How to solve the Soriano dilemma?

[ER Cub]

I am not an expert on this, but clearly the guy is hurting this team right now.

If you bench him, does he pout for 5 years?

Is there any way at all to move him off this team without cutting him?

How could you structure a trade to make it worthwhile to send him somewhere else?

(Obviously, you could say Alfonso and Vitters for Neifi, and the Cubs will pay all the salaries, on second thought, Jim don't read this).

 

I am not trying to start a "Soriano Sucks" thread, just curious how some of you would approach this.

[javy knows my name]

cut off his balls

[rocket]

We're probably stuck with him. Pray that cheap, effective talent comes through in the minors so that we'll have money to spend on good players at other positions.

[ER Cub]

cut off his balls

 

 

Well, that's one way to approach it. Probably works in Cuba, I'm guessing the players union would have trouble with it.

[SouthSideRyan]

Hope that he's had a knee injury all year.

[soapy]

Code Red.

 

But really, as far as the remainder of this year they probably need to work in Fox regularly in LF. I understand it's not feasible to expect Soriano to be outright benched (it may not even be advisable), but he should probably only starting like half of the games or something at this point. Not that it really matters since this season is toast.

 

I can't imagine they'd be able to move him this offseason. They're going to have to hope for a bounce back season next year and then maybe try to move him (which would still be extremely difficult).

[Little Slide Rooter]

hired thugs.

[jersey cubs fan]

There's really nothing you can do now. You just have to hope he has one, maybe two bounce back seasons in him. If he stays this bad next year, I think you can legitimately think about cutting him then, or finding somebody else to take at least a portion of his salary. And you have to hope that some combination of Colvin, Burke and Jackson can come up and provide some reasonably cost effective production from the OF spot in a year or two, and let Fox get some of his time for now.

[Banedon]

Hope that he's had a knee injury all year.

 

If he has, they should DL him for the rest of the season now. Let him heal up.

[CubColtPacer]

Hope that he's had a knee injury all year.

 

If he has, they should DL him for the rest of the season now. Let him heal up.

 

I think it's pretty clear he has some sort of leg issue. Even on that triple the other night where he was clearly trying to run hard, his running motion was very unnatural.

 

The problem becomes deciding whether that's a temporary thing or if he will likely have it the rest of his career. His legs appear to be giving out after the leg injuries he had early in his Cub career.

[Wheelimus]

Barring a miracle over the next week or so, I'd like to see him benched/DL'd the rest of the year with a (phantom?) leg injury. With this season quickly becoming hopeless, he's too valuable (as in, expensive) to not treat frailly in hopes that an extra long offseason will finally heal some of his problems.

[apete6]

Loads and loads of HGH. I'm talking Bonds level.

[bakester]

Loads and loads of HGH. I'm talking Bonds level.

 

haha ya then get him caught so that he's banned and we won't have to pay him.

[apete6]

Loads and loads of HGH. I'm talking Bonds level.

 

haha ya then get him caught so that he's banned and we won't have to pay him.

 

Exactly! We need to get someone to send it to him, plant it in his locker, force feed it down his throat when he's drunk, whatever.

[Outshined_One]

Pray to all that is holy that he bounces back next season, and then dump him off on anyone who's willing.

[Guest]

Pray to all that is holy that he bounces back next season, and then dump him off on anyone who's willing.

That's it. And also, pay a portion of the rest of the remaining years.

 

I know that's not Hendry's MO though.

[TruffleShuffle]

Pray to all that is holy that he bounces back next season, and then dump him off on anyone who's willing.

 

i'd be fine with them doing this even if it meant eating half his salary in the deal.

[XZero771679666304]

Pray to all that is holy that he bounces back next season, and then dump him off on anyone who's willing.

 

i'd be fine with them doing this even if it meant eating half his salary in the deal.

 

That's probably what it would take, if he has a good year in 2010. If he doesn't improve, we're stuck with him.

[E.J.]

It's going to take a lot for him to recover from this season. He looks completely lost at the plate now and basically lucks into hits. 3 sliders low and away is all it takes nowadays.

[UMFan83]

I still love the Zito for Soriano trade suggestion. I feel like Zito could hurt us less by pitching as a 5th starter or long reliever than Soriano could playing 150 games in Left Field. We're gonna have to pay all or most of the contract anyways if we do trade him elsewhere so whatever, just clear the LF position for an upgrade.

[MSG T]

Pray to all that is holy that he bounces back next season, and then dump him off on anyone who's willing.

 

i'd be fine with them doing this even if it meant eating half his salary in the deal.

 

I agree. In fact, I'd almost be willing to give him up without getting anything in return. That almost will turn to a definitely if next year looks anything like this year.

 

Another $45 mil for him not to play for the Cubs is way better than paying another $90 mil to play for the Cubs. Even if this is just a bad year, and turns it around some next year, those last 3-4 years are still going to be UGLY. If he's already started down that slope, ugh.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Ive said this before and Ill say it again. Try the same thing that the Blue Jays did with Rios. If someones foolish enough to claim him, let them enjoy him and his albatross of a contract.

[Derwood]

Ive said this before and Ill say it again. Try the same thing that the Blue Jays did with Rios. If someones foolish enough to claim him, let them enjoy him and his albatross of a contract.

 

Oh, I'm sure he's been put through waivers.

[C.C.]

Ive said this before and Ill say it again. Try the same thing that the Blue Jays did with Rios. If someones foolish enough to claim him, let them enjoy him and his albatross of a contract.

 

Do you honestly think someone would claim him?

[Little Slide Rooter]

Ive said this before and Ill say it again. Try the same thing that the Blue Jays did with Rios. If someones foolish enough to claim him, let them enjoy him and his albatross of a contract.

 

Do you honestly think someone would claim him?

 

You never know. The Jays probably didnt think that Rios would be claimed. The best bet would be a contending team atempting to block the team aboove them. I could see the Red Sox claiming him to block the Yankees or the Giants to block the Dodgers.

 

Whatever happens, Sorianos on his way to being the most hated man in Chicago since Gacy.