Félix Pie (born February 8, 1985 in La Romana,
Dominican Republic) is a Major League center fielder
for the Chicago Cubs.
Pie is a highly-touted young prospect who is
considered a "five-tool player" who has been put on
the fast-track to reaching the big-league club,
although he did not start the 2007 season with the
major-league club. Despite obvious talent, Pie's
strikeout rates continue to be much higher than
average. Pie was called up from Triple-A Iowa on
April 17th, 2007 and was in the starting lineup,
replacing the injured Alfonso Soriano. At the time
of his call-up, Pie was batting .444 with one homer
and six RBIs in 36 at-bats. Before the 2007 season,
Pie was ranked as the number one prospect in the
Cubs organization.
His highly anticipated major league debut was in
April of 2007. Pie was called back up from the
minors on June 3, 2007, and remained with the club
until July 13th, when he was sent back down to AAA
to get more regular at-bats. However, the Cubs
recently recalled Pie from the minors in order to
presumably replace an injured Alfonso Soriano and
Angel Pagan on August 8, 2007.
