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Alfonso Soriano LFYankees

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Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	WARP
16	8395	.270	.319	.500	114	40.8

Birth Date	1-7-1976
Height	6' 1"
Weight	195 lbs

Age	48 years, 3 months, 17 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

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MLB Statistics

YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	DRAA	BRR	FRAA	BWARP
1999	NYA	23	9	8	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	.125	.125	.500	81	-0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
2000	NYA	24	22	53	9	3	0	2	1	15	0	2	0	.180	.196	.360	58	-2.7	0.2	-1.0	-0.1
2001	NYA	25	158	614	154	34	3	18	29	125	3	43	14	.268	.304	.432	90	-5.0	1.5	-13.9	0.0
2002	NYA	26	156	741	209	51	2	39	23	157	14	41	13	.300	.332	.547	125	26.5	8.5	-9.1	4.7
2003	NYA	27	156	734	198	36	5	38	38	130	12	35	8	.290	.338	.525	126	26.5	0.7	0.8	4.7
2004	TEX	28	145	658	170	32	4	28	33	121	10	18	5	.280	.324	.484	111	10.1	2.2	-7.5	2.3
2005	TEX	29	156	682	171	43	2	36	33	125	7	30	2	.268	.309	.512	126	21.9	2.1	-7.0	3.6
2006	WAS	30	159	728	179	41	2	46	67	160	9	41	17	.277	.351	.560	132	33.4	3.1	13.5	6.5
2007	CHN	31	135	617	173	42	5	33	31	130	4	19	6	.299	.337	.560	116	14.9	-0.8	29.1	5.7
2008	CHN	32	109	503	127	27	0	29	43	103	3	19	3	.280	.344	.532	127	18.0	2.0	10.3	4.1
2009	CHN	33	117	522	115	25	1	20	40	118	3	9	2	.241	.303	.423	90	-5.2	-0.5	1.5	0.7
2010	CHN	34	147	548	128	40	3	24	45	123	3	5	1	.258	.322	.496	111	8.0	2.0	-8.3	1.4
2011	CHN	35	137	508	116	27	1	26	27	113	4	2	1	.244	.289	.469	107	4.4	0.8	-6.7	1.0
2012	CHN	36	151	615	147	33	2	32	44	153	7	6	2	.262	.322	.499	115	10.6	-3.0	13.0	3.5
2013	CHN	37	93	383	92	24	1	17	15	89	3	10	5	.254	.287	.467	111	5.0	0.6	1.6	1.6
2013	NYA	37	58	243	56	8	0	17	21	67	2	8	4	.256	.325	.525	115	4.3	-1.4	8.9	1.8
2014	NYA	38	67	238	50	15	0	6	6	71	2	1	0	.221	.244	.367	76	-6.0	1.3	-3.2	-0.5
Career			1975	8395	2095	481	31	412	496	1803	86	289	84	.270	.319	.500	114	164.5	19.4	21.9	40.8

