From the Sporting News...
Are you ready for another baseball debate involving the words "Albert Pujols" and No. 1? Don't worry: We're not here to argue that Pujols should have been the 2006 NL MVP. We are here, however, to argue about who should be No. 1 in your 2007 fantasy baseball draft: Pujols or new Cub Alfonso Soriano.But there's no need to frantically start diving into the stat book -- Fantasy Source guru Rob Hurtt already has done the work for you. Hurtt's hypothesis: Soriano might steal more bases, but Pujols superiority in every other hitting category more than makes up the difference for Soriano's superior swipe totals.
But what about the Wrigley Field effect? And, as SN user ogremace says: "I expect great things from Soriano in a lineup with Aramis Ramirez, Derrek Lee, Jacque Jones and Matt Murton."
Soriano will be hitting in a friendlier park than in 2006, and he will have a better lineup. No doubt about it. But as Hurtt points out, there's no doubting Pujols' consistency.
If you still believe what someone once said about statistics (you know, lies, damn lies and statistics and all that) and want to go with Soriano, feel free. Just don't say we didn't warn you.
Stick w/ Pujols if you get the number 1 pick.