FWIW, he was sort of a victim of bad timing, too. He probably would've used that money on Beltran or someone else better had he had the opportunity earlier. It seemed MacPhail and/or the Trib was unwilling to OK monster contracts. That's not to excuse his poor allocation of resources otherwise, though. For this team I would rather have Soriano then Beltran anyday. I'd rather have Beltran in CF and Carlos Lee in LF with that money. I'd rather have Beltran in CF, Carlos Lee in LF, and Vlad in RF with that money. This.