Statistics for All Levels

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YEAR	Team	Lg	LG	G	PA	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	DRC+	DRC+ SD	FRAA	BRR	DRAA	BWARP
1999	NYA	MLB	AL	9	8	.289	.363	.447	.000	97	0.1	0.2	0	81	17	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
1999	NRW	AA	EAS	0	397	.000	.000	.000	.341			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1999	COH	AAA	INT	0	87	.000	.000	.000	.210			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2000	NYA	MLB	AL	22	53	.278	.353	.443	.212	88	-3.2	1.7	0.4	58	14	-1.0	0.2	-2.7	-0.1
2000	COH	AAA	INT	0	487	.000	.000	.000	.334			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2001	NYA	MLB	AL	158	614	.264	.330	.420	.312	95	-1.2	18.3	-0.9	90	9	-13.9	1.5	-5.0	0.0
2002	NYA	MLB	AL	156	741	.268	.335	.431	.335	97	35.1	21.4	-1	125	8	-9.1	8.5	26.5	4.7
2003	NYA	MLB	AL	156	734	.264	.331	.423	.310	99	27.5	20.0	-1	126	10	0.8	0.7	26.5	4.7
2004	TEX	MLB	AL	145	658	.268	.334	.431	.305	108	3.7	19.6	-1.1	111	10	-7.5	2.2	10.1	2.3
2005	TEX	MLB	AL	156	682	.261	.325	.411	.281	108	11	19.6	-1	126	8	-7.0	2.1	21.9	3.6
2006	WAS	MLB	NL	159	728	.268	.336	.434	.300	91	45.6	21.9	-5.2	132	9	13.5	3.1	33.4	6.5
2007	CHN	MLB	NL	135	617	.275	.336	.438	.334	102	21.2	18.3	-3.8	116	8	29.1	-0.8	14.9	5.7
2008	CHN	MLB	NL	109	503	.266	.328	.419	.302	103	13.8	14.5	-3.4	127	6	10.3	2.0	18.0	4.1
2008	IOW	AAA	PCL	1	3	.303	.334	.481	.500	121	-0.2	0.1	0	64	0	-0.2	0.0	-0.2	0.0
2008	CUB	Rk	AZL	1	3	.295	.357	.465	.000	87	-0.2	0.1	-0.1	62	0	0.0	0.0	-0.5	0.0
2009	CHN	MLB	NL	117	522	.265	.332	.424	.279	99	-4.5	15.0	-3.6	90	6	1.5	-0.5	-5.2	0.7
2010	CHN	MLB	NL	147	548	.258	.323	.405	.295	98	18	15.1	-3.5	111	10	-8.3	2.0	8.0	1.4
2011	CHN	MLB	NL	137	508	.256	.318	.399	.266	102	0.6	13.7	-3.3	107	11	-6.7	0.8	4.4	1.0
2011	IOW	AAA	PCL	3	13	.269	.332	.445	.111	95	-2.4	0.4	-0.1	27	0	-0.4	0.3	-1.2	-0.1
2012	CHN	MLB	NL	151	615	.252	.313	.400	.303	100	13.2	16.8	-4.3	115	9	13.0	-3.0	10.6	3.5
2013	CHN	MLB	NL	93	383	.249	.312	.389	.290	103	3.1	10.1	-2.6	111	7	1.6	0.6	5.0	1.6
2013	NYA	MLB	AL	58	243	.248	.309	.396	.287	101	8.8	6.4	-1.9	115	7	8.9	-1.4	4.3	1.8
2014	NYA	MLB	AL	67	238	.249	.312	.384	.288	97	-6.8	6.1	-2.8	76	12	-3.2	1.3	-6.0	-0.5

Statistics For All Levels

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Year	Team	lvl	LG	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	SF	SH
1999	COH	AAA	INT	87	82	8	15	5	1	2	28	11	5	18	1	1	.183	.230	.341	.159	0	0
1999	NYA	MLB	AL	8	8	2	1	0	0	1	4	1	0	3	0	1	.125	.125	.500	.375	0	0
1999	NRW	AA	EAS	397	361	57	110	20	3	15	181	68	32	67	24	16	.305	.368	.501	.197	0	0
2000	NYA	MLB	AL	53	50	5	9	3	0	2	18	3	1	15	2	0	.180	.196	.360	.180	0	2
2000	COH	AAA	INT	487	459	90	133	32	6	12	213	66	25	85	14	7	.290	.331	.464	.174	0	0
2001	NYA	MLB	AL	614	574	77	154	34	3	18	248	73	29	125	43	14	.268	.304	.432	.164	5	3
2002	NYA	MLB	AL	741	696	128	209	51	2	39	381	102	23	157	41	13	.300	.332	.547	.247	7	1
2003	NYA	MLB	AL	734	682	114	198	36	5	38	358	91	38	130	35	8	.290	.338	.525	.235	2	0
2004	TEX	MLB	AL	658	608	77	170	32	4	28	294	91	33	121	18	5	.280	.324	.484	.204	7	0
2005	TEX	MLB	AL	682	637	102	171	43	2	36	326	104	33	125	30	2	.268	.309	.512	.243	5	0
2006	WAS	MLB	NL	728	647	119	179	41	2	46	362	95	67	160	41	17	.277	.351	.560	.283	3	2
2007	CHN	MLB	NL	617	579	97	173	42	5	33	324	70	31	130	19	6	.299	.337	.560	.261	3	0
2008	CUB	Rk	AZL	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.000	0	0
2008	IOW	AAA	PCL	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.000	0	0
2008	CHN	MLB	NL	503	453	76	127	27	0	29	241	75	43	103	19	3	.280	.344	.532	.252	4	0
2009	CHN	MLB	NL	522	477	64	115	25	1	20	202	55	40	118	9	2	.241	.303	.423	.182	2	0
2010	CHN	MLB	NL	548	496	67	128	40	3	24	246	79	45	123	5	1	.258	.322	.496	.238	3	1
2011	IOW	AAA	PCL	13	13	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.000	0	0
2011	CHN	MLB	NL	508	475	50	116	27	1	26	223	88	27	113	2	1	.244	.289	.469	.225	2	0
2012	CHN	MLB	NL	615	561	68	147	33	2	32	280	108	44	153	6	2	.262	.322	.499	.237	3	0
2013	NYA	MLB	AL	243	219	37	56	8	0	17	115	50	21	67	8	4	.256	.325	.525	.269	1	0
2013	CHN	MLB	NL	383	362	47	92	24	1	17	169	51	15	89	10	5	.254	.287	.467	.213	3	0
2014	NYA	MLB	AL	238	226	22	50	15	0	6	83	23	6	71	1	0	.221	.244	.367	.146	4

