01-28-2014, 02:35 PM
Yeah, he didn't live up to the massive hype, but he was a decent player. Wasn't he hurt too in 03 or 04? I remember him finally looking like he had figured it out and then an injury? My memory sucks though. A lot of Patterson's appeal to scouts was his speed, and I think that was damaged by the injury. But I could just be confusing injury pain with what happened to Soriano. Man, his injury sucked. We talk now about how ridiculous that signing was in terms of dollars and years, but the dude never lost the power. Had he kept the speed on the bases for a few more seasons it would have been quite different. He was a multiple 40 stolen bases guy who suddenly was looking at a max of 10 a year.