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Is Geovany Soto Being Shopped?

Found November 08, 2009 on Chicago Cubs Online:
PLAYERS: Geovany Soto,  Ryan Doumit,  Dioner Navarro,  Jarrod Saltalamacchia
TEAMS: Chicago Cubs,  Pittsburgh Pirates,  Tampa Bay Rays,  Texas Rangers

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The 2008 NL Rookie of the Year is coming off a horrible season but is Jim Hendry shopping his catcher? According to a report from Baseball Prospectus on the eve of the GM Meetings in Chicago, "Catching has become an increasingly difficult position for teams to fill, yet there are some interesting names floating as trade possibilities : the Pirates' Ryan Doumit, the Rays' Dioner Navarro, the Rangers' Jarrod Saltalamacchia and the Cubs' Geovany Soto."
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