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2008	1798	0.4066	0.5284	0.7232	0.6867	0.4199	0.8227	0.6116	0.2768	0.0020
2009	1945	0.4113	0.5203	0.7312	0.6763	0.4114	0.8392	0.6072	0.2688	0.0171
2010	2092	0.4388	0.4986	0.7143	0.6394	0.3884	0.8382	0.5548	0.2857	0.0000
2011	1843	0.4449	0.5534	0.7373	0.6793	0.4526	0.8510	0.6004	0.2627	-0.0012
2012	2309	0.4266	0.5006	0.7042	0.6751	0.3708	0.8286	0.5356	0.2958	0.0033
2013	2335	0.4475	0.5332	0.6988	0.6909	0.4054	0.8241	0.5258	0.3012	0.0057
2014	873	0.4410	0.5441	0.6779	0.6883	0.4303	0.7849	0.5429	0.3221	0.0157
Career	13195	0.4308	0.5230	0.7143	0.6755	0.4078	0.8303	0.5674	0.2857	0.0052

Injury History — No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2014-03-01	2014-03-06	Camp	5	0	-	General Medical	Illness		-	-
2014-02-20	-	Camp	-	-	-	General Medical	Illness	Flu	-	-
2014-02-20	2014-02-24	Camp	4	0	-	General Medical	Illness	Flu	-	-
2013-09-14	2013-09-15	DTD	1	1	-	Thumb	Sprain		-	-
2012-08-07	2012-08-08	DTD	1	1	Right	Fingers	Sprain	Index Finger	-	-
2012-05-09	2012-05-11	DTD	2	1	Right	Knee	Soreness		-	-
2011-08-25	2011-08-26	DTD	1	1	-	Forearm	Contusion	HBP	-	-
2011-08-19	2011-08-19	DTD	0	0	Right	Elbow	Contusion		-	-
2011-05-31	2011-06-15	15-DL	15	14	Left	Thigh	Strain	Quadriceps	-
2010-07-09	2010-07-09	DTD	0	0	Left	Elbow	Contusion	HBP	-
2010-03-01	2010-03-07	Camp	6	0	Left	Knee	Recovery From Surgery	Debridement + Cartilage Degeneration	2009-09-15
2009-09-04	2009-10-05	15-DL	31	29	Left	Knee	Surgery	Debridement + Cartilage Degeneration	2009-09-15
2009-08-30	2009-09-02	DTD	3	3	Left	Knee	Inflammation	Cortisone Injection	-
2009-08-22	2009-08-26	DTD	4	3	Left	Knee	Soreness		-
2009-07-17	2009-07-18	DTD	1	1	Right	Fingers	Dislocation	Little Finger	-
2009-06-01	2009-06-02	DTD	1	0	Left	Knee	Soreness	From Old Contusion	-
2009-04-22	2009-04-22	DTD	0	0	Left	Knee	Contusion	Running Into Structure	-
2008-06-04	2008-07-23	15-DL	49	41	Left	Hand	Fracture	4th Metacarpal HBP	-
2008-05-31	2008-05-31	DTD	0	0		Foot	Contusion	HBP	-
2008-04-16	2008-05-01	15-DL	15	14	Right	Lower Leg	Strain	Calf	-
2008-03-02	2008-03-24	Camp	22	0	Right	Fingers	Fracture	Middle Finger	-
2007-08-06	2007-08-28	15-DL	22	19	Right	Thigh	Strain	Quadriceps	-
2007-04-17	2007-04-22	DTD	5	5	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2005-06-08	2005-06-11	DTD	3	3	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2005-06-06	2005-06-07	DTD	1	0	Left	Thigh	Soreness	Hamstring	-
2004-09-17	2004-10-03	DTD	16	15	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-
2004-04-25	2004-04-27	DTD	2	1	Right	Thigh	Strain	Quadriceps	-
2003-07-08	2003-07-09	DTD	1	1		Hand	Contusion	HBP	-
2003-02-11	2003-03-18	Camp	35	0	Right	Shoulder	Inflammation		-
1999-07-15	1999-08-15	Minors	31	0	Left	Abdomen	Strain	Oblique	-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2014	NYA	$5,000,000
2014	CHN	$14,000,000
2013	CHN	$19,000,000
2012	CHN	$19,000,000
2011	CHN	$19,000,000
2010	CHN	$19,000,000
2009	CHN	$17,000,000
2008	CHN	$14,000,000
2007	CHN	$10,000,000
2006	WAS	$10,000,000
2005	TEX	$7,500,000
2004	TEX	$5,400,000
2003	NYA	$800,000
2002	NYA	$630,000
2001	NYA	$630,000

