I have to say I’m pretty
impressed with the deal Rafael Soriano got with the Washington Nationals.
Sure it’s not the guaranteed three-year
deal he probably wanted. But his agent Scott Boras got him roughly the same
amount of money he would have gotten had he returned to the New York Yankees
for one year. And he did get a two-year deal – with a vesting option – to pitch
for a young, contending team. It’s a pretty good deal considering that it is
the middle of January and the market for Soriano seemed nonexistent once the
Detroit Tigers made it clear they were not in the bidding for Soriano’s
services.
I wonder how Soriano feels
about his new deal. It probably would have been a better move to accept the
Yankees offer and stay in New York in 2013. But I’m sure feels good about having
a strong chance to close baseball games for another good team rather than
return to the Bronx for another year to set up for Mariano Rivera. Soriano did
a terrific job for the Yankees in 2012, but he wasn’t going to have a chance to
compete to close games here. That job belongs to Mo as long as he wants it.
So after months of
uncertainty, Soriano has finally landed on his feet. Good for him.
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