Legends so far
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@wonderman2424 said in Legends so far:
@wiryhooligan22 said in Legends so far:
@jogger171717_psn said in Legends so far:
@saintleo14_psn said in Legends so far:
Soriano will have a 91 overall 1st inning boss card. Power and speed, brutal fielding, 2nd base primary. His higher rated version will be a Nationals card.
I’m thrilled about Fernando being in the game.
I think Soriano’s highest card should be with the Cubs, considering he had his best career year by far with them.
I'm trying to figure out what you're judging as Soriano's best year by...because nothing he did in Chicago really compares to his 2002 in New York. He had a couple good seasons with Chicago, don't get me wrong, but '02 would be his career year. His best year in Chicago would be maybe his 4th or 5th best season.
Consideirng 40/40 has only been done 3 times in MLB history; I'm going with his Nationals season.
It’s almost like stolen bases really don’t add much to a player’s value. He finished 29th in wRC+ that season.
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If they bring Cecil Fielder and Tatis Sr, I would love to see a Lineage Program. Showcase Father-Son duos, and even brothers like the Molina’s or Pedro and Ramon.
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@jogger171717_psn said in Legends so far:
@wiryhooligan22 said in Legends so far:
@jogger171717_psn said in Legends so far:
@saintleo14_psn said in Legends so far:
Soriano will have a 91 overall 1st inning boss card. Power and speed, brutal fielding, 2nd base primary. His higher rated version will be a Nationals card.
I’m thrilled about Fernando being in the game.
I think Soriano’s highest card should be with the Cubs, considering he had his best career year by far with them.
I'm trying to figure out what you're judging as Soriano's best year by...because nothing he did in Chicago really compares to his 2002 in New York. He had a couple good seasons with Chicago, don't get me wrong, but '02 would be his career year. His best year in Chicago would be maybe his 4th or 5th best season.
Going by fWAR, his best overall career year by far was 2007.
2002: 5.6
2003: 5.1
2006: 5.4
2007: 6.72007 wasn’t his best offensive year, but it was definitely his best year overall thanks to him playing both solid offense and defense.
Just now getting around to responding to this. It's easy to pick out WAR (f or b) and run with that, and there's an argument to be made for either.
That said, I'm not going to get excited about someone having a very decent defensive year in a ballpark where Kyle Schwarber managed to play right around replacement level. Soriano's strength was always his bat. He played better defense because he moved to an objectively easier position.
His defensive numbers are boosted by a league leading 19 assists...fewer than he had the year previous in Washington, when he was still learning a new position. In 2007, he was tied for 3rd in errors for LFs, tied with such names as Adam Dunn and Raul Ibanez, and only 4 behind the league leading Pat Burrell.
Soriano's 19 assists aren't anything to scoff at, to be sure, but watching him gun down a 37 year old Jim Edmonds on a grounder from shallow left doesn't really do it for me.
I would be more apt to take the second baseman leading the league in PAs and hits and take the small hit on defense instead of the error prone left fielder who has a good arm, but misplays balls quite often.
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@wonderman2424 said in Legends so far:
@wiryhooligan22 said in Legends so far:
@jogger171717_psn said in Legends so far:
@saintleo14_psn said in Legends so far:
Soriano will have a 91 overall 1st inning boss card. Power and speed, brutal fielding, 2nd base primary. His higher rated version will be a Nationals card.
I’m thrilled about Fernando being in the game.
I think Soriano’s highest card should be with the Cubs, considering he had his best career year by far with them.
I'm trying to figure out what you're judging as Soriano's best year by...because nothing he did in Chicago really compares to his 2002 in New York. He had a couple good seasons with Chicago, don't get me wrong, but '02 would be his career year. His best year in Chicago would be maybe his 4th or 5th best season.
Consideirng 40/40 has only been done 3 times in MLB history; I'm going with his Nationals season.
I mean, 2002 was 39/41, which, sure, isn't 40/40, but it's really close. In speaking of his Nats season, I'm more impressed that he learned a new position while going 46/41.
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Any chances of a couple of "surprise" legends being released throughout the season that aren't mentioned? I was definitely excited when I saw Prince, but was extra surprised/super excited when I saw that "45" standing on the mound at the end of the trailer!
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