Years	Description	Salary
14 yr	Previous	$160,960,000
14 yr	Total	$160,960,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
13 y 79 d	Diego Bentz	8 years/$136M (2007-14)

Details

8 years/$136M (2007-14). Signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 11/06. $8M signing bonus. 07:$9M, 08:$13M, 09:$16M, 10-14:$18M/year. Full no-trade clause. Perks: Suite on road, 6 premium tickets per game. Award bonuses: $0.25M for All-Star vote leader, $0.35M for WS MVP, $0.25M for LCS MVP, $0.3M for MVP, $75,000 for Gold Glove. Acquired by NY Yankees in trade from Chicago Cubs 7/26/13. (Yankees pay $1.8M of remaining 2013 salary and $5M of 2014 salary.) DFA by NY Yankees 7/6/14. Released by NY Yankees 7/14/14. Retired 11/14.
1 year/$10M (2006). Lost arbitration with Washington 2/06 ($12M-$10M).
1 year/$7.5M (2005). Re-signed by Texas 1/05 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Washington in trade from Texas 12/05.
1 year/$5.4M (2004). Re-signed by NY Yankees 1/04 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Texas in trade from NY Yankees 2/04.
1 year/$0.8M (2003). Re-signed by NY Yankees 3/03.
5 year/$3.15M (1998-02). Signed by NY Yankees as a free agent from Japan 3/98. ("Retired" 3/98 after two years with Hiroshima.)

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	VORP	FRAA	WARP
Weighted Mean	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	0	0	?	?	.000	.000	.000	0	0.0	?	0.0

