1) He can play 3rd base effectively, meaning his value isn't as offensive-dependent as Teixeira.
2) He's about 1/2 price.
3) I'm a biased Sox fan.
But Youk has been better in 2009. Teix is great, leads 20 homers to 13. But Youk has a higher OBP and SLG, and they'll both played very good D for 1st basemen. Idk, hating on either player as a player is ridiculous.
Nobody ever does any research on this, Youkilis has one GG, Tex 2, Neither is better than the other at fielding, actually almost every AL starting first baseman has a fielding % over .990, Tex has 0 errors, Morneau, and Youk have 1 each, That one error doesn't mean one guy is better than the other, Tex is batting .275, way below the other two, He does have 20 hr's and 60 RBI's, in that new stadium with that lineup-Just doesn't seem that impressive, look who he has hitting around him, Jeter and Damon in front, and A-Rod, and Cano after-c'mon, RBI's are a gimme on that team, Youkilis has only had two good seasons, so he must just be hitting his prime, Personnaly I'd take Morneau over both of them.
jeez people get some facts straight-Tex is NOT a better hitter for average, he is hitting .275, He is not a better fielder, look it up, they are almost exactly the same % fielding, everyone in the new Yankee stadium is hitting hr's (record pace for a team) heck 1b is the easiest position there is anyway.
Teix, He is a better hitter with more pop and average, they are about the same in the field (Youkilis had that long errorless streak which makes me think of them as equal) and Teix is also a switch hitter. It gives him the advantage so give me Teixeira any day of the week. Also Youkilis has never hit more than 30 homeruns in a single season although he came close.
Tex is younger and hits behind A-Rod who just started to get hot so Tex wins, but even without A-Rod Tex is way more consistent and doesnt look like a complete douche bag
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Youkilis for three simple reasons.
1) He can play 3rd base effectively, meaning his value isn't as offensive-dependent as Teixeira.
2) He's about 1/2 price.
3) I'm a biased Sox fan.
But Youk has been better in 2009. Teix is great, leads 20 homers to 13. But Youk has a higher OBP and SLG, and they'll both played very good D for 1st basemen. Idk, hating on either player as a player is ridiculous.
Nobody ever does any research on this, Youkilis has one GG, Tex 2, Neither is better than the other at fielding, actually almost every AL starting first baseman has a fielding % over .990, Tex has 0 errors, Morneau, and Youk have 1 each, That one error doesn't mean one guy is better than the other, Tex is batting .275, way below the other two, He does have 20 hr's and 60 RBI's, in that new stadium with that lineup-Just doesn't seem that impressive, look who he has hitting around him, Jeter and Damon in front, and A-Rod, and Cano after-c'mon, RBI's are a gimme on that team, Youkilis has only had two good seasons, so he must just be hitting his prime, Personnaly I'd take Morneau over both of them.
jeez people get some facts straight-Tex is NOT a better hitter for average, he is hitting .275, He is not a better fielder, look it up, they are almost exactly the same % fielding, everyone in the new Yankee stadium is hitting hr's (record pace for a team) heck 1b is the easiest position there is anyway.
Teix, He is a better hitter with more pop and average, they are about the same in the field (Youkilis had that long errorless streak which makes me think of them as equal) and Teix is also a switch hitter. It gives him the advantage so give me Teixeira any day of the week. Also Youkilis has never hit more than 30 homeruns in a single season although he came close.
So my vote would be Teixera.
Teixeira is a better fielder and hitter than Youkilis and he is also a switch hitter. So, I'd say Tex over Jewkilis.
This year? Mark Teixeira. The guy has produced offensively and will win a gold glove at first for sure.
Tex is younger and hits behind A-Rod who just started to get hot so Tex wins, but even without A-Rod Tex is way more consistent and doesnt look like a complete douche bag
youkilis is the better firstbaseman and better hitter. Those are my reasons
teixeira
i say teixera he is better in the field and batting
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