Geovany Soto
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[edit] Profile
Full Name: Geovany Soto
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Height: 6'1", Weight: 190 lbs
Position: C
Born: January 20, 1983 in San Juan, Puerto Rico
High School: (HS) American Military Academy (Rio Piedras, PR)
Acquired: Drafted in Round 11, 318 overall in Cubs 2001 June Amateur Draft
Signed: Yes, by scout Jose Trujillo, Sam Hughes
Reach Majors: Yes
Left team: Still with organization and on 40-man roster.
Uniform number: 18
[edit] Notes & News
Named to Arizona Fall League roster in 2004.
Selected to play in Futures Game in 2007.
Selected to play in World Baseball Classic before 2009 season for Team Puerto Rico.
Tested positive for marijuana during World Baseball Classic drug testing.
Lost 37 pounds in offseason after 2009 season.
[edit] Honors & Awards
Named one of Cubs Minor League Players of the Year in 2007.
Named MVP of the Pacific Coast League in 2007.
Named Rookie of the Month in April and August of 2008.
Voted into All-Star Game in 2008.
Voted Rookie of the Year in 2008.
Named to Topps All-Star Rookie team in 2008.
[edit] Prospect Lists
[edit] 2008
1st: Baseball Prospectus Cubs Prospect Rankings
2nd: Baseball America Cubs Prospect Rankings
2nd: John Sickels Cubs Prospect Rankings
3rd: Scout.com Cubs Prospect Rankings
20th: John Sickels Major League Rankings
37th: Baseball Prospectus Major League Rankings
47th: Baseball America Major League Rankings
82nd: Scout.com Major League Rankings
[edit] Injury History
Oblique injury in 2009, sat out for month in July.
[edit] Footnotes
[edit] External Links
Baseball Reference Minor League Page | Baseball Cube Page | Fangraphs] | Baseball Prospectus]
