Is Soriano a bust for the Cubs so far?

I think so.

Look at his recent stats:

2006 (with WASH): 46 HR 95 RBI 67 BB 41 SB .277 BA .351 OBP .560 SLG .283 ISO
2007 (with CUBS): 33 HR 70 RBI 31 BB 19 SB .299 BA .337 OBP .560 SLG .261 ISO
2008 (with CUBS): 27 HR 69 RBI 35 BB 19 SB .286 BA .344 OBP .548 SLG .262 ISO

He was a 40-40 guy with Washington. He hasn't even been a 20-20 guy with the Cubs. He had 41 SBs in 2006. He has 38 SBs in the last two years combined. Soriano was paid to be a top 5 OF in the ML. Is he?

Among MLB outfielders with at least 400 plate appearances:

-Soriano is ranked 29th in batting average
- Soriano is ranked 39th in OBP
- Soriano is ranked 20th in stolen bases
- Soriano is ranked 12th in Home Runs
- Soriano is ranked 8th in SLG
- Soriano is ranked 32nd in RBI
- Soriano is ranked 36th in runs
- Soriano is ranked 51st in walks (very low for a leadoff man)
- Soriano is ranked 46th in pitches per plate appearance
- Soriano is ranked 32nd in extra base hits
- Soriano is ranked 35th in total bases
- Soriano is ranked 39th in BB/PA
- Soriano is ranked 51st in BB/K
- Soriano is ranked 37th in Runs Created
- Soriano is ranked 6th in Isolated Power

How about among MLB leadoff men with at least 400 PAs:

- 10th in BA
- 13th in OBP
- 1st in SLG
- 7th in Ks
- 3rd in HRs
- 12th in runs
- 3rd in RBIs
- 12th in stolen bases
- 15th in walks
- 12th in Pitches/PA
- 7th in extra base hits
- 12th in BB/PA
- 17th in BB/K
- 11th in Runs Created
- 1st in ISOP

So the only good things Soriano does as a leadoff man is hit home runs, drive in runs, and has the highest isolated power. Power is the last thing you expect from a leadoff man. You want him to work the count, get on-base, steal bases, and score runs. Soriano does poor at that compared to other leadoff men. For a guy making as much as he makes, he has certainly been a bust. If the All-Star voting was up to only the coaches and players, Soriano wouldn't have made the roster. He's a solid and quality player but nothing more. Ryan Ludwick is having a much better season than Soriano and Ludwick is making #411,000 this season. Soriano is making $14 million this season which is more than Adam Dunn, Jermaine Dye, Jason Bay, and Carlos Lee. Josh Hamilton is making just $396,830 this season.