Has Soto really looked that bad? I recall some scorchers hit right at people. I mean today. They both fouled out in their first at bats now they both hit shallow/infield flies with a runner on 3rd and 2nd with zero/one out.
My favorite Theriot moment was the mass hysteria from the common fan on Cubs.com and other various blogs following his trade. You would have thought the Cubs got rid of Sandberg in his prime. I also enjoyed the less version this winter when Sam Fuld was traded.
When it ends up being you against the entire board time and time again there is a real good chance that a) you are wrong or b) you are arguing for the sake of arguing. My guess is it's a little bit of both.
This message should probably be relayed to the authors of The Beauty of Short Hops. Have you even read the book? how do you know what the conclusions are based on? Perhaps you should read the book before assuming you know what the authors are about. The synopsis was enough to assure me that reading this book in it's entirety would make my head hurt.