MLB: April 2009 Archives

Alfonso Soriano now will take his cuts from the No. 3 spot in the batting order.

OK, this is what you've all been waiting for, right? Seems "Sweet Lou" finally has wised up and decided to move Alfonso Soriano out of the leadoff spot.

Partly due to Milton Bradley's injuries and ineffectiveness, the Cubs have been lacking punch in the middle of the lineup. So Piniella decided Friday to slide Soriano down to the No. 3 spot in the batting order (for the first time since a brief stay there in May of 2007), with Aramis Ramirez hitting cleanup and struggling Derrek Lee moving down to the fifth slot.