The newest Big Board rankings have Soriano closer to where he ought to be:
1 Albert Pujols, StL, 1B 14 HR in April set ML record
2 Alex Rodriguez, NYY, 3B Just a matter of time before he kicks it into high gear
3 Vladimir Guerrero, LAA, OF Power coming around w/ 3 HR in past
4 David Ortiz, Bos, 1B 10 HRs has him in AL HR lead mix
5 Manny Ramirez, Bos, OF Take solace: Apr/May were lackluster in '05 too
6 Mark Teixeira, Tex, 1B Waiting for power to be unleashed (3 HR, 12 RBI)
7 David Wright, NYM, 3B His 6 SBs already is thing of beauty for owners
8 Miguel Tejada, Bal, SS 14-game hit streak; 16 multi-hit games
9 Alfonso Soriano, Was, 2B C'mon, don't we all owe Soriano an apology
10 Lance Berkman, Hou, OF Only NL hitter staying in Pujols' rear-view mirror
11 Michael Young, Tex, SS Past 15: 26-for-65 (.400), 12 Runs
12 Chris Carpenter, StL, SP 3-0, but 0.86 in other 3 starts (0-1)
13 Pedro Martinez, NYM, SP No more than 6 hits allowed in any of 5 starts (5-0)
14 Bobby Abreu, Phi, OF Overall, #'s good, but 0 HRs in past 10
15 Vernon Wells, Tor, OF Has hit in 22 of 23 games (.396, 9 HR, 25 RBI)
16 Andruw Jones, Atl, OF Past 8: 5-for-26 (.192), 0 HRs, 0 RBIs, 10 Ks
17 Jason Bay, Pit, OF Has been steady, but yet to catch fire
18 Jose Reyes, NYM, SS Struggling w/BA, but 5 SBs in past 6 (leads ML w/ 11)
19 Johan Santana, Min, SP 10 Ks in past outing, but still 3 ER vs. KC
20 Miguel Cabrera, Fla, O/3 Not seeing many ABs w/ RISP
21 Victor Martinez, Cle, C Leads catchers in 4 of 5 roto categories
22 Ichiro, Sea, OF BA has risen to .280 range to go w/healthy 8 SBs
23 Carlos Lee, Mil, OF 10th HR, 20th RBI came vs. C. Zambrano Sunday
24 Gary Sheffield, NYY, OF His 36 ABs w/RISP leads the league
25 Jim Thome, ChW, 1B One of few w/ at least 20 RBIs and 20 Runs
26 Derek Jeter, NYY, SS Past 7: 14-for-28 (.500)
27 Carl Crawford, TB, OF Sunday brought 1st HR, 6th SB
28 Travis Hafner, Cle, UT 7 HRs in 1st 11 games, 0 HRs in past 12 games
29 Curt Schilling, Bos, SP Roughed up @ Cle (5 ER) and 1st loss @ TB
30 Carlos Delgado, NYM, 1B Solid, steady production (.298, 9 HR, 20 RBI, 18 R)
31 Roy Oswalt, Hou, SP Has alternated great starts with mediocre ones
32 Jake Peavy, SD, SP 2 bad outings (Col, Ari) mask 3 great ones
33 Morgan Ensberg, Hou, 3B His power streak has subsided, but #'s still pretty
34 Chase Utley, Phi, 2B His 4 HRs came in just 2 of his 24 games
35 Chone Figgins, LAA, 2/3/O SBs and Runs starting to flow like expected
36 Eric Chavez, Oak, 3B Enjoying rare April warmth (9 HRs, 20 RBIs)
37 Paul Konerko, ChW, 1B Meeting expectations, and more (.372 BA)
38 Roy Halladay, Tor, SP Just 1 ER combined in past two wins (vs. Bos, NYY)
39 Adam Dunn, Cin, OF Back to old self: BA in decline, Ks up, but 9 HRs play
40 Felipe Lopez, Cin, SS 9 SBs making up for power, BA dips
41 Randy Johnson, NYY, SP Like Oswalt, alternatingly good and bad
42 Jason Giambi, NYY, 1B 35 HRs, 89 RBI in past 4 months -
43 Todd Helton, Col, 1B Will rejoin team Wednesday (inflamed intestine)
44 Juan Pierre, ChC, OF Nothing wrong w/17 R, 8 SBs, but just 2 RBIs
45 Grady Sizemore, Cle, OF Slapping plenty of hits, but 1 HR, 2 SBs disappointing
46 Carlos Beltran, NYM, OF 4th HR came in 2nd game back from hammy layoff
47 Jonny Gomes, TB, OF 32 HRs in past 126 games -
48 Jimmy Rollins, Phi, SS 17 Runs, 4 SBs solid, but #'s don't meet expectations
49 Aramis Ramirez, ChC, 3B At Mendoza Line -- 2 HRs in past 7 a decent step
50 Carlos Zambrano, ChC, SP Each of 6 winless starts include 3+ BBs
Soriano's 9th overall, Halladay 38th, and Damon outside the top 50.
