Miggy offers to talk to Soriano....

[El Gordo]

Well you certainly disproved my point there.

Soriano batted lead off today and went 2 for 5 with a run scored, check the box score.

[Moose Milligan]

You guys are forgetting the almighty OBP when discussing Soriano.

40/40/40 be damned, his OBP isn't high enough.

[NationalBoSign]

Soriano batted lead off today and went 2 for 5 with a run scored, check the box score.

Today he batted third and went 1-3, on Saturday he batted third and went 2-4, on Friday he batted leadoff and went 1-4.

[NationalBoSign]

Basically, I think he'll be a stiff. Let's just say we disagree on whether he'll be successful here. He's no Vlad.

I wonder how Sam would respond if he refused to play LF?

[Moose Milligan]

Basically, I think he'll be a stiff. Let's just say we disagree on whether he'll be successful here. He's no Vlad.

I wonder how Sam would respond if he refused to play LF?

If we were lined up to get Vlad, you'd say he'd be like Tejada and not be clutch and hit nothing but solo shots, right?

[Lt Melmo]

Basically, I think he'll be a stiff. Let's just say we disagree on whether he'll be successful here. He's no Vlad.

I wonder how Sam would respond if he refused to play LF?

Why would he sign with us if he didn't know he'd be playing LF?

[El Gordo]

Today he batted third and went 1-3, on Saturday he batted third and went 2-4, on Friday he batted leadoff and went 1-4.

You're right about today but your point about batting leadoff is still lame. All but 86 of his 625 AB came at the #1 spot.

[NationalBoSign]

If we were lined up to get Vlad, you'd say he'd be like Tejada and not be clutch and hit nothing but solo shots, right?

No, he's pretty clutch. A throw back player kinda like Frank Robinson(but not quite). I'd rather throw everything at the Marlins to get Cabrera and let him play first here for the next 15 years.

[mikezpen]

I'm glad Miggy made that offer public. It starts putting pressure on the Club right off the bat-actually even before the season ends, to DO SOMETHING.Miguel Tejada is this team's most valuable player in more ways than one.

[El Gordo]

I'm glad Miggy made that offer public. It starts putting pressure on the Club right off the bat-actually even before the season ends, to DO SOMETHING.Miguel Tejada is this team's most valuable player in more ways than one.

Several player have mentioned the idea of Soriano coming here. Something in the air?

[Fan4Life]

While we may think poorly of Tejada's lack of success in getting Vlade to come to Baltimore, you may also want to consider that if it wasnt for Miguel speaking with him, we may not have been an option at all.

[DrungoHazewood]

You have to admit. There's something wrong with 46 homers and ONLY 95 RBI's. What happened there? You might be right about him, but then again so could I.

It takes about 20 seconds to look up how many times Soriano has batted with runners on base. 239. David Ortiz has batted 342 times with runners on.

102 more opportunities. 43% more often. It's no coincidence that Ortiz has 41% more RBI. In fact, when you measure RBI as a percentage of PAs with runners on Soriano has a better record than David Ortiz.

[Mark Carver]

What happened there? HE BATS LEADOFF. 95 is the most RBI for any leadoff hitter in MLB. If he were batting third or fourth in our lineup he could have 130 by now, but instead he hits behind pitchers and 8-spot hitters with a collective .304 OBP.

In 1996, Brady Anderson hit 50 HRs and had 110 RBIs...

Soriano is still a bad leadoff hitter as his OBP (career numbers) says so...

[DrungoHazewood]

His top 5 comparables by age at Baseball Reference.

1.) Joe Gordon - OK

2.) Howard Johnson-

3.) Ken Boyer -

4.) Richard Hidalgo -

5.) Tony Batista -

He made $10 mil last year what do you think he's worth based on these names.

- You fail to mention his top 10 includes Larry Walker and Jeff Kent, two likely HOFers who lasted until their late 30s.

- You fail to mention that his BB-Reference comps don't include his 2006 numbers

- His Baseball Prospectus comps, which are far more thorough and include things park and league translations, and body type comps include players like Ryne Sandberg, Kent, Nomar, Robby Thompson, Tim Wallach, Bobby Thompson, Joe Carter, Andre Dawson, and Paul Blair. How much do you think he's worth based on those nine multi-year all stars? How much more is he worth when you realize he's comparable to those guys before his best season?

[Boca Bird]

No, he's pretty clutch. A throw back player kinda like Frank Robinson(but not quite). I'd rather throw everything at the Marlins to get Cabrera and let him play first here for the next 15 years.

I love MCab, but he's going to cost you 2 or 3 top players to start. Plus, he's arbitration-eligible this offseason, so he'll probably get Soriano-type arbitration money (10 mil?); and finally when he's a FA, he'll get MORE money as a FA than Soriano.

So, you're giving up 3 players and will eventually pay more money anyway. Why not just keep it simple?