Sat Feb 22 2014 | 13:20 | Alfonso Soriano still battling the flu |
Daniel Barbarisi of the Wall Street Journal reports that Alfonso Soriano has still yet to participate in activities this spring as he's battling a nasty bout of the flu. |
The veteran outfielder will be re-evaluated on Monday. He still has plenty of time to get healthy and ready to go for the start of the regular season, so the illness shouldn't have any effect on his draft stock. |
Source: Daniel Barbarisi on Twitter | |
Fri Feb 21 2014 | 15:28 | Alfonso Soriano might retire after season |
Alfonso Soriano indicated earlier this week that whether he continues his playing career next season will depend on his health. |
"It depends on how I feel,'' Soriano said. "If I am healthy I will play [in 2015]. If not, I will let it go. It depends how I feel.'' Soriano will turn 39 in July, but he appears to have something left in the tank given that he's coming off back-to-back, 30-homer, 100-RBI seasons. He is in the final year of a nine-year, $136 million contract. |
Source: New York Post | |
Thu Feb 20 2014 | 13:39 | Alfonso Soriano out Thurs. due to the flu |
Alfonso Soriano was held out of workouts Thursday in Yankees camp due to a case of the flu. |
Soriano should be fully recovered by early next week and will have no problems catching back up with his teammates. The 38-year-old is expected to be in a rotation this year between right field and designated hitter. He had 34 home runs and 101 RBI in 151 games last season between the Cubs and Yankees. |
Source: Joel Sherman on Twitter | |
Fri Dec 6 2013 | 10:37 | Girardi doesn't commit to Soriano in RF |
Yankees manager Joe Girardi wouldn't commit Thursday to using Alfonso Soriano as his everyday right fielder next season. |
Brett Gardner will shift to left field following the Jacoby Ellsbury signing, meaning Soriano will also have to move. Girardi is likely simply keeping open the possibility that the Yanks will bring in someone else to play right field, resulting in Soriano being used in the DH spot. Soriano will play regularly somewhere after slugging 30 homers in 2013 for the second straight season. |
Source: Newark Star-Ledger | |
Sat Sep 21 2013 | 15:44 | Soriano homers in win over Giants |
Alfonso Soriano clubbed a solo homer in Saturday's win over the Giants. |
Soriano now has 17 home runs and 50 RBI in 52 games with the Yankees. He's just the fifth player in MLB history with at least 50 RBI with two teams in the same season, joining Matt Holliday, Manny Ramirez, Carlos Beltran, and David Justice. |
Source: Rotoworld.com | |
Sun Sep 15 2013 | 23:54 | Soriano goes 1-for-2 in return to lineup |
Alfonso Soriano (thumb) returned to the Yankees lineup on Sunday, going 1-for-2 with a walk in a losing effort against the Red Sox. |
Soriano indicated that his thumb was still bothering him, but not to the point that would keep him out of the lineup. The Yankees certainly need his bat in the lineup, so expect Soriano to continue to man up and play through the pain over the final two weeks of the season. |
Source: Rotoworld.com | |
Sun Sep 15 2013 | 17:07 | Soriano expected to return to lineup Sunday |
Yankees manager Joe Girardi indicated that he expects Alfonso Soriano (thumb) to return to the starting lineup for Sunday night's game against the Red Sox. |
Soriano was a late scratch just minutes before Saturday's game due to a sprained thumb. He attempted to hit in the batting cages early on Sunday, declaring himself good to go. The veteran outfielder is hitting .251/.299/.525 with 15 homers and 47 RBI in 46 games since rejoining the Bombers. |
Source: Joel Sherman on Twitter | |
Sat Sep 14 2013 | 13:03 | Alfonso Soriano scratched from Yanks lineup |
Alfonso Soriano has been scratched from the Yankees lineup on Saturday due to a sprained thumb. |
The ailment isn't expected to require any type of extended absence, and Soriano is considered day-to-day. |
Source: Bryan Hoch on Twitter | |
Tue Sep 10 2013 | 22:48 | Soriano belts two homers in Yanks' comeback |
Alfonso Soriano smacked a pair of homers and drove in three in Tuesday's comeback win over the Orioles. |
Soriano's solo blast in the sixth cut the Orioles' lead to 4-2, and his two-run dinger in the eighth gave them the lead for good. The veteran outfielder has now gone deep 15 times in 43 games since putting back on the pinstripes, slugging .541 in the process. |
Source: Rotoworld.com | |
Fri Sep 6 2013 | 23:11 | Soriano belts 30th homer in loss to Red Sox |
Alfonso Soriano belted his 30th home run of the season, but it wasn't enough to lead the Yankees to victory over the Red Sox in a wild game on Friday. |
Soriano finished the evening 1-for-5. His two-run shot off Felix Doubront got the scoring started in the first inning, and helped propel the Yankees to an early 8-3 lead that they were unable to hang on to. The 37-year-old has now smashed 13 homers and driven home 43 runs in just 39 games since returning to the Bronx Bombers. |
Source: Rotoworld.com | |
Tue Aug 27 2013 | 22:06 | Alfonso Soriano reaches 400 career homers |
Alfonso Soriano blasted a three-run homer and a solo shot in Tuesday's win over the Blue Jays. |
