[洋基] Just how good is Mark Teixeira?

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  12.27.2008 Just how good is Mark Teixeira?

  There has been a lot of dispute since Mark Teixeira agreed to terms with the

  Yankees about what type of player he really is.  People like to downplay the

  signing by saying that he isn't "elite" or that his numbers come from a

  position (first base) where they aren’t anything special. Without even

  considering defensive contributions, we can use VORP to compare Tex

  offensively to other first baseman over the last two years.  Remember, VORP

  is a counting stat, so we've included games played and VORP rate (VORPr) to

  help add more clarity.


           VORP  Games Played VORPr

  Pujols   170.7      306     .558

  Texeira  118.3      289     .409

  Berkman  115.2      312     .369

  Fielder  109.7      317     .346

  Pena     101.2      287     .353

  Howard    90.0      306     .294

  Youkilis  84.7      290     .292

  Gonzalez  83.5      323     .258

  Morneau   75.9      320     .237


  So, in a group where offensive production is held to a higher standard,

  Teixeira is the second most valuable offensive player over the course of the

  last two full seasons. When adjusting for the number of games played, he

  separates himself even more.


  Taking it a step further, over the same two-year period Teixeira has the 8th

  highest VORP total of any hitter in baseball.  This should be especially

  amusing to those that claim he somehow isn’t worth his contract because he

  is a first baseman, since the numbers are adjusted for position. We’ll

  repeat that just to make certain that it’s clear: over the last two seasons,

  only Pujols, Hanley Ramirez, A-Rod, Chipper, Wright, Utley, and Holliday have

  been more productive offensively when adjusting for positional scarcity.


  If we look simply at offensive production with no regard for position,

  Teixeira is tied for the 4th highest OPS+ in all of baseball (151) over the

  last two years. Only Pujols, Chipper, and A-Rod are ahead of him, with Ortiz

  posting the same 151. If we take it back to a period of four years, he is

  still ranked extremely high, coming in at 11th highest. The beautiful thing

  here is that Teixeira has been trending upward, increasing his walk rate and

  decreasing his strikeouts.


  Having said all of this, can we please stop with the foolish idea that just

  because Teixeira isn’t the best at his position right now, he somehow isn’t

  a great, or possibly elite, offensive producer? Currently, the best at his

  position is a generational player. Mark Teixeira is not that type of

  producer, but it’s quite clear that he is among the best that MLB has to

  offer at the present time.



  12.28.2008 Just how good is Mark Teixeira?  Part II


  We showed you how valuable Mark Teixeira is offensively.  He is a premiere

  hitter, no matter how a certain fanbase may be trying to spin it.  However,

  for we Yankee fans who have been used to seeing Jason Giambi lumber his way

  around the bag, it would be useful to see how Teixeira fairs defensively as

  well.


  According to the Hardball Times' Revised Zone Rating, Teixeira converted

  83.4% of balls hit in his zone into outs during 2008.  That was second among

  qualified 1B, only behind Albert Pujols.

  Giambi in 2008?  67.9%

  Talk about a huge freakin' upgrade.


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推 akainorei:Talk about a huge freakin' upgrade - XDDDD
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