Where is Soriano going to land?

Jim Bowden isn't brightest GM on the planet. This past offseason he pulled off a trade with the Texas Rangers for second basemen Alfonso Soriano. I don't know if Bowden knew about Soriano's home/road splits last season but he should have looked into them Last season at comfy Ameriquest Field Soriano hit .315/.355/.615 with 25 HRs and 73 RBI. On the road he hit just .224/.265/.374 with 11 HRs and and 31 RBI. Question, if you play in a great pitchers park like Washington's RFK Stadium does it make sense to trade for a player who hits great in a good hitters park but is below average in every other park?

Maybe Bowden thought that Soriano's base stealing ability and excellent defensive skills could overcome his home road/splits. But here is the reality of it I don't care how many bases Soriano can steal because he's not going to be on base enough to be a consistent threat if he plays this year in Washington. As for "excellent" I was kidding. Soriano is actually one of the worst defensive second basemen in baseball. So what is Bowden's plan? It appears to be to move Soriano into the outfield. However Bowden never sought out Soriano to get his thoughts on the subject. When asked Soriano said he wasn't moving. So with the Nationals already possessing an All-Star second basemen in Jose Vidro what does Jim Bowden do now?

It's pretty clear that Bowden has to trade Soriano now. Soriano's a free agent after this season and will command more money on the open market as a second basemen then as an outfielder. And he knows it. So he's not moving to the outfield. So after that became public if he isn't traded that asks the question who is running this team: Bowden or Soriano? Given that this one of the biggest moves of Bowden's career and that he has to know Soriano isn't as good as his batting line suggests he has to flip Soriano for whatever he can get.

Over at www.mlbtraderumors.com it's suggested that Bowden is working on a deal with the Mets:

" Word is that the Mets could send Xavier Nady, John Maine, and Jeff Keppinger to the Nationals for Alfonso Soriano, Bill Bray, and Jason Bergmann".

Keppinger and Maine are pretty decent prospects with a chance to play into the future. Nady's decent. But if you're Bowden why not make this trade? When you know that all you're going all you are going to get from Soriano is a headache why not get rid of him. The Mets are the perfect team for him because you now he can handle the pressure of playing in New York and he'd be reunited with former coach Willie Randolph.