
2012-05-17	2012-06-18	15-DL	32	29	Left	Knee	Surgery	Meniscus	2012-05-18	-
2012-04-28	2012-04-30	DTD	2	2	-	Upper Back	Strain		-	-
2012-02-25	2012-03-10	Camp	14	0	-	Groin	Strain		-	-
2011-05-10	2011-05-29	15-DL	19	17	Left	Groin	Strain		-
2010-09-19	2010-10-04	15-DL	15	14	Right	Shoulder	Surgery	AC Joint Debridement	2010-09-20
2010-08-30	2010-09-03	DTD	4	3	Right	Knee	Swelling		-
2010-08-07	2010-08-23	15-DL	16	16	Right	Shoulder	Sprain		-
2010-07-27	2010-07-30	DTD	3	2	Left	Foot	Contusion	Foul Ball	-
2010-05-29	2010-05-30	DTD	1	1		General Medical	Illness		-
2010-03-28	2010-03-29	Camp	1	0		General Medical	Illness		-
2010-03-01	2010-03-04	Camp	3	0		General Medical	Respiratory	Flu	-
2009-07-07	2009-08-07	15-DL	31	26	Left	Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-
2009-06-23	2009-06-23	DTD	0	0	Left	Thumb	Sprain	Thumb	-
2009-04-07	2009-04-13	DTD	6	5	Right	Shoulder	Impingement		-
2008-09-27	2008-10-01	DTD	4	2		Hand	Soreness		-
2008-09-19	2008-09-20	DTD	1	1		Hand	Soreness		-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2017	CHA	$2,000,000
2016	ANA	$2,800,000
2015	CHA	$1,500,000
2014	TEX	$3,050,000
2013	TEX	$2,750,000
2012	CHN	$4,300,000
2011	CHN	$3,000,000
2010	CHN	$575,000
2009	CHN	$575,000
2008	CHN	$401,000

Years	Description	Salary
10 yr	Previous	$20,951,000
10 yr	Total	$20,951,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
10 y 96 d	Rep 1 Baseball	1 year (2017)

Details

1 year (2017). Signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 1/17 (minor-league contract). Salary of $2M in majors. Contract selected by Chicago White Sox 3/31/17. Chicago White Sox declined 2018 option 11/2/17.
1 year/$2.8M (2016). Signed by LA Angels as a free agent 11/24/15.
1 year/$1.5M (2015). Signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 1/22/15 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Chicago White Sox 4/4/15.
1 year/$3.05M (2014). Re-signed by Texas as a free agent 11/5/13. Performance bonuses. Acquired by Oakland in trade from Texas 8/24/14.
1 year/$2.75M (2013). Re-signed by Texas as a free agent 12/3/12. May earn additional $0.25M in performance bonuses.
1 year/$4.3M (2012). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 1/17/12 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Texas in trade from Chicago Cubs 7/31/12. Non-tendered by Texas 11/30/12.
1 year/$3M (2011). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 1/15/11 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$0.575M (2010). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 2/10.
1 year/$0.575M (2009). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 2/25/09.
1 year/$0.401M (2008). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 2/08.
1 year (2007). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/07. Optioned to Triple-A 3/07. Recalled 7/13/07. Optioned to Triple-A 7/17/07. Recalled 9/1/07.
1 year (2006). Optioned to Triple-A 3/06. Recalled 6/06. Optioned to Triple-A 6/06. Recalled 9/06.
1 year (2005). Contract purchased by Chicago Cubs 11/04. Optioned to Triple-A 3/06. Recalled 9/05.
Drafted by Chicago Cubs 2001 (11-318) (American Military Academy, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico).

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	VORP	FRAA	WARP
90^o	391	47	98	21	2	13	50	34	82	1	.282	.351	.466	112	26.4	C -6, 3B 0	2.2
80^o	368	42	88	19	2	11	45	30	80	1	.267	.333	.436	103	19.6	C -6, 3B 0	1.4
70^o	352	39	80	17	1	11	41	28	78	1	.253	.320	.418	96	15.0	C -6, 3B 0	0.9
60^o	338	36	75	16	1	10	39	26	76	1	.246	.310	.403	91	11.4	C -6, 3B 0	0.6
50^o	325	34	69	15	1	9	36	24	74	1	.235	.297	.384	86	8.2	C -6, 3B 0	0.2
40^o	312	31	64	14	1	8	34	22	72	1	.226	.287	.367	81	5.3	C -6, 3B 0	-0.1
30^o	298	29	60	13	1	8	31	20	70	1	.221	.280	.365	75	2.4	C -6, 3B 0	-0.4
20^o	282	26	54	12	1	7	28	18	67	1	.210	.265	.346	69	-0.7	C -6, 3B 0	-0.7
10^o	259	23	46	10	1	6	25	16	63	0	.193	.249	.319	60	-4.4	C -6, 3B 0	-1.1
Weighted Mean	330	35	72	16	1	9	37	25	75	1	.242	.305	.393	88	9.4	C -6, 3B 0	0.3

