Soriano batting 8th tonight..

[Jack-In-A-Box]

Yipes.. i know he's been struggling but 8th?? Man when i traded for him 2mths ago i thought this would be the move that put my team over the top. Still waiting for that to happen. And when i see he's being shuffled to the bottom of the order.. makes me think that's not going to happen anytime soon.

[pkarr5000]

sort of weird, ive always thought jeter was the perfect number 2 hitter, he doesnt really strike me as a leadoff kinda guy

[Quaker]

Two months ago? Ouch. He's provided steals and little else, and not even that many steals.

[Madison]

Two months ago? Ouch. He's provided steals and little else, and not even that many steals.

I'm in the same boat. Got him about 6 weeks ago. He's done squat since.

[Jack-In-A-Box]

yeah it does hurt a little. I'm still in 1st but i'm only ahead of 2 teams by 1 game. So its a close race. I gave up a lot to get Soriano is what hurt. At the time Pedro was just coming off the DL and my pitching was stacked anyway so i traded Pedro,Vidro for Soriano and someone else who i cut already. It hasnt hurt me getting Soriano but, it hasnt helped my offense like i thought it would.

[quickfingerz]

He's a perfect cleanup hitter... Kinda like Garett Anderson... VERY FEW walks but will hit a ton of extra-base hits

[Quaker]

Soriano has fewer extra base hits this season than Orlando Cabrera, Jeff Conine, Dmitri Young, and Bill Mueller, to name a few. Where are his doubles?

I agree though, he does make a better clean up hitter than lead off. What kind of leadoff has a .328 OBP? He needs to get more clutch, he's batting only .257 this season with runners in scoring position. I see 5th as the best batting spot for him.

[Siege1386]

5th or 6th is a good spot for soriano in the yanks lineup imo.

[Jack-In-A-Box]

Well i personally wouldnt mind seeing him get a few days off to try and figure things out. Get his mind right. I'm doing fine with him struggling and not doing anything so a few days on the bench to get him some rest and time to gather himself might do him some real good. But for a while now he hasnt been what people like me who paid a high price to get and those that drafted him have expected. Few days off, may just help him turn it back around.

[R-Tehst]

Lets take a look at Sorianos monthly splits

March-April - .371, 9 HR, 25 RBI, 6 SB, 10 bb, 21 k
May - .229, 7HR, 14 RBI, 8 SB, 9 bb, 29 k
June - .268, 5 HR, 9RBI, 10 SB, 5bb, 19 k
July - .240, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 3 SB, 2 bb, 21 k

His homers have been dropping, his average has been down, and hes walking less. Those k's hurt in my points league