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Smocko
Does anyone agree with me that $7.5 million is an amazing bargain for this type of player ?
Soriano Returns to Texas
January 17, 2005 at 10:26PM View BBCode
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ABDREW
January 17, 2005 at 10:28PM View BBCode
I think he's worth 10. You have to figure he is on par with Renteria
Smocko
January 17, 2005 at 10:29PM View BBCode
He is more valuable than Renteria considering his position. How many second basemen in the game today can hit?
youngallstar
January 17, 2005 at 10:34PM View formatted
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The combination of Mike Young and Soriano is one of the better hitting short stop second base combinations in the league. Add Blalock and Teixeira to the mix and the Rangers have the best young infield in the bigs.
Smocko
January 17, 2005 at 10:37PM View BBCode
Why didn't they sign a pitcher this offseason ? There is no way they can catch up to Anahiem without some pitching help.
ABDREW
January 17, 2005 at 10:37PM View BBCode
It is a nice infield. The Rangers problem as usual is that their pitching stinks.
ME
January 18, 2005 at 03:03AM View BBCode
The Rangers pitching wasn't that bad last season, especially considering they play in a super hitters park. Soriano is a bad defender and played poorly last year compared to his previous 2 years, but $7.5M for him is a ver good deal considering how teams have been paying a lot for inferior players like Cabrera.
hobos
January 18, 2005 at 03:06AM View BBCode
Their starting pitching wasn't great. It was their very good bullpen that helped them. They need another starter, Rogers, Drese, Park, Rodriguez, and Young just doesn't make a good rotation, at least not in the AL West
youngallstar
The Rangers bullpen did very well last year but outside of an elderly Kenny Rogers, and Ryan Drese, the Rangers starting pitching was pretty bad
January 18, 2005 at 03:15AM View BBCode
Originally posted by ME
The Rangers pitching wasn't that bad last season, especially considering they play in a super hitters park. Soriano is a bad defender and played poorly last year compared to his previous 2 years, but $7.5M for him is a ver good deal considering how teams have been paying a lot for inferior players like Cabrera.
The Rangers bullpen did very well last year but outside of an elderly Kenny Rogers, and Ryan Drese, the Rangers starting pitching was pretty bad
abarkov
After watching John Hart the ten years in Cleveland the answer is simple. He believes you can hit yourself to a World
Series victory. He or his staff just is not good at evaluating which pitchers to sign when he does sign them. See Chan Ho Park, Jack McDowell, John Smiley. The only two he ever signed that were moderately successful were Dennis Martinez and Orel Hershiser. Martinez was good for Cleveland but Hershisers success was mainly due to the hitting of the Indians.
[Edited on 1-18-2005 by abarkov]
January 18, 2005 at 07:02PM View BBCode
Originally posted by Smocko
Why didn't they sign a pitcher this offseason ? There is no way they can catch up to Anahiem without some pitching help.
After watching John Hart the ten years in Cleveland the answer is simple. He believes you can hit yourself to a World
Series victory. He or his staff just is not good at evaluating which pitchers to sign when he does sign them. See Chan Ho Park, Jack McDowell, John Smiley. The only two he ever signed that were moderately successful were Dennis Martinez and Orel Hershiser. Martinez was good for Cleveland but Hershisers success was mainly due to the hitting of the Indians.
[Edited on 1-18-2005 by abarkov]
ABDREW
Calling Cabrera inferior is a bit of an overstatement. He is a very good defensive SS with a decent bat who should only get better.
January 18, 2005 at 10:01PM View BBCode
Originally posted by ME
The Rangers pitching wasn't that bad last season, especially considering they play in a super hitters park. Soriano is a bad defender and played poorly last year compared to his previous 2 years, but $7.5M for him is a ver good deal considering how teams have been paying a lot for inferior players like Cabrera.
Calling Cabrera inferior is a bit of an overstatement. He is a very good defensive SS with a decent bat who should only get better.
skierdude44
And Soriano is a poor defensive 2B (a less important defensive position so that is not a big as being a bad defensive SS) with blinding speed and game changing power. Soriano has the potential to be a 40-40 man every year and like Cabrera he also should only get better. And considering that he is already better than Cabrera that means he will probably always be better than Cabrera. 2 years 7.5 mill is a pretty nice bargain for Texas especially considering that he could be the starting allstar secondbaseman for the AL.
January 20, 2005 at 12:49AM View BBCode
Originally posted by ABDREW
Originally posted by ME
The Rangers pitching wasn't that bad last season, especially considering they play in a super hitters park. Soriano is a bad defender and played poorly last year compared to his previous 2 years, but $7.5M for him is a ver good deal considering how teams have been paying a lot for inferior players like Cabrera.
Calling Cabrera inferior is a bit of an overstatement. He is a very good defensive SS with a decent bat who should only get better.
And Soriano is a poor defensive 2B (a less important defensive position so that is not a big as being a bad defensive SS) with blinding speed and game changing power. Soriano has the potential to be a 40-40 man every year and like Cabrera he also should only get better. And considering that he is already better than Cabrera that means he will probably always be better than Cabrera. 2 years 7.5 mill is a pretty nice bargain for Texas especially considering that he could be the starting allstar secondbaseman for the AL.
FuriousGiorge
Soriano is 29 and has been regressing for the past two seasons. It seems unlikely that he will get any better than this - who he is right now is who he is.
January 20, 2005 at 02:04AM View BBCode
Originally posted by skierdude44
Soriano has the potential to be a 40-40 man every year and like Cabrera he also should only get better.
Soriano is 29 and has been regressing for the past two seasons. It seems unlikely that he will get any better than this - who he is right now is who he is.
ME
[Edited on 1-20-2005 by ME]
January 20, 2005 at 01:52PM View BBCode
Orlando Cabrera has an OPS of .689 last year. His best year, 2003, he had an OPS .807, and in 2001, his 2nd best year, he has an OPS .752. For His career, it's .725. The Angles are getting a mediocre hitter for a lot of money.[Edited on 1-20-2005 by ME]
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