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Date	Question	Answer
2016-01-14 20:00:00 (link to chat)	Who are a couple of catcher sleepers to take late in 5x5 keeper league? (LittleRon from WV)	Assuming a 15-team, one catcher mixer I like Wilson Ramos (people are suddenly shying away from him) and Robinson Chirinos. In a two catcher format, Geovany Soto and Jarrod Saltalamacchia are backups who could push their way into enough time to be better than the bottom end guys who are playing every day. (Mike Gianella)
2014-04-03 19:30:00 (link to chat)	I'm in a 10 team AL only league where we start 2 (two, TWO!) catchers! Totally unrelated, but who's your favorite under the radar backup catcher in the AL? (k3o3r9n0 from Santa Clara)	I'm in one of these as well and I have been playing Ryan Hanigan in my second spot. It's not ideal but he should walk enough that he won't do too much damage otherwise. He has an RBI tonight! Jaso is a really good option but he's in more of a timeshare than he is a backup. Geovany Soto is hurt right now and might be available because of that. He's a nice option (Craig Goldstein)
2012-10-30 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Any non-superstar/star-level players who could be non-tendered that teams should kick the tires on? (jlarsen from chicago)	With the caveat that I did less than two seconds of research, some interesting names to me are Kyle Blanks, George Kottaras, Nyjer Morgan, Mark Reynolds, Brendan Ryan, Gaby Sanchez, Geovany Soto, Ian Stewart, Drew Stubbs, Dallas Braden, Philip Humber, Tommy Hunter, Jair Jurrjens, Mike Pelfrey, and Jerome Williams. (Geoff Young)
2012-01-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Would you rather have Geovany Soto at $3, and Cole Hamels at $23 or Joe Mauer at $22 and RA Dickey at $4. I'm thinking my Mauer fanboyness is overruling my good sense, Help? (Paul from Minnesota)	Definitely Hamels/Soto. No question. I don't know how much of a bargain Hamels is at that price, but Mauer definitely isn't, and I don't think Dickey is either in a mixed league. (Derek Carty)
2010-07-06 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Dare I say it? Carlos Santana is the 2nd best offensive catcher in baseball behind Mauer, RIGHT NOW. (tommybones from brooklyn)	You know what? You could be right, although you might hurt Brian McCann's and Geovany Soto's feelings. (Ben Lindbergh)
2010-03-17 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Your thoughts on a rebound season from Geovany Soto? (John from The North Side)	I like the possibilities. As I wrote in the essay portion of this year's Cubs chapter, age and conditioning are potentially crippling concerns. The fact that Soto's in great shape, and was much better after the early going... I'm a believer. (Christina Kahrl)
2010-03-03 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Geovany Soto lost 40 pounds. Matt Stairs is in the best shape of his life. Even Charlie Manuel is making waves with weight loss. So which BPer is coming into the season in the best shape of his life? (Mike from Chicago)	Having seen many recently for book tour stuff or the winter meetings in December, nobody really stands out. I remain a fat man of rock. (Kevin Goldstein)
2010-03-08 13:00:00 (link to chat)	If you can visually monitor injuries, I'd think you can do so for physical condition in general. So how come at this time last year no one heard any 'gee, Geovany Soto sure looks fat!' stories? (Richie from Washington)	Good question. I think it's the fact that the beat writers have to be with these guys for the next six months. It's easier for me to be snarky when I'm only in a clubhouse randomly. Imagine if someone put "Hey, Richie's gaining weight" in your company newsletter. (Will Carroll)
2010-01-19 15:30:00 (link to chat)	Have you seen the photos of Geovany Soto from this past weekend's Cubs Convention? He has lost 40+ lbs. Is there a point where a player can lose too much weight, especially behind the plate? (Jack from Chicago)	Never mind him, have you seen Alton Brown? I turned on Iron Chef the other day and thought the man was dying -- just turned out he had worked some Atkins variation. Atkins scares me, both from the point of view of cardiac health and I also understand the boomerang possibilities are pretty good. ...There is a long history of players who have struggled to keep their weight up during the long season, just as there has been some, like Soto, who have struggled to keep it down. Both have their negatives. Will Carroll would probably have a more informed answer to this question than I do and maybe he'll chime in here before we quit. (Steven Goldman)
2010-01-26 14:00:00 (link to chat)	So I read that Geovany Soto lost 40 lbs in the off-season. So did Matt Stairs. Is Jenny Craig the new steroids? (Zeus from Olympus)	I dunno, you're the king of the gods, you tell me. After what Charlie Manuel did on Nutrisystem, though, I have to think that's the diet method of choice. (Tommy Bennett)
2009-10-05 16:00:00 (link to chat)	any thoughts on what Geovany Soto's future looks like? he had injuries this year and there's plenty of talk that he was out of shape coming into the season. his batting average was way down and his slugging down accordingly, but he still walked a lot. (spf from chicago)	He had a .218 BA and .321 OBP. The .321 is low from an absolute standpoint but yeah, definitely high relative to the BA, and a promising sign given that we would assume his .251 would rise next season. He would be the perfect guinea pig for HITf/x data given that his balls in play rates are similar to a year ago. The only difference is a 3% shift in LD (21 to 18) and GB (37 to 40). If that data were available we could see if was hitting the ball similarly as well which could better answer this question. Unfortunately it isn't available so I'll speculate he is somewhere between last year and this year. (Eric Seidman)
