Gordon Edes of the Boston Globe said that Theo was throwing around the idea of a deal with the Braves sending Youk and Hansen for Teixeria. Here’s why it won’t happen:
Teixeria is a free agent next year and the Sox would have to spend big money to keep him while Youk is a relative bargain.
Youk’s numbers are just as good as Teixeria’s, so why would the Sox even have to throw in Hansen?
| SPLITS Teixeria |
G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Season | 93 | 347 | 54 | 94 | 23 | 0 | 17 | 69 | 55 | 64 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .373 | .484 | .858 |
| Career | 840 | 3187 | 518 | 906 | 205 | 13 | 187 | 624 | 400 | 665 | 11 | 3 | .284 | .371 | .533 | .904 |
| Youk Season |
88 | 328 | 56 | 103 | 25 | 4 | 15 | 63 | 32 | 61 | 3 | 4 | .314 | .381 | .552 | .933 |
| Career | 496 | 1712 | 290 | 490 | 120 | 8 | 52 | 262 | 247 | 350 | 12 | 10 | .286 | .383 | .457 | .840 |
Youk is a much better fielder and can play 1st and 3rd. This is just one of those silly rumors that comes up when beat writers need to fill some space during the All-Star Break
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