Al Lopez Ghost (old) Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 Soriano only hit 15 homers in Yankee stadium last year. He'd probably do far better than that at U.S. Cellular. Straight up for Mags? Pull the trigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 Soriano only hit 15 homers in Yankee stadium last year. He'd probably do far better than that at U.S. Cellular. Straight up for Mags? Pull the trigger. absolutley no way. Soriano, like many Yankee$ players is overrated. Is he good? Yes. But look at what he did this playoffs....nearly 30 Ks! He has a HUGE swing and chases pitches constantly. His 'D' at second is also suspect. Soriano for Maggs would be a big mistake IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 absolutley no way. Soriano, like many Yankee$ players is overrated. Is he good? Yes. But look at what he did this playoffs....nearly 30 Ks! He has a HUGE swing and chases pitches constantly. His 'D' at second is also suspect. Soriano for Maggs would be a big mistake IMO. The difference being we have no lead off hitter and no second baseman. We are much deeper in the OF. Plus Soriano's speed is just awesome. You can learn disipline, you can't learn speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkit Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 Ok, can someone that knows younger players tell me this: Can Soriano play SS as well as second base? Wasn't he a converted SS? By the way, my wife loves his long legs...she says he looks like a young colt running around the bases. Forkit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 I like that Deal, But we still would need a Leadoff Guy. Soriano for me would play CF and Bat 5th. I would like Renteria or Tejada at short, but the money I would Use for Pitching unless El Cheapo would open up the Checkbook a littler I like this Line Up. Alomar 2B Reed RF Thomas DH Tejada SS Soriano CF Lee LF Johnson 1B Crede 3B Olivo C Or if Soriano Would Play Second this is not bad Soriano 2B Reed CF Thomas DH Ibañez RF Lee LF Johnson 1B Crede 3B ??? SS Olivo C Thats a good lineup. Only thing is I'd flop Soriano into the 2 hole and move Reed down. Reed isn't proven so I think you'd be better with him in the 7 or 8 hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiSox_Sonix Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 Ok, can someone that knows younger players tell me this: Can Soriano play SS as well as second base? Wasn't he a converted SS? By the way, my wife loves his long legs...she says he looks like a young colt running around the bases. Forkit! he is a converted SS, you're right. I still am not sold on him however. Too many flaws still Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubKilla Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 Gammons just said that Johnson and Soriano will probably not be back in NY next year. He also said that the White Sox will be the breakout team in 2004. I don't look for either to happen. Sometimes I really wonder where Gammons gets his stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 Hmmm ... would we be happy with Alomar and Soriano at the top of the order and at the middle infield spots? Interesting possibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastime Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 I'm sure Soriano could learn CF or RF fairly quickly. It would take some work, but it could happen. Carlos Lee learned to play LF, Craig Biggio learned to play CF, etc. Worse case scenario - we have Sammy Sosa teach Soriano how to play RF. Soriano would give us speed - and we all know that speed kills. Plus, yeah, he would strikeout a lot, but his HR's and RBI's would offset that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 I'm sure Soriano could learn CF or RF fairly quickly. It would take some work, but it could happen. Carlos Lee learned to play LF, Craig Biggio learned to play CF, etc. Worse case scenario - we have Sammy Sosa teach Soriano how to play RF. Soriano would give us speed - and we all know that speed kills. Plus, yeah, he would strikeout a lot, but his HR's and RBI's would offset that. Biggio did play CF for Houston, but I wouldn't go so far as to say he actually learned how to do it. He was pretty bad, based on what I saw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastime Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 He was no Gary Maddox, granted, but he wasn' t the worst I've seen. Plus, he's older and unable to physically make up for his mistakes with pure athleticism. Worse-case scenario, he plays 2B. A Sox 2B who could hit 35 HR and steal 35 bases? Wow. We haven't seen production like that since Donnie Hill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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