Yeah it was the best move the cubs could of ever done but the problem this will cause is the cardinals are going after carlos lee but the cubs now need some really good pitchers
I said this over on Cub Town, but I think the length of this deal makes it a catastrophe. Soriano is 30, just set a career high OBP of .351, and has never before been as good as he was in 2006. Expecting to maintain that level of play for the next few years -- let alone until the year 2014 -- is foolish, but this contract seems to imply that the Cubs think it will play out that way.
As recently as 2005, Soriano's OBP was a completely unacceptable .309, and there is absolutely no reason to believe that last season reflected his true level of talent. He'll be a fourth outfielder by the fifth or sixth year of this deal, and the Cubs will still be paying him to start.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
This will bury them for at least 5 years. More hacktastic hitting. At least the pitchers don't have to worry about staying loose between innings.
I can't believe how incompetent they look.
Every move has been the wrong one...
Not that I'm bitter.
4. Ramirez
5. Soriano
at least that part looks good on paper.
As recently as 2005, Soriano's OBP was a completely unacceptable .309, and there is absolutely no reason to believe that last season reflected his true level of talent. He'll be a fourth outfielder by the fifth or sixth year of this deal, and the Cubs will still be paying him to start.
This will bury them for at least 5 years. More hacktastic hitting. At least the pitchers don't have to worry about staying loose between innings.
I can't believe how incompetent they look.
Every move has been the wrong one...
Not that I'm bitter.
Well, in that case, it makes perfect sense. :)
2. The Tigers just made the World Series.
Ergo, bet heavily on Chicago breaking its WS drought by the 100th anniversary of their last world championship.
Right?
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