Olney: Soriano Signing Was Ownership-Driven

Earlier we heard that Mariano was also a big part in getting the Yanks to sign Soriano, but he wasn't the only factor in this decision. Apparently Randy Levine played a big role as well.

Gammons backs up Olney's report:

While I'm never a fan of ownership going over the head's of the baseball people to make a move, I still have very few problems with this move. Let's just hope this trend doesn't continue.