Rafael Soriano

Cubs recall Rafael Soriano

The Cubs called up 35 year-old veteran reliever Rafael Soriano from Triple-A Iowa following Edwin Jackson's designation for assignment.

What It Means:

Soriano has been lights out while tuning up in the minors, tossing seven innings of scoreless baseball, allowing only four hits and seven strikeouts. He had a 3.19 ERA last season and has a 2.85 ERA for his career, so he could be a huge help to the Cubs bullpen, which has a 3.16 ERA for the season.