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Date	Question	Answer
2019-04-05 16:00:00 (link to chat)	How worried should we be about Mikolas and Darvish? (Alex from Austin)	Three homers in one game for Mikolas hurts, and he's not generating swing-and-miss (though he's not a big K/9 guy anyway). I think he was a bit lucky in 2018 and expect some regression, but it's too early to assume he'll end up with an ERA over 4.50 and be a totally sunk cost. Darvish is a different story for me. Again, self-professed Cubs fan, so I'm used to doom and gloom, but those walks are killer. He had a career high 4.7 BB/9 last season before getting hurt. Now he's continuing that trend. His velocity has continued to drop. And he considered retiring before signing this big contract. I complained about Alfonso Soriano's contract, but I ended up being okay with it. I worry Darvish is going to be the Cubs version of Mike Hampton. Other pundits are saying they're happy to buy low on him, so maybe I'll be proven wrong by year's end, but "poor health" plus "Hold my beer, Chatwood" isn't a path to fantasy value. (Kevin Jebens)
2015-02-13 19:00:00 (link to chat)	What do you foresee Alcantara doing this season and in the future? (Jake from New York)	Alcantara seems like a guy who might be a super-sub to start the year but I suspect he'll eventually start somewhere for the Cubs, even if it's in left field. This season I don't have high hopes because he got the bat knocked out of his hands in a short trial last year, but a .230-.240 BA with low double digit power/speed isn't out of the question. The ceiling is probably a poor man's Alfonso Soriano, which doesn't sound great if you look at Sori's entire career, but it's easy to forget now that Sori was a fantasy deity for a little while there. (Mike Gianella)
2014-07-22 15:00:00 (link to chat)	Obligatory Cubs prospect question- Javier Baez has been heating up recently. He seems to struggle when he gets to a new level, then adjusts and starts to rake. I know he's always going to have some valleys due to his approach, but were the concerns earlier this year a bit overstated? (Shawn from Cubicle)	The big league level is obviously the largest jump. He's going to probably struggle a lot when he gets there. The approach really needs work. It could take him 500 PA, 1000 PA, even 1500 PA. I'm not really sure. However, the power is legit, the bat speed is outstanding, and when he makes contact, especially to LF, it's going to fly out of the park. I don't think the concerns are overstated. AAA is a league with a bunch of journeyman throwing junk. They can throw CB/CH etc for strikes, whereas most other levels, they frankly can't. Baez' approach may hinder him from being a franchise altering beast, but if he turns out to be Nelson Cruz, or even Alfonso Soriano, that's pretty awesome, too. (Jordan Gorosh)
2014-03-14 09:00:00 (link to chat)	Alfonso Soriano recently dropped a 40/40 potential on Junior Lake. Crazy yes, but what do you see his peak as? (dastard from on)	Yes, that is crazy. 15/15 seems more reasonable, and I worry that Lake is going to get pushed aside by the tidal wave of Cubs prospects who will be on the scene sooner rather than later. (Mike Gianella)
2013-10-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Alfonso Soriano just keeps putting up the HR and RBI numbers, and SB last year. Anyway he keeps it up this year? (Ike from Jersey)	It would be just like Sori to do it again. He was super hot for a lot his time in the Bronx this year, but he'll have those bursts again. Just how many and how far between remains to be seen. (Harry Pavlidis)
2013-06-27 13:15:00 (link to chat)	Buxton = Alfonso Soriano in his prime? (John from CT)	I suppose his ceiling would be that, but better defensively. Which isn't to say that he'll get there. (Ben Lindbergh)
2013-06-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Puig looks like an excited puppy, doesn't he? What do you see as his ceiling? (Koala from Rome)	He sure does! LOL. I had him pegged wrong, I thought his holes would be exposed sooner. Glad to be wrong though because it's been fun. I keep coming back to Alfonso Soriano for a ceiling as he can do everything, but his free-swinging ways will give him fits at times. (Paul Sporer)
2013-05-28 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I'm a cubs fan and im really starting to get worried about castro's future. Do you think he can ever get more selective in order to hit for more power?? or was he just not born with it (DonKeji from chicago)	I still think Vladimir Guerrero is always going to be THE exception to this question, but it's not like his teammate Alfonso Soriano was ever super-selective and he's been a terrific power hitter even as power in the game has decreased. So there is a chance to develop power without talking walks; I'm just not convinced Castro has that kind of swing. (Zachary Levine)
