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Youkilis signs 4yr/40 mil ext. with the Sox
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theplasticman
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Nice! One of my favorite Sox.
baseballguy350
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markakis8 said:
Orioles fan. It makes sense. They hate how the Orioles don't play a home game against the Red Sox all year.
rebelpawn
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Excellent news. I'm glad that he'll be around long term. Great signing!
Tomlinson21RB
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Youk for $10 or Teix for $22.5?
Youk please...
Youk please...
baseballguy350
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Tomlinson21RB said:
As a huge Sox fan, Teixeira for 22.5.
Money is nothing to the Sox.
I'd rather have Teixeira and Youkilis, then Youkilis and Lowell.
(EDIT) I'm still in fan of the deal, but I am very hesitant when looking back, that last year was a career year for Youkilis, and I truly expect a regression to the mean from him. I would still be very happy getting a career .850-.900 OPS guy that plays gold glove defense.
I expect numbers of .290/23/95 this year.
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Ha.
I just don't think Youk will ever come close to what he did last year. He's strictly a .280-15-75 guy. And with his BB's significantly dropping off each year, giving him a 4 year extension was a mistake.
He can play some good defense though. He can also nurture some baby birds in his goatee too.
I just don't think Youk will ever come close to what he did last year. He's strictly a .280-15-75 guy. And with his BB's significantly dropping off each year, giving him a 4 year extension was a mistake.
He can play some good defense though. He can also nurture some baby birds in his goatee too.
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baseballguy350 said:
Money is something to the Sox when they have all these young guys coming up that they need to sign long term. Papelbon is going to want big money. They'll want to lock up Lester long term. They want to extend Bay as well.
Sure, I'd prefer Teix and Youk but thats 10 for Youk, 22.5+ for Teix, and 12.5 for Lowell for 2 starters. I'd rather them spend the money elsewhere (the guys I mentioned above).
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markakis8 said:
If you want to talk about BB's going down each year, how about batting average, home runs, and rbi going UP each year? Last year probably was probably his career year, but I don't expect a huge drop off.
baseballguy350
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markakis8 said:
The walks can decline all they want, as the OBP has gone up. Also his BABIP has stayed the same, so it's not a matter of balls finding holes. With a decrease in walks, there is an equal increase in OBP and OPS. Not a fan of the walks point if that's what you are basing your argument on.
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Now....If they can just land Prince Fielder like the rumor says they might, then its ALL OVER!!!
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Very happy to hear about this deal.
I'll take those numbers any year (it wouldn't take much to hit the .300 mark,) especially with his defense. I don't believe he will be on the decline, either. Youk attended API last year, which seemingly helped him to stay relatively strong/consistent throughout the season. If he does the same this year, who knows? Maybe he could go after the MVP award again.
baseballguy350 said:
I'll take those numbers any year (it wouldn't take much to hit the .300 mark,) especially with his defense. I don't believe he will be on the decline, either. Youk attended API last year, which seemingly helped him to stay relatively strong/consistent throughout the season. If he does the same this year, who knows? Maybe he could go after the MVP award again.
bigpapiMA32
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Fantastic signing, this made my day!
We do not need to trade for Fielder.
1) Papi is not done
2) Lars Anderson
We do not need to trade for Fielder.
1) Papi is not done
2) Lars Anderson
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