04-21-2010, 10:55 PM
<!--quoteo(post=91951:date=Apr 21 2010, 09:37 PM:name=jstraw)-->QUOTE (jstraw @ Apr 21 2010, 09:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=91950:date=Apr 21 2010, 09:34 PM:name=Gracie)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Gracie @ Apr 21 2010, 09:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->As long as Soriano hits this well, I won't be too upset about his defense. Still doesn't make him worth $19 million, though, and that's my main complaint about him.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
You'd be ok with the way he's been playing if he were making league minimum?
Roster spots are rarer than dollars.
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Yeah, I'd be really happy with him if he was making league minimum. Then there would be no pressure to play him when he slumps for two or three months at the time.
Baseball teams do not exist in a vacuum - players have value, and though Soriano has hit well this season, he is nowhere near as valuable as his salary suggests he should be. And when you have several players who are underperforming relative to their salary, it hamstrings your ability to add payroll to bring in players who can fix your deficiencies.
You'd be ok with the way he's been playing if he were making league minimum?
Roster spots are rarer than dollars.
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Yeah, I'd be really happy with him if he was making league minimum. Then there would be no pressure to play him when he slumps for two or three months at the time.
Baseball teams do not exist in a vacuum - players have value, and though Soriano has hit well this season, he is nowhere near as valuable as his salary suggests he should be. And when you have several players who are underperforming relative to their salary, it hamstrings your ability to add payroll to bring in players who can fix your deficiencies.