Soriano is awful

[Scarey]

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The team's not Lou's problem? It's his team, built the way he wanted it, with the players he wanted, in the roles he wanted. Hendry gave Lou the exact thing he wanted and it's blown up in both their faces. It's as much Lou's fault for the way this team was constructed as it is Hendry's.
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This team is bad because Bradley struggled early on, second base has been an offensive black hole, Soriano has been horse shit, Soto has been unlucky, injured, and just not good, Aramis was injured for quite some time, and the bullpen has been inconsistent.

I'll give you Fontenot and Bradley, but did Lou ask for Soriano when Hendry signed him? Do you blame Lou for feeling secure with Soto as his catcher? Did Lou make a request specifically for Hielman and Gregg?

This is not all Lou's fault. A lot of this can be chalked up to players not performing plain and simple. I concede that Lou has been a contributing factor, he's the manager after all. But, this team would not be any better without Lou.