Buster Olney's comments about Soriano

[David]

Truth be told, the real splits for Soriano might just be Hot vs. Cold. With no in-between.

[Post Count Padder]

Truth be told, the real splits for Soriano might just be Hot vs. Cold. With no in-between.

Yeah, I was just talking about him with some of my friends yesterday. He's a very streaky hitter and situation doesn't even really matter. Just depends when he's hot and cold.

[Illini Iceman]

He was pretty clutch in game 7 of the WS vs. Arizona. That was till Rivera choked it away.

 

That's because playing next to Jeter all season he absorbed some of Jeter's overflow clutchiness but by now it has all worn off.

[Wilson A2000]

He was pretty clutch in game 7 of the WS vs. Arizona. That was till Rivera choked it away.

 

That's because playing next to Jeter all season he absorbed some of Jeter's overflow clutchiness but by now it has all worn off.

 

Then bat him next to Fukudome

[windycityfan]

If we're mad now about Soriano(which I am), imagine what it's going to be like when he's playing left field for us at 38!

 

Not that there's anything wrong with being 38, right? Right? :evil:

[Fred Hornkohl]

If we're mad now about Soriano(which I am), imagine what it's going to be like when he's playing left field for us at 38!

 

Not that there's anything wrong with being 38, right? Right? :evil:

 

I vaguely remember 38. :grin:

[circlecitycub]

Truth be told, the real splits for Soriano might just be Hot vs. Cold. With no in-between.

 

Ding, ding, ding. We have a winner. Everyone is bemoaning Soriano right now but he will get hot and when he does all will be right with the world.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Coincidentally, Baseball Reference added a big update to their splits, which now include splits based on leverage.

 

Soriano's career numbers:

 

High leverage: .254/.317/.438/.755 in 780 PA's

Medium leverage: .293/.334/.549/.883 in 2138 PA's

Low leverage: .278/.319/.505/.824 in 1951 PA's

[Yanksfan1523]

He was pretty clutch in game 7 of the WS vs. Arizona. That was till Rivera choked it away.

 

:bye: I cried.

[SouthSideRyan]

If we're mad now about Soriano(which I am), imagine what it's going to be like when he's playing left field for us at 38!

 

Not that there's anything wrong with being 38, right? Right? :evil:

 

I vaguely remember 38. :grin:

 

1938?

[Jon]

Coincidentally, Baseball Reference added a big update to their splits, which now include splits based on leverage.

 

Soriano's career numbers:

 

High leverage: .254/.317/.438/.755 in 780 PA's

Medium leverage: .293/.334/.549/.883 in 2138 PA's

Low leverage: .278/.319/.505/.824 in 1951 PA's

When was this? I must've skipped over it when I looked earlier today.

[CuseCubFan69]

So the Cubs should trade Soriano for Roberts then?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Coincidentally, Baseball Reference added a big update to their splits, which now include splits based on leverage.

 

Soriano's career numbers:

 

High leverage: .254/.317/.438/.755 in 780 PA's

Medium leverage: .293/.334/.549/.883 in 2138 PA's

Low leverage: .278/.319/.505/.824 in 1951 PA's

When was this? I must've skipped over it when I looked earlier today.

 

The blog entry about it is timed at 4:35 PM, so it may not have been up when you checked.

[wade]

Is this up on FJM yet? I know Soriano's not one of the best 5 players in baseball and is probably overpayed. But to say you'd bat him 8th, but can't because he's not disciplined is nuts. He's a 30 homer a year guy that in a good year will bat .300 and a bad year bat .275. His OBP sucks. That's a fact. But he's not an 8 hitter.

[Fred Hornkohl]

If we're mad now about Soriano(which I am), imagine what it's going to be like when he's playing left field for us at 38!

 

Not that there's anything wrong with being 38, right? Right? :evil:

 

I vaguely remember 38. :grin:

 

1938?

 

I'm gonna slap you, boy !! :evil:

[Elrhino]

Soriano is NOT a clutch hitter and neither is Edwin Encarnacion.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqYUmK9xpRY&feature=related

 

 

[sneakypower]

i can't get enough of that clip. brantley's worse than mccarver.

[nilodnayr]

Interesting comments. He thinks Soriano would best help the Cubs hitting 7th, and sort of reiterates what a lot of us were thinking, Soriano does not come up big in clutch situations.

 

Brendan, NY: Whats your take on Sorianos proper batting order slot? Any chance they still get Roberts b/c they might resolve a lot of those issues and DeRosas looked pretty bad at second so far.

 

SportsNation Buster Olney: (1:30 PM ET ) Brendan: There is no perfect place to hit him, other than No. 7. he strikes out way too much to hit anywhere from 3-6, and you can't hit him eighth; he'd get less than nothing to hit. You can't hit him seventh, because the Cubs are paying him way too much money to stick him in that slot in the lineup, and he's made it very clear -- in Washington, and with the Cubs -- that he is most comfortable leading off. So Lou basically has to grit his teeth and write in Soriano at No. 1 until the Cubs get Roberts.

 

Bob, Chicago: Soriano had the third best OPS+ on the team. How can you say he can't bat anywhere from 3-6?

 

SportsNation Buster Olney: (1:35 PM ET ) Bob: This is a classic example of the whole scouting vs. numbers thing I just mentioned. The numbers say one thing, but if you've been around Soriano and watched his hitting with RISP, he just is not good in big spots, against good pitchers; he just destroys rallies...

 

So, hes not good hitting with RISP, so you think its best to hit him behind the hitters in the lineup that will be in scoring situation (ie the middle of the order) and move him out of the leadoff spot which bats behind the least amount of guys who get in scoring situations?

 

Thats some faulty ass logic.