Don't run on Alfonso Soriano

Ok, seriously. I know everyone in the league wanted to test out his arm last year as a new OF in Washington. All he did was lead the league in outfield assists with 22 last year. Evidentially, the memo still has not made it around the league, even with his gem nailing Terrero this past weekend. Last night, Soriano gunned down Troy Tulowitzski for his 10th assist already. Only Michael Cuddyer leads Soriano with 14 currently. Maybe Alfonso will pass 22 this year. You really need to see the video to enjoy this assist, hopefully on YouTube soon. But enjoy this screenshot. He was out by several steps and Derosa was just sitting there waiting for him.


To put 22 OF assists in perspective, here are the top 5 from last year...notice the drop off.

2006 MLB Outfield Assists
1. Alfonso Soriano - 22
2. Brad Hawpe - 16
3. Carlos Beltran, Jeff Francoer, Juan Rivera - 13
4. 5 others - 12
5. 3 others - 11