Dumb Dumb Dumb
Allow me to join the long, long line of those trying to decide whether the Cubs' eight-year, $136 million deal with Alfonso Soriano is the worst contract decision of all time or merely one of the five worst. Here's an interesting take that I think is spot on. Who knew that Soriano is Pat Burrell with speed?
Soriano will be pushing 40 when the contract ends, a time when almost no one -- especially now that drug-testing is here to stay --produces anywhere near enough to justify $17 million a year. Sure, he has hit for some power (46 home runs in 2006), but who cares that he's a "40-40 guy" since most steals are irrelevant anyway. I guess the Cubs also don't care that his career OPS is just okay, he strikes out more often than Mel Gibson on J-Date, and he is at best a very average left-fielder. There has actually been some talk today that he will play centerfield for the Cubs. Yikes! Keep the women and children away!!
What is amazing is that the Cubs have spent more than $200 million on Soriano and Aramis Ramirez (five years, $75 million, but at least is is only 28) but done nothing to address their pitching problems, other than to -- inexplicably -- re-sign Kerry Wood. The Cubs could have saved a lot of time and trouble by simply taking the $1.75 million they will pay Wood in 2007 and depositing all that cash at the bottom of Lake Michigan.
Have fun, Lou.
Soriano will be pushing 40 when the contract ends, a time when almost no one -- especially now that drug-testing is here to stay --produces anywhere near enough to justify $17 million a year. Sure, he has hit for some power (46 home runs in 2006), but who cares that he's a "40-40 guy" since most steals are irrelevant anyway. I guess the Cubs also don't care that his career OPS is just okay, he strikes out more often than Mel Gibson on J-Date, and he is at best a very average left-fielder. There has actually been some talk today that he will play centerfield for the Cubs. Yikes! Keep the women and children away!!
What is amazing is that the Cubs have spent more than $200 million on Soriano and Aramis Ramirez (five years, $75 million, but at least is is only 28) but done nothing to address their pitching problems, other than to -- inexplicably -- re-sign Kerry Wood. The Cubs could have saved a lot of time and trouble by simply taking the $1.75 million they will pay Wood in 2007 and depositing all that cash at the bottom of Lake Michigan.
Have fun, Lou.
posted by FCB at 9:30 PM
1 Comments:
As Thanksgiving approaches, I am thankful that the Cubs signed Soriano to that ridiculous contract so that the Phillies could not have wasted $100 million on him. However I would have liked to have seen them go after Aramis Ramirez as he would be able to protect Howard and fill the gaping hole left at third base through the inexplicable trade of future Hall of Famer David Bell.
-BringBackBell
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