2009-09-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Happy Labor Day CK... Do the Cubs spend the offseason rebuilding, retooling or some combination? If they're content to let Harden go, as the rumours insist, wouldn't they need to bring a starting pitcher back? (strupp from Madison)	Happy LD back atcha. Given the relative untradeability of some of the big-ticket contracts they have on the roster, the relative paucity of worthwhile prospects, and the absence of any great team in the division, it has to be a matter of re-tooling. As far as a starter, they might slum about a bit to find a functional veteran for their fourth or fifth man, but it isn't the rotation that needs fixing, it's being able to get better production out of Milton Bradley, Geovany Soto, and especially Alfonso Soriano. Sori needs to send thank-you notes to MB on a daily basis, because perhaps nobody else could keep a season so miserable off of the front page. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-09-02 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Buster Posey was just called up. What, if any impact, does he play on the Wild Card race? Is it too much to expect him to be an improvement over a banged up Molina? (Brandon from SF)	I can certainly seeing him have an impact if he posts an EqA above, say, .270. The Giants are just an awful offensive team to the point that 2009 Geovany Soto might actually improve them, let alone a top-tier prospect everyone raves about. (Eric Seidman)
2009-02-16 14:00:00 (link to chat)	What keeps Kila Ka'aihue's 2008 from being thought of in a similar fashion as Geovany Soto's 2007? (Connor from Chicago)	I would say a lot of it is in the position. Good catcher versus unathletic first baseman. HUGE difference right there. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-02-10 14:00:00 (link to chat)	I don't like much of what Jim Hendry has done this offseason but what confuses me is letting Henry Blanco walk? Are koyie Hill and Paul Bako the left handed hitting messiahs? What am I missing? Was Blanco too expensive? Is he injured? (ced from chicago)	I can understand a desire to get a backup for Geovany Soto who's an opposite-side hitter, but yes, I'd rather have spent the money to retain Blanco than spend it on Bako (or Joey Gathright, for that matter). (Christina Kahrl)
2008-12-15 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Speaking of Prior... in 03 when the Cubs were 5 outs from the World Series, they had Prior and Wood coming off of big years, supposedly the best farm system in the game, and now 5 years later, the system sucks, those two are gone, yet they're in line for their third straight divisional title. We're in the midst of a pretty good run by the Cubs aren't we? (Quentin from Alabama)	Jim Hendry really changed models and became the Yankees. The one worrisome thing for me is that aside from Geovany Soto (a really nice exception, eh?) they haven't been able to get players to transition successfully to the majors. I have no idea why. (Will Carroll)
2008-09-16 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Geovany Soto has the best stats for any NL rookie, and he's just called a no hitter and a one hitter in back to back games. Has there been an easier Rookie of the Year choice lately? (Rob from Bloomington, IL)	Albert Pujols, 2001? (Steven Goldman)
2008-08-26 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Geovany Soto for MVP is pretty farfetched, but how good is this kid going to be, Nate? As a long time Cubs fan, it's been great to watch him handle the pitching staff and hit, but I'm afraid this is a mirage. Please tell me we're going to be watching Geovany succeed in a Cubs uni for a long time. (bctowns from Chicago, IL)	I'm not necessarily convinced that Soto is going to get a whole lot better, but I'd expect him to roughly sustain this level of performance for then next half-dozen years. (Nate Silver)
2008-07-23 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Fantasy Q: Should I trade Soto for Adrian Gonzalez? I'd be replacing Soto with Iannetta. Thanks! (boom-boom from Iowa City)	Well, all fantasy trades depend on format, but as a baseball proposition, I love Geovany Soto and would need more than Gonzalez to feel right about dealing him. (Nate Silver)
2008-05-09 14:00:00 (link to chat)	How about that Geovany Soto? That k/bb is strikingly good for someone hitting over .330. While I doubt he'll keep that up, given he's had two four hit games already, is he already the best offensive catcher in the league? (Scott from Chicago)	One of the reasons it's fun to be back in Chicago is that it's just fun to see Soto play regularly. Between the sock and the paunch, he's got the sort of Hector Villanueva vibe beyond the pure production that might make him the all-time catcher in Cubs history. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-01-10 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Everyone's projections for Geovany Soto seem to be very favorable. Care to dampen this Cubs fan's expectations? (Marc from San Antonio)	The catching situation in 2008 will be an improvement on the performance Cubs' catchers put up in 2007. I suspect Soto will be comparable in value to Barrett 2005, with a bit more defense and less offense. (Joe Sheehan)

