There were a handful of guys around the league who decisively exhibited some power Thursday after enduring some personal long-ball droughts. But the most surprising member of the bunch was Geovany Soto, who managed a 2-3, 2 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, BB performance from the 8-spot. The bombs each came with two runners on base and keyed the White Sox to a resounding 11-2 victory over Detroit. Soto is projected to go yard five times this season, so to see him accomplish the feat twice in one day this early was certainly unexpected. The fantasy takeaway from this offensive burst is unfortunately to treat this as an aberration that you can’t count on, though, since Omar Narvaez has the starting job largely locked up. Soto is the LHB member of a two-man catcher platoon that doesn’t favor a ton of playing time for him, but in a pinch, if you find Chicago facing a LHP and you want to reach for a one-day streamer at C, Soto could be your guy.
Let’s take a look at what else happened hitting-wise around the league:
well done Andrew….I could follow right along and get the total feel of the player and his strong suits and weaknesses…enjoyed the humor…Andrea