What Do the Following Players Have in Common?

Hoffpauir, Ramirez, Ward, Fukudome, Cedeno, Theriot, DeRosa, Soto, Blanco, Lee, Fontenot, and Johnson.

Give up? They all have higher on-base percentages than lead-off hitter Alfonso Soriano. Aramis Ramirez, who has taken the second-most walks on the team behind Fukudome, is a full .90 points above Soriano in terms of OBP.

If Soriano was speedier, it might make sense to bat him leadoff to get him into scoring position. Too bad that he only has 3 stolen bases this year.

At this time, the only reason to bat him leadoff appears to be that you don't fix what is broken: The Cubs have the best record in the Major Leagues, and they've played at that level for most of the year with Soriano leading off. As long as the Cubs are on top, I don't expect any changes at the top of the order. If losses start to mount, however, the Cubs may need to look at changing their sparkplug.