Put Me In Coach
Alfonso Soriano has finally decided he will grace left field with his presence. It must have been hard for him to decide to play the easiest of the outfield positions for a paltry $10 million this year. Although I understand the fact that his contract is up at the end of the year, and he wants to have the best defensive and offensive year possible to maximize his next contract, I don't think anything justifies his refusal to take the field on Monday. It may be unfair that he was traded to a team with an All-Star second baseman and a ball park unfriendly to hitters, but that is the nature of the game. You can't control where you are traded, although by being a better presence in the locker room, you have some control over if you are traded. I hope Soriano's selfishness is behind him, for his own sake. Otherwise Frank Robinson is likely to slap him around a little.
posted by Brendan @ 3:44 PM
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Bowden's decision is another topic all together (personally, I think he got some direction from Selig to make one big move just so the interested owners don't think the team was taking the winter off - which is actually what they did).
The point still remains that Soriano is a professional baseball player and he should be willing to play wherever his team needs him - whether he likes the position or not.
And I don't agree that poor fielding but good hitting second baseman make as much money as a good hitting left fielder. Soriano, as a good hitting second basemen is a bit of a commodity. Most teams have to fill that slot with a good fielder that hits around .250 with 10 homerun. There are lots of left fielders out there though that are good hitters.
-Chainz
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