that's only because nobody hits a power hitter in the leadoff spot. if babe ruth's teams had let him hit leadoff, i'm pretty sure that soriano would have no hope of ever shattering every leadoff record. and, it should be reiterated that a leadoff hitter is guaranteed to hit leadoff a grand total of once every game. Ok, back to the team numbers. 50-20 with, 26-28 without. Explain this. Not a small sample size. Do you have any other statistic to use or do you plan on just ignoring every single argument that every other poster is giving you? The Cubs were 6-8 without Zambrano and 70-40 with him. I think Zambrano should be the team MVP. I've used plenty. Perhaps you should go back and read them. And NEVER throw a pitcher into the mix when they go to the bump 30 times a year. There's a thing called the Cy Young for that. No, and no