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March 22, 2006
The Solution's in Center

Roch Around the Clock is reporting that Soriano will play this afternoon. There also might be a solution to moving his from second base:

Soriano told at least one teammate today that he'd prefer to play center, and Robinson has said in the past that he'd accommodate Soriano. Maybe that's the solution. Anything to keep him off second base, where he's committed 105 errors in the last five seasons. The next highest total is 59 by Ray Durham.

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And to think, this guy was almost a Met. Thank god for small miracles!

Posted by: Jamie at March 22, 2006 12:09 PM

I can't believe Robinson is caving in on this. It is a matter of principle that the manager tells the players where he wants them to play based on his expertise and experience in the bigs, and based on the talent of the player. It galls me that someone making $10 million a year can get away with this. I have been following this game for 51 years, and I think any of us superfans would be willing to sit on the bench all year sucking our thumbs for $10 million a year if that is what the manager said to do. Give me a break. I think Soriano is going to regret this when he is a free agent next year. Teams will remember.

Posted by: Bob Eddy at March 22, 2006 01:02 PM

How do you call Robinson's position "caving"? Center maybe not be left, but it certainly is a win in terms of moving him to the outfield, which was the big issue.

Posted by: COI at March 22, 2006 01:33 PM

And our long, national nightmare is over.

Posted by: rbj at March 22, 2006 02:54 PM

Maybe this is Soriano's way of saving face. "See? I won. It wasn't about not moving from second. It was about not wanting to play left. I'm not playing left. I'm in center."

Yeah, I know it's lame, but it's better than nothing. Close, but better.

Posted by: Jeff A at March 22, 2006 03:10 PM

This is probably about Soriano retaining more value so he can make more money (as if $10 million doesn't set him for life). As a 2B, he's one of the top producers for his position.

As an LF, he's up against guys like Manny Ramirez. He's a middling offensive force there.

As a CF, he's up against people like Johnny Damon, which again puts near the top of his position.

By most accounts, Soriano is a decent guy. I wonder if this is an agent making these decisions.

Posted by: steve at March 22, 2006 05:32 PM
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