2013-03-20 11:00:00 (link to chat)	Is Starling Marte going to break out this year? I don't see him as a great leadoff hitter, even if he can sustain a .300+ BA (redguy12588 from Pittsburgh)	See my last... he has a ton of ability but controlling the strike zone is not one of them. People talk about guys like Braun and Trout as once-in-a-generation talents, but so was Alfonso Soriano... very few hitters can be impact players with such terrible K-BB numbers. That's not to say Marte can't or won't be an impact player this year, but let's just say I'm not giving up on Alex Presley yet, either! (Cory Schwartz)
2013-02-26 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Any chance Brett Jackson opens the season with the Cubs & who would be pushed out of the lineup if he does? (grandslam28 from Chicago)	It's possible, grandslam28, but the key for Jackson is finding a way to reduce his strikeout rate, which surged to 41.5 percent when he was promoted to the majors last year. There have been some reports from Arizona about Jackson retooling his swing, and the Cubs may feel that he's better off honing that in Triple-A than in the majors. If Epstein and Sveum decide to challenge him in the bigs, he'll either compete for time with Nate Schierholtz or put the wheels in motion on a trade involving Alfonso Soriano. (Daniel Rathman)
2012-12-27 13:00:00 (link to chat)	If you were Andrew Friedman and you had the 3 choices of Vernon Wells(with 80% of contract eaten), Alfonso Soriano(with 26 of the remaining 36 MIL eaten) or Jason Kubel to acquire, who would you pick between them and how much(prospects or players) would you risk to acquiring them? (jlarsen from Chicago)	Let's do this House Hunters style. Vernon Wells. No. Soriano is an interesting idea in this scenario. You're basically talking about a 2/10 commitment. For all his faults, he will stand in left field and hit 30 HR. (Scary thought, he's at 370ish HR... 4 more years of 30 HR, he has 500... Soriano for the HOF!) He's been just-above-replacement player alternating with a 2 win player the past few years. At a 5 mil commitment, that's about right given market rates. So, I'd be willing to send the Cubs a check and some org guy who always wanted to play for the Cubs. Then again, why pay market rate when you can try to squeeze that value out for less? (Russell Carleton)
2012-06-12 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Apologies in advance for the open-ended question, but what are your long-term impressions of Starlin Castro? (KRS from Loop)	I hate when I click on a question and then realized I need to give it some thought. I love Castro as a hitter, and I think he's going to grow into a real, real power threat. I don't mean this comp to be too literal, but I wouldn't put Alfonso Soriano's 20s beyond him. I'd like to see him playing on a good team. With no insight into his mind or personality or anything of the sort, I do wonder whether it's boring for a 22-year-old to be a regular shortstop on a bad team three years in a row. (Sam Miller)
2012-06-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Are the Orioles desperate enough for corner outfielders that they might listen to Theo/Jed about Alfonso Soriano? (Dave from Chicago)	The Orioles could definitely use some help out there, but he's not a special bat anymore an there's $36 million remaining on that deal after this season. If the O's are open to taking on a bad contract, it would make more sense to call up Houston about Carlos Lee, since his deal expires after the year. (R.J. Anderson)
2012-03-26 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Predictions for where Cubs OFers Alfonso Soriano and Marlon Byrd land with in-season trades? (Jon KK from Elkhart, Ind.)	Byrd to the Giants, maybe Boston. Soriano still won't be movable. (Sam Miller)
2012-01-09 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I meant if you could live one part of his life, would you rather be Torre the player, manager, or future owner of the Dodgers. I'm sorry I worded that like Alfonso Soriano tracks a flyball... (Mike from Still Avoiding Work)	I'd rather be the player, though the managerial portion of his career must have been pretty fascinating. (Jay Jaffe's Hall of Fame Special)
2011-10-13 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What is the rule on releasing players with guaranteed contracts? In suffering through the Teddy Higuera years, I thought you only owed the full amount for the next season. I ask because with Ryan Howard's contract, are the Phillies better off releasing him and going after Prince/ Pujols? (Capt_Science from Philadelphia)	You confused me for a second, thinking Higuera was on the Phillies at some point. As for the question, as far as I know the "guaranteed" part of the contract means just that - no matter what happens, Ryan Howard will receive $125 million for the Phillies. I think I remember some cases of players working out a deal with a team to change that guaranteed amount or restructure it, but that's not the same. If a team could just drop a player and pay him only one year's salary, the Alfonso Soriano's and Vernon Wells' and Carlos Zambrano's and Carlos Lee's of the world would have been cut long ago. (Larry Granillo)
