Daniel Barbarisi of the Wall Street Journal reports that Alfonso Soriano has still yet to participate in activities this spring as he's battling a nasty bout of the flu. The veteran outfielder will be re-evaluated on Monday. He still has plenty of time to get healthy and ready to go for the start of the regular season, so the illness shouldn't have any effect on his draft stock.

Alfonso Soriano indicated earlier this week that whether he continues his playing career next season will depend on his health. "It depends on how I feel,'' Soriano said. "If I am healthy I will play [in 2015]. If not, I will let it go. It depends how I feel.'' Soriano will turn 39 in July, but he appears to have something left in the tank given that he's coming off back-to-back, 30-homer, 100-RBI seasons. He is in the final year of a nine-year, $136 million contract.

Alfonso Soriano was held out of workouts Thursday in Yankees camp due to a case of the flu. Soriano should be fully recovered by early next week and will have no problems catching back up with his teammates. The 38-year-old is expected to be in a rotation this year between right field and designated hitter. He had 34 home runs and 101 RBI in 151 games last season between the Cubs and Yankees.

Yankees manager Joe Girardi wouldn't commit Thursday to using Alfonso Soriano as his everyday right fielder next season. Brett Gardner will shift to left field following the Jacoby Ellsbury signing, meaning Soriano will also have to move. Girardi is likely simply keeping open the possibility that the Yanks will bring in someone else to play right field, resulting in Soriano being used in the DH spot. Soriano will play regularly somewhere after slugging 30 homers in 2013 for the second straight season.

Alfonso Soriano clubbed a solo homer in Saturday's win over the Giants. Soriano now has 17 home runs and 50 RBI in 52 games with the Yankees. He's just the fifth player in MLB history with at least 50 RBI with two teams in the same season, joining Matt Holliday, Manny Ramirez, Carlos Beltran, and David Justice.

Alfonso Soriano (thumb) returned to the Yankees lineup on Sunday, going 1-for-2 with a walk in a losing effort against the Red Sox. Soriano indicated that his thumb was still bothering him, but not to the point that would keep him out of the lineup. The Yankees certainly need his bat in the lineup, so expect Soriano to continue to man up and play through the pain over the final two weeks of the season.

Yankees manager Joe Girardi indicated that he expects Alfonso Soriano (thumb) to return to the starting lineup for Sunday night's game against the Red Sox. Soriano was a late scratch just minutes before Saturday's game due to a sprained thumb. He attempted to hit in the batting cages early on Sunday, declaring himself good to go. The veteran outfielder is hitting .251/.299/.525 with 15 homers and 47 RBI in 46 games since rejoining the Bombers.

Alfonso Soriano has been scratched from the Yankees lineup on Saturday due to a sprained thumb. The ailment isn't expected to require any type of extended absence, and Soriano is considered day-to-day.

Alfonso Soriano smacked a pair of homers and drove in three in Tuesday's comeback win over the Orioles. Soriano's solo blast in the sixth cut the Orioles' lead to 4-2, and his two-run dinger in the eighth gave them the lead for good. The veteran outfielder has now gone deep 15 times in 43 games since putting back on the pinstripes, slugging .541 in the process.

Alfonso Soriano belted his 30th home run of the season, but it wasn't enough to lead the Yankees to victory over the Red Sox in a wild game on Friday. Soriano finished the evening 1-for-5. His two-run shot off Felix Doubront got the scoring started in the first inning, and helped propel the Yankees to an early 8-3 lead that they were unable to hang on to. The 37-year-old has now smashed 13 homers and driven home 43 runs in just 39 games since returning to the Bronx Bombers.