... is from 29 other GM’s taking Jim Hendry’s phone call at your request.

There’s no way he could be traded right now. Who would take that contract? The Yankees and Red Sox don’t have room for them to play on their teams right now, much less take $118 (apx) million worth of contract.

We are stuck with him.

But who’s gonna bite on that albatross of a contract?

I like the OF assists, I like the HR’s but just now on Mac Jurko and Harry, Mac was going on about the other 24 guys in the clubhouse have to abide by rules he believes Soriano doesn’t have. I usually don’t agree with Mac but he may have a point. He didn’t offer any evidence so we’ll have to see.

Fonzie is 67% opposite of what I would like to see in the leadoff spot. His BA will get better and his power is fine. But he won’t situational hit, he doesn’t take enough pitches, his OBP is too low and he’s lost some speed.

Of these 6 attributes, there is one guy on the club already that fits all of them and I’d like to see him try it but he may be too valuable anywhere in teh 2-5 spots.

that the Rays trade for a player making over $100 million. Not that I think anyone else will but it is fruitless to even argue that point. Plus, why would they trade Crawford, a LF’er making far less than Soriano, much younger and with just as much upside besides the HR’s. That is completely ridiculous.

Just kidding. Sort of. 110 million left on the deal, and a full NTC? C’mon.

We wouldn’t get enough back. Maybe if we back one their young pitchers.

They do. But what makes you think Soriano is a “draw”?

Soriano could turn it around. I mean he’s obviously not gonna bat .177 the whole season.

1) No trade clause.
2) Huge contract.

but most importantly:

3) We need him.

Soriano is a FB hitter. He sees the most FBs batting first or second and when no one is on base. He hits best at the beginning of an inning. He has limitations, just like Derrek Lee who has trouble with pitches off the plate that get called strikes anyway and just like Ryan Theriot who has trouble with right-handed pitchers and just like every major league hitter. Hitting a baseball thrown by a major league pitcher is a very difficult thing to do. No one does it perfectly. Soriano does it very, very well. When he bats first, he does it better than when he is in RBI situations. So, bat him first, swallow the bad OBP and be glad that he, at least, unlike Juan Pierre, hits the ball hard when he does hit it.

Our offense is doing just fine. It got shut down today by a pitcher who is on fire. That would have happened even with a LH hitting OF in the lineup. There is a good chance that any LH hitting OF we acquire will end the season hitting worse than Pie anyway.

Like I said to Al earlier:

If I didn’t, I wouldn’t be doing my job as an amatuer unpaid Internet blogger.

I don’t think it’s going to happen either, at least not this year.

so unfortunately we can’t even trade Soriano’s Upper Deck for a common card, like Jerry Hairston Jr’s, not that the reds really have any need anyway.