Imagine: 2009 minus Soriano

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There was also a lot of indications that Lee would have been here, and may have been had for five years. I must say that the only person I wanted tied up long term less than Lee was Soriano, but the eight years still just blows my mind. For the record, I wanted JD Drew, which would have kept us out of being involved with Fukudome. As it stands now, we are going to be on the hook for Soriano for two years and $36 million, after the world has already ended.