Rumors are swirling about a possible trade between the Red Sox and Braves. The deal is rumored to be Mark Teixeira for Kevin Youkilis and Craig Hansen. Now being a member of Red Sox Nation, this deal tickles my fancy quite a bit. Here is how I see it.....
Tex is a top notch first basemen who would make a great addition to an already stacked lineup. He plays good defense, as seen by his being a gold glove winner, and is a great bat in the middle of the lineup, especially if it is Papi, Manny and Tex. Now I am a fan of Yoooouuuuukkkk but compared to Tex there is very little to lose. The only thing I think you would lose is Youk is a fan favorite and a "gritty go get em" type of player who you very rarely see these days. I see Youk as a bigger version of Lenny Dysktra or Craig Biggio. Now Hansen on the other hand I could care less about losing. He is a former 1st round pick who has not lived up to the hype. He has a sick slider but the only problem is that he has no clue where it is going 90% of the time. He has a plus fastball but his control problems lead to a lot of walks and a lot of anxiety for Red Sox fans. Now, he is still young and very well could come into his own but I, for one, would be OK with this deal. I basically see it as Youk for Tex and I can live with that as long as we can sign Tex at the end of the year. I would not like to use Youk so we can rent Tex for 3 months. Tex is a free agent and if he has a good 2nd half then he will be seeking top dollar for his services. Now if we can sign him to a long term deal then I say go for it! Tex is 28 and Youk is 29 so the age difference is nothing and I see Tex with more upside the next 10 years.
Hopefully we can get Tex and I would love to do it without losing Youk but Papi is getting older and we may need the extra bat!
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The Braves dont Sell. You will not get Tex this year. Name the last time the braves sold players before the deadline. We are 6.5 games back, we will buy and we will see you in the playoffs Pink Sox.
I agree... where you putting him, genious? And by the way, you really think Theo would give up on ALL the young Arms he is so proud of?
We would put him at 1B for Youk Genious! And Hansen is not an arm we are proud of, he is a joke.
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