For those of you doubting Soriano's abilities to close games here's a line you should keep in mind. In close and late situations hitters had a .163/.207/.294 line. For reference, these are the lines a few other closers posted in the same situation:
Octavio Dotel: .275/.363/.435 (Former Closer W/ KC)
Bob Wickman: .267/.336/.435 (Former Braves Closer)
Mariano Rivera: .267/.330/.416 (HOF AL Closer)
J.J. Putz: .149/.197/.248 (AL Saves Runner Up)
Trevor Hoffman: .233/.279/.370 (HOF NL Closer)
Jose Valverde: .202/.294/.370 (NL Saves Leader)
Soriano's better than all but Putz. I have no complaints for $2.5m.
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