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• DeadRed said April 06, 2007

  I'm not sure about this either, but Soriano does do things that don't show up in the stats. He puts tremendous pressure on the pitcher from the first pitch of the game. What made Ricky Henderson great wasn't necessarily the stolen bases, it was the power/speed combination. He'd either get on base and wreak havoc or give his team a 1-0 lead in the first with a HR. Giving your team a lead from the start is very important. You potentially rattle the opposing pitcher while giving your own pitcher a buffer. It also take a pitcher a batter or two to get into the game. Normally a mistake pitch isn't taken advantage of by a guy like Juan Pierre. With Soriano, it's a HR.

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