Tag: Alfonso Soriano

Alfonso Soriano is having yet another below average April and many fantasy owners are dropping the slugger in their leagues.

Analysis: Soriano had zero home runs in the month of April last year… he ended up with 32 home runs which was fourteenth most in all of baseball. This year through seven games Soriano is again without a home run and also has zero RBI. I understand that he’s now thirty-seven years old but he is a must own regardless of age or a slump. He’s a power bat with a good track record hitting cleanup on a big league team… you’d have to be nuts to drop him from your fantasy squad right now.

Yet plenty of people are bailing on Alfonso Soriano just one week into the season. He’s available in 5-30% of fantasy leagues so grab him now before he goes on one of his streaks. The only valid concern with Soriano at this point is his strikeout rate. If it’s still over 30% by the end of May it might not be his year but are you willing to take that chance by bailing on him so early?

Alfonso Soriano may have just one home run over the last month but as long as he is getting at-bats you cannot outright drop the slugger from your fantasy squad.

Analysis: Fantasy baseball certainly tries anyone’s patience but dropping Alfonso Soriano is not an intelligent move. Although Soriano is aging he still has not hit less than twenty home runs in a year since 2001. His fifteen home runs in just 85 games this year is proof he still has “it”. Soriano is available in about twenty percent of fantasy leagues and regardless of whether he is dealt at the trade deadline, Soriano still has fantasy value. Fonzie’s batting average may have taken a huge hit recently but he has been making contact more and in his last three games he is 3 for 11 with a home run.

Projection: If Soriano is traded at the deadline which is unlikely because of his contract, his value will surely go up playing for a contender with some bats in their lineup. If he stays with the Cubs you have to ride out his cold streak and expect the power to return.