Ok, who owes Soriano an apology?

[Fred Hornkohl]

Hendry owes Soriano an apology. He just sent his BFF down to AAA, so now Soriano will hit another super-slump as he mopes about without his lil' buddy

 

..... or not.

 

05/15 - 05/17      AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   RBI%
Soriano            14    6    9    1    0    4    7    0    4  0.643  0.643  1.571  2.214  0.833  3.00  0.750

[Vanilla Ice]

Hendry owes Soriano an apology. He just sent his BFF down to AAA, so now Soriano will hit another super-slump as he mopes about without his lil' buddy

 

..... or not.

 

05/15 - 05/17      AB    R    H   2b   3b   HR  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS  BABIP  P/PA   RBI%
Soriano            14    6    9    1    0    4    7    0    4  0.643  0.643  1.571  2.214  0.833  3.00  0.750

 

His OPS is over 2.000

 

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

[mcgoobs]

There's been two large knocks on Soriano when he was struggling: 1) a rehash that he's overpaid, and 2) that Johnson should start over him, or that the Cubs should try to trade him.

 

Knock #1 is pointless to argue over, and doesn't relate to a decision of whether he should start or not.

 

Knock #2 overlooks how Johnson's lack of power and ability to hit right-handed pitchers make him a fourth outfielder at best. It also overlooks the fact that Soriano is untradeable given his contract (point #1).

 

He's got a monster contract, but I don't think he's untradeable. There are GMs out there who would give up something to see if a player like Soriano had anything left in a couple of years - especially if he's dealt during a hot streak.

 

The Cubs may have to eat some money, but it could happen.

 

Fair - untradeable is probably too draconian a word. For the Cubs to Soriano would mean they would 1) have to find a team that could handle Soriano's contract, and 2) either get an outfield power bat in return or have a legitimate and proven and reliable option coming up from the minors.

 

You bring up a good point that the fact that Soriano has very very very hot streaks means that a fickle GM might find Soriano more appealing than he should. Something for the team to keep in mind if trading Soriano becomes a focus.

[dew1679666265]

There's been two large knocks on Soriano when he was struggling: 1) a rehash that he's overpaid, and 2) that Johnson should start over him, or that the Cubs should try to trade him.

 

Knock #1 is pointless to argue over, and doesn't relate to a decision of whether he should start or not.

 

Knock #2 overlooks how Johnson's lack of power and ability to hit right-handed pitchers make him a fourth outfielder at best. It also overlooks the fact that Soriano is untradeable given his contract (point #1).

 

He's got a monster contract, but I don't think he's untradeable. There are GMs out there who would give up something to see if a player like Soriano had anything left in a couple of years - especially if he's dealt during a hot streak.

 

The Cubs may have to eat some money, but it could happen.

 

Fair - untradeable is probably too draconian a word. For the Cubs to Soriano would mean they would 1) have to find a team that could handle Soriano's contract, and 2) either get an outfield power bat in return or have a legitimate and proven and reliable option coming up from the minors.

 

You bring up a good point that the fact that Soriano has very very very hot streaks means that a fickle GM might find Soriano more appealing than he should. Something for the team to keep in mind if trading Soriano becomes a focus.

 

Hopefully whoever is our GM in two to three years (the latest I think Sori should be dealt) will consider his extreme hot streaks as a good opportunity to trade him. If it's still Hendry, he may see it as a reason to keep Soriano.

 

As for the limits to trading Alfonso, things could be completely different three years from now, but if it were completed now, I would agree. Hopefully, though, a Colvin or Vitters or Pie or somebody will step up to negate that need.

[Brett]

Seems to me the main criticisms lobbed at Soriano pertain to his incredible inconsistency - and although I love it when he's dominating, I won't apologize for the criticism.