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Advanced Catching Metrics

Year	lvl	CSAA	Framing Runs	Blocking Chances	EPAA	Blocking Runs	SB Attempts	SRAA	TRAA	Throwing Runs	FRAA Adj.	FRAA
2005	aaa	.000	0.0	3954	.000	0.5	89	.019	.002	-1.1	-1.5	3.9
2006	mlb	.004	0.3	288	.000	0.0	5	.032	.001	-0.1	1.3	0.1
2006	aaa	.003	2.8	4312	.000	-0.2	112	.012	.003	-0.8	1.9	3.6
2007	mlb	.003	0.4	579	.000	0.1	13	.003	.002	0.0	0.3	0.5
2007	aaa	-.004	-3.4	3256	-.001	0.5	50	.001	-.005	0.2	-4.1	-3.3
2008	mlb	-.002	-1.8	5321	-.001	1.3	80	.024	.003	-1.3	-1.8	-3.6
2009	aax	.005	0.1	99	.000	0.0	1	-.006	-.001	0.0	0.1	0.1
2009	mlb	.004	3.7	4009	.000	0.3	74	.008	.003	-0.3	3.0	2.7
2010	mlb	.006	5.3	4409	-.002	2.3	85	.020	.003	-1.1	6.1	4.7
2011	mlb	.011	11.5	5173	-.002	2.5	106	.000	-.002	0.2	13.3	16.4
2011	aax	.004	0.0	26	.000	0.0	1	-.011	-.001	0.0	0.0	0.0
2012	mlb	.011	9.1	3875	-.001	1.0	78	.014	.001	-0.7	8.7	8.4
2012	aaa	.011	0.4	125	.000	0.0	6	-.008	.003	0.0	0.4	0.4
2013	mlb	.004	1.9	2061	-.001	0.3	29	-.006	.002	0.1	2.0	3.2
2014	mlb	-.005	-0.9	854	.002	-0.6	19	-.044	.003	0.5	-1.2	-1.0
2014	aaa	.011	0.6	189	.000	0.0	6	-.038	.000	0.2	0.7	0.7
2014	aax	-.007	-0.2	179	.000	0.0	3	.032	.000	-0.1	-0.3	-0.2
2015	mlb	.004	1.7	2259	.000	0.1	28	.008	-.003	0.0	1.7	0.5
2016	aaa	.000	0.0	0	.000	0.0	5	-.001	.000	0.0	-0.1	0.1
2016	mlb	.003	0.5	858	.001	-0.2	25	.029	.010	-0.5	-0.5	-0.7
2017	mlb	-.025	-2.8	491	.001	-0.2	9	.044	.001	-0.3	-3.3	-3.3

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PITCHf/x Hitter Profile

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