Phil Rogers at it again (Soriano)

[nilodnayr]

Who said he has been a problem in other clubhouses? I've read different.

 

Also, were his road splits also terrible when he was with the Yanks? I am curious.

 

Heck, I'll answer my own question.

 

In 2002, when he had his 39 HR/41 Steal year with the Yanks, he had a 822 OPS at home and a 933 OPS on the road.

 

In 2003, he had a 805 OPS at home and a 917 OPS on the road.

 

While the trend reversed itself with Texas, I still think that too much is being made of his home/road splits. His numbers obviously aren't all a product of the Ballpark at Arlington (or whatever it is called now).

 

So, why exactly are you placing more weight on his 2002/3 stats than 2004/5? I would put more creedance on his numbers from the last two years.

 

2005

224/265/374

 

2004

244/291/444

 

Those are pretty ugly and pretty credible sample sizes. But I guess we will just see what happens this year.