2011-06-09 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Re: Mike Morse - it's now been 472 PAs of .867 OPS over two seasons. How much longer would he need? Or is it so far out of the realm of possibility because of his age? He's got a career OPS of .820, and 30% of those PAs came from his .718 age 23 season. (Charlie from Bethesda, MD)	Well, I like what he's done. He's hit .300/.352/.511 since that season you mention in 608 scattered PAs. He has real value given that he can move around the field and knock the ball. But his 39 walks/140 strikeouts makes me nervous about the inevitable cold streaks or bad BABIP stretch, because players of this model, be they Robinson Cano or Alfonso Soriano, when they go cold, they just contribute nothing. Put that together with his age and that he should be up for arb after the season and I think, "Go fish." (Steven Goldman)
2011-05-26 13:00:00 (link to chat)	The Cubs are a mess. Considering their big mkt expectations, what direction do they go in as deadline approaches? (Matt from Chicago)	They could probably benefit from selling and slotting some of the ready youth (okay, mostly Brett Jackson) into the lineup, but looking around, it's not like they can move Alfonso Soriano, Marlon Byrd is hurt, and Carlos Pena is struggling. Maybe they would move a starting pitcher (one who isn't hurt, at least) for a few prospects, otherwise, there isn't a whole lot they can do. (R.J. Anderson)
2010-07-26 14:00:00 (link to chat)	What type of power do you think A. McCutchen will develop and will C. Gonzalez ever have a OBP of better than the .335 range? (Randy from Louisville, KY)	PECOTA thinks see McCutchen's power topping out in the mid-teens, and I think I concur. Combine that with his speed, CF defense, and on-base ability, and he's quite the talent. CarGo's patience -- well, I was optimistic coming into this season, but now I'm wondering if he's Alfonso Soriano with a good glove. (Ken Funck)
2010-08-04 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I cannot get anyone to answer this...On September 25, 1989 Andre Dawson hit one of the most bizarre inside the park home runs ever against Montreal. Despite Davy Martinez catching a deep fly ball, he came up injured on the play and was unable to enact a "voluntary and intentional" release of the ball, which is needed to record an out as stated in the MLB rulebook's definition of a catch. On Sunday, a similar play occurred when Dexter Fowler caught a deep fly ball off the bat of Alfonso Soriano. If you watch the replay, he never releases the ball as he is writhing in pain on the ground. In fact, the right fielder picks up Fowler's glove with the ball still in it and holds it while he is being tended to (see on MLB.com replay). Are you aware of this rule and should Soriano have continued around the base paths to score the game tying run? (Goose from Chicago)	...Can I tell you how much I've come to dislike Firefox? I just don't know what to switch to. It seems like every browser has massive negatives. I like the idea of Chrome, but I've been told it swallows memory, and that's one of my big problems with Firefox... Goose, I love your question, but I'd want to look at some video before answering it. I will take the risk of an uninformed answer and say that the quality of umpiring is so poor, and we've seen so many misapplied rules (like the Don Mattingly thing recently) that I wouldn't be surprised if they just missed it. (Steven Goldman)
2010-01-21 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Alfonso Soriano or Milton Bradley this year? Neither isn't an option. (Stan from Azkaban)	Milton. Soriano worries me. Outside of the injury he had some legitimate concerns crop up in his ability that I need to look into more before I publish the rankings. I assume Bradley will improve simply by nature of leaving accursed Wrigley. (Marc Normandin)
2009-10-13 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Does this make sense for the Mets and Cubs? Cubs trade Carlos Zambrano and Alfonso Soriano to the Mets for Luis Castillo, Oliver Perez and Fernando Martinez. (Matt from Whippleville, NY)	It might work for the Mets, but there's no way it works for the Cubs. Perez is even more dubious as assets go than the Big Z, and Castillo's somebody only the Mets were willing to afford. Put Milton Bradley in Soriano's place, however, and maybe you make Jim Hendry fidget about personal wish fulfillment. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-10-09 13:30:00 (link to chat)	Didn't Delmon Young have all of 2 unintentional BBs from late August through the end of September? ... that guy left you feeling optimistic? (glenihan from nyc)	Walks are very important, walks are NOT the end all be all. You can be a good player with a bad walk rate. It doesn't make you AS good of a player, but it happens. You have to be pretty special, like an early career Alfonso Soriano or Vlad. Walks are not a pre-requisite of being good. You obviously want them, but you can't take it to the point where if a player doesn't walk he stinks. