Was Soriano's last year's numbers a fluke?

[Dr Yankee]

Yahoo ranked him #2! I couldn't believe it. What do you project for him this year? Same? Better? Worse?

[poundsman]

i think that soriano will either repeat these number or even get better he is very atheletic and could revolutionize the pos. also didnt yahoo rank him #5

[mkoss]

Yahoo's rankings are worthless. I just pre-ranked my picks in case I can't attend a live draft and I was moving some from the top 30 into the 100s and some from the 100s into the top 30.

[Brendo]

i'll go against the masses here and say he wont repeat.....not a near 40-40 anyway......

a 300 average was an absolute fluke.....no one with that little plate discipline should be hitting that well.....there's a fine line between aggressive and impatient, and I think alfonso is on the wrong side of it.....

that being said, he's still the top option a second base.....
I just wouldn't pick him #2

[rjforlife]

id say HR will drop along with avg. maybe 30/40 and a 275 average
still above and beyond most second basemen besides kent. swings at too many bad pitches and is just not strong enough to hit 40 hr again.

[Bennyy22]

well then how did he hit 40 HR's last year? did he get weaker over off-season?

i think he will do it again. im sure his hiting coach was all over him during the off-season about swingin' at balls in the strike zones. we will see how he does.

[rjforlife]

well no player has ever hit a lot of HR one season and not the next....thats never happened. LOL i just mean to say that i personally dont think soriano will hit so many this year. i may be wrong, but id bet he doesnt hit 30.

[Bennyy22]

30? i say that is pretty low. i say 38-42. thats what i think

[poundsman]

soriano will easily hit 30 no way he lets up when hes just in to the major leagues i could see if he had don ethat in like his 6th season but his soph. season he wont let up

[Bennyy22]

agreed