The Red Sox are dealing with the question of whether or not Crawford can deal with the pressure of playing in Boston, and they haven't even played in Boston yet, but they aren't the only ones...
"The Yankees enriched Soriano with a $35 million contract, but the right-hander was unable to protect a four-run lead in Tuesday's 10-inning loss to Minnesota. No one is perfect, but when the clubhouse opened afterward, Ben Shpigel of the New York Times reports Soriano had already departed, leaving his manager and teammates to address the failure (ESPN)."
This is being rumored to have not gone voer very well in the Yankees clubhouse. Dealing with the media is a must when you play in a major market. You are going to have "bad" games, and it's better to stand there and be accountable then to run out of the clubhouse, because sooner or later they will get you.
Saying that, you can't be overly concerned about Soriano. He looked good in his first 2 appearances going 2 innings allowing 1 hit with 2 Ks, until last night when he went 2/3 of an inning allowing 4 runs on 1 hit with 3 walks. I don't see this being a long term problem, but it will be interesting to see how he deals with the media in the future and if it will affect his game.
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