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-09-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Happy Labor Day CK... Do the Cubs spend the offseason rebuilding, retooling or some combination? If they're content to let Harden go, as the rumours insist, wouldn't they need to bring a starting pitcher back? (strupp from Madison)	Happy LD back atcha. Given the relative untradeability of some of the big-ticket contracts they have on the roster, the relative paucity of worthwhile prospects, and the absence of any great team in the division, it has to be a matter of re-tooling. As far as a starter, they might slum about a bit to find a functional veteran for their fourth or fifth man, but it isn't the rotation that needs fixing, it's being able to get better production out of Milton Bradley, Geovany Soto, and especially Alfonso Soriano. Sori needs to send thank-you notes to MB on a daily basis, because perhaps nobody else could keep a season so miserable off of the front page. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-08-13 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Did you know that Alfonso Soriano is the member of the 40/40 club with the most home runs while acheiving this status and he is the only one who acheived this success without steroids? (Bonds Fan from Bay Area)	How do you know? (Steven Goldman)
2009-07-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Not that either the Cubs or Jays would do this, but who wins in an Alfonso Soriano for Vernon Wells trade? (Mike from Niles, IL)	I'd take Soriano any day. His track record for performance - and for showing up for work - is much stronger than that of Wells. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-07-01 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Not that the Cubs of Jays would do this, but who comes out better in a Vernon Wells for Alfonso Soriano trade? (Mike from Niles, IL)	Toronto. They're both signed through 2014, so it basically boils down to which guy I'd rather have. I guess I'd have to pick Soriano, but the picking gets made a gunpoint. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-06-03 15:00:00 (link to chat)	Not a team related question, but one regarding individual players. How do you see these players ranking over the next five years: Lance Berkman, Vladimir Guerrero, Alfonso Soriano, Carlos Lee, Manny Ramirez. Thanks. (Krams706 from Boston)	Wow, you named four 33-year-olds and a 37-year-old, and you want to know what their next five years look like? Sell now, because they're not going to be getting better, and in many cases -- I'm thinking Vlad and Lee, particularly -- I think the decline will be precipitous due to injuries and conditioning. If I had to pick one to own five years from now it would probably be Soriano because of his body type. PECOTA appears to agree, though it also puts in a good word for Berkman. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-05-01 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Melky Cabrera over Jacoby? That sounds similar to Rob Neyer's manifesto that Brad Wilkerson is better than Alfonso Soriano. (sriramk1027 from SF)	Well, mine has the benefit that Cabrera has been the better player in every season of the two players' professional careers. Wilkerson had only been better than Soriano in most years at the time that comparison was made. (Joe Sheehan)
2005-03-21 19:30:00 (link to chat)	In this humble reader's opinion, PECOTA is wildly overrating Alfonso Soriano for 2005. Is PECOTA still treating Soriano as a 27 year old in 2005, rather than a 29 year old? And why so much confidence in a rebound for him this season? I'd set the over/under on his 2005 EQA at about .275... (Adam J. Morris from Houston, TX)	PECOTA's projecting a rise from: .280/.324/.484 to .301/.348/.538...meaning basically the entire difference is predicated on Soriano finding 20 more points in his batting average. Really? That's wildly overrating the guy. Fast (I typed fat initially) players profile well in the PECOTA system, particularly when it comes to batting average. Combine that with power and a favorable home park (his adjusted weighted mean forecast is .290/.340/.519) and Soriano's great track record with the Yankees, and I think it's optimistic, but not unreasonable. If the Rangers can ever, team-wide, solve the mysterious road hitting woes that continue to plague them, Rockies-style, Soriano could beat the projection set forth. (Jonah Keri)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2008-10-22 16:30:00	World Series Game One	Steve - Torre benched Alfonso Soriano in Game Five of the 2003 World Series - and then gave him a glimpse of the future by bringing him in as a right fielder late in the game. (Jay Jaffe)
2008-10-02 11:00:00	Thursday Playoff Games	In many ways, locally, the Cubs have already picked their internal enemy, and it's Alfonso Soriano, who is booed lustily after he grounds out. Message to Cubs fans -- silly hats don't help matters. (Kevin Goldstein)

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