08-15-2010, 08:31 PM
I think it's a "cost of winning, winning now, and are we willing to pay it?" debate. I think that he is closer to pure junk than some think. His defense has actually been a little better this year but his plate awareness and lack of clutch hitting is simply pathetic for someone who had his expectations and gets paid what he was paid. The day he signed, I was as excited as anyone. But all I could see and I am sure others was "we signed Soriano" not for how long and how much.
Unfortunately I don't see Ricketts just eating the money. But he is deteriorating before our eyes and he is taking up a spot on a major league roster and getting paid out his ass. It is a bad, and getting worse, situation. I never cared for 8 years when I read the details of his deal, but I never expected him to fall apart like he has. Upgrading LF is one of the few things that need to happen, but I unfortunately just don't see it. Hope I'm wrong.
Although as we saw with Bradley, there are suckers out there. Maybe if you dangle him with a price tag of...what $7-$8 million some fool will think it's worth the risk that he finds some old magic.
Unfortunately I don't see Ricketts just eating the money. But he is deteriorating before our eyes and he is taking up a spot on a major league roster and getting paid out his ass. It is a bad, and getting worse, situation. I never cared for 8 years when I read the details of his deal, but I never expected him to fall apart like he has. Upgrading LF is one of the few things that need to happen, but I unfortunately just don't see it. Hope I'm wrong.
Although as we saw with Bradley, there are suckers out there. Maybe if you dangle him with a price tag of...what $7-$8 million some fool will think it's worth the risk that he finds some old magic.
Dylan McKay is my hero