Braves Re-sign Soriano
January 25, 2008 by Geoff Young
Filed under Transactions
The Atlanta Braves have signed right-handed reliever Rafael Soriano to a 2-year, $9 million deal. Here’s a quick demonstration of why it’s good to lock up the guys you already have rather than pay top dollar on the open market:
Rafael Soriano vs Octavio Dotel
2006-2007 Stats
2008 Age, Contract
IP
ERA
WHIP
K/BB
Age
Yrs
$
Soriano
132
2.66
0.962
3.75
28
2
$9M
Dotel
40.1
5.75
1.721
2.09
34
2
$11M
I know we just picked on the Dotel signing, but seriously, what am I missing?