The longballs were Soriano's 399th and 400th of his career. In 30 games for the Yankees this season, Soriano is already tied for the team lead for right-handed batters with 11 dingers. He's now gone deep 30 times this season, giving him a good shot at a second straight 30-homer campaign. |
Source: Rotoworld.com | |
Wed Aug 21 2013 | 22:07 | Soriano homers again as Yankees top Jays 4-2 |
Alfonso Soriano went 1-for-3 with a game-winning two-run home run to give the Yankees a 4-2 win over the Blue Jays on Wednesday. |
Soriano had gone hitless in 13 at-bats over his last three games after his torrid streak last week, but his eighth inning homer broke a 2-2 tie and put the Yankees ahead for good on Wednesday. The homer was his 26th of the season and his ninth in 95 at-bats since being dealt to the Bombers. |
Source: Rotoworld.com | |
Fri Aug 16 2013 | 23:13 | Soriano stays hot as Yankees top Red Sox |
Alfonso Soriano's incredible week continued Friday against the Red Sox, as he finished 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBI and two runs scored. |
If that wasn't enough, Soriano also stole a base. The veteran has now driven in 18 runs over his last four games, which ties the MLB record. He appears rejuvenated in his return to pinstripes. |
Source: Rotoworld.com | |
Thu Aug 15 2013 | 16:59 | Soriano has four hits, RBI in loss |
Alfonso Soriano went 4-for-5 with an RBI single and a run scored in Thursday's loss to the Angels. |
He nearly had a second RBI when he singled in the bottom of the ninth, but Brett Gardner was held at third base for some reason. Soriano is 10-for-14 with four homers and 14 RBI over his last three games and is hitting .296 since returning to the Bronx. |
Source: Rotoworld.com | |
Wed Aug 14 2013 | 22:15 | Soriano has seven RBI, Yanks roll over Angels |
Alfonso Soriano went 3-for-3 with two home runs and seven RBI in the Yankees' 11-3 win over the Angels on Wednesday. |
Soriano's had a good 48 hours. The outfielder hit a grand slam in the first inning before adding a solo shot in the fifth, the second straight game in which he's homered twice. Over the last two games against the Angels, Soriano is 6-for-9 with four home runs, six runs scored and 13 RBI. Not a bad series for the 37-year-old. |
Source: Rotoworld.com | |
Tue Aug 13 2013 | 23:35 | Alfonso Soriano homers twice, drives in six |
Alfonso Soriano reached the 20-homer mark again Tuesday, belting a pair of homers while driving in six runs in a win over the Angels Tuesday. |
Soriano launched a two-run blast in the fifth and a three-run jack in the seventh while also adding an RBI single. The 37-year-old has now reached the 20-homer mark for 12 straight seasons and has 394 for his career. He's hit .222/.246/.476 with five longballs over 16 games since returning to the team he started his career with. |
Source: Rotoworld.com | |
Thu Aug 8 2013 | 01:09 | Soriano homers, scores twice in loss to Sox |
Alfonso Soriano went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI in a loss to the White Sox on Wednesday. |
The home run was Soriano's second since coming to the Yankees, raising his RBI total to six. In total, Soriano is batting .253/.286/.462 with 19 home runs and 57 RBI. |
Source: Rotoworld.com | |
Sun Jul 28 2013 | 21:01 | Soriano has four hits, including walkoff |
Alfonso Soriano had four hits, including a walkoff RBI single, in the Yankees' win over the Rays on Sunday. |
It was a massive day for the former Yankee, who singled and scored in the first inning, hit a two-run shot in the third inning, singled to left field in the seventh inning and played the hero with a game-winning single to center field in the bottom of the ninth. He got a nice fantasy boost when he was traded into the power-friendly American League East and is a must-own again in standard mixed formats. |
Source: Rotoworld.com | |
Fri Jul 26 2013 | 23:16 | Soriano hitless in return to Yankees |
Alfonso Soriano went 0-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored Friday against the Rays in his first game since being traded to the Yankees. |
Batting cleanup in his return to the Bronx, Soriano had plenty of chances to do damage, but he could only muster a run-scoring fielder's choice in the ninth inning. With the way Travis Hafner has faded, Soriano should get most of the at-bats out of the DH spot after Curtis Granderson comes of the disabled list. Playing in the hitter-friendly ballparks of the AL East, a big second half wouldn't be a surprise. |
Source: Rotoworld.com | |
Fri Jul 26 2013 | 16:28 | Alfonso Soriano officially returns to Yankees |
Yankees acquired OF Alfonso Soriano and cash considerations from the Cubs for RHP Corey Black. |
Soriano is set to bat cleanup in his return to the Bronx on Friday against the Rays. The Cubs will reportedly pay roughly $17.7 million of the approximately $24.5 million remaining on his contract. The Yankees have struggled miserably from the right side of the plate, so Soriano should be an upgrade. The 37-year-old is batting .254/.287/.467 with 17 home runs and 51 RBI through 93 games this season and holds an .806 OPS against left-handed pitching. He'll likely play left field for now and shift over to the DH spot once Curtis Granderson comes off the disabled list. |
Source: Rotoworld.com | |