save youkilis!

[evan3d87]

he should play first base. he makes league minimum, roughly 300,000, and has had a obp of .400 last year(granted only 79 at-bats), and is only 27. whose with me?! if we trade him, we won't get close to equal value, and if we trade for a overbay or a adrian gonzales, we will give up a top pitching prospect

[yankeessuck013]

we could probably get adrian gonzalez for shoppach or arroyo. Youk would still be here, he would just platoon with another 1B.

 

I agree that we should not trade Youk and let him grow here.

[Cityofchampions33]

I love his last name and hes gunna be a great player, I'm with ya, however, the Sox brass might not be.

[ksushi]

Yeah, I actually really like his name too, I think the sox really want to find a place for him to play, so I have a feeling he will.

 

BTW, evan, you go to newton south don't you?

[RedSoxRooter]

Ehhh, to me Youk's overrated - epecially by the fans.

 

Yes he walks a lot and works counts. A .400 obp is pretty good, but that's about it.

 

.280 ish hitter

below average speed

below average power for a corn infielder

average glove

average arm

 

He's not even good as a utility guy because he can't play the outfield, second or SS.

 

Say what you will about Millar, but aside from his one bad offensive year, the guy was a value to the Sox. He could play 1b, LF, RF and even 3rd (he did a game or two there in '03) if he was asked to. Mark my words, these qualities will be missed....

 

Anyway, the most valuable thing about Youk the last two seasons has been his option status. We could purchase him when needed then send him back when we didn't need him. But sadly, he's also out of options.

 

I say he's off to be some other team's 3b by the end of the winter.

[jimmycarter05]

Ehhh, to me Youk's overrated - epecially by the fans.

 

Yes he walks a lot and works counts. A .400 obp is pretty good, but that's about it.

 

.280 ish hitter

below average speed

below average power for a corn infielder

average glove

average arm

 

He's not even good as a utility guy because he can't play the outfield, second or SS.

 

Say what you will about Millar, but aside from his one bad offensive year, the guy was a value to the Sox. He could play 1b, LF, RF and even 3rd (he did a game or two there in '03) if he was asked to. Mark my words, these qualities will be missed....

 

Anyway, the most valuable thing about Youk the last two seasons has been his option status. We could purchase him when needed then send him back when we didn't need him. But sadly, he's also out of options.

 

I say he's off to be some other team's 3b by the end of the winter.

 

 

hear yeh hear yeh, tracey can play 1b, RF, and some 3b

[RedSoxRooter]

Oh, and Youk's not a "corn infielder"

[yankeessuck013]

if we don't resign damon I think we could package youk and a couple other players to minnesota for torii hunter.

[ksushi]

since when is .280 a bad batting average? and all that matters is obp anyways. If he is getting on base 4 times out of ten, thats great. thats absolutley great. Who cares if hes hitting or walking? I don't. Hes more than an average fielder, from what ive seen. Yeah, average arm, yeah below average speed but on a team with all this offensive effeciency who says you have to have power from the corners when you get some much of it from the catcher the left fielder and the DH? You're power is better if distributed in the right places throughout the lineup, who cares where it comes from when we're playing defense. Separate defense from offense, you don't NEED hitting from the corners, you need someone who knows how to play the corner.

[example1]

Screw Torii Hunter for Youk and a few other players. We should be able to keep Youk and trade proven major leaguers. Send Cora and Arroyo. .

 

Those of you nay-saying Youkilis are missing some key points. The most important is that the guy is a lock to have a good OBP. He just understands the strikezone as well-if not better--than most other sox players do. He always has.

He also hasn't played much. Why not give him a shot? He is a good player defensively too, although he's been pretty underrated. Lowell makes it harder to play the position he's most valuable at (3b), which is unfortunate. Especially given that we will need a power hitter and that's a good spot for a 1b man.

 

We'll have to wait and see, but I say hold onto Youkilis.

[RedSoxRooter]

since when is .280 a bad batting average? and all that matters is obp anyways. If he is getting on base 4 times out of ten, thats great. thats absolutley great. Who cares if hes hitting or walking? I don't. Hes more than an average fielder, from what ive seen. Yeah, average arm, yeah below average speed but on a team with all this offensive effeciency who says you have to have power from the corners when you get some much of it from the catcher the left fielder and the DH? You're power is better if distributed in the right places throughout the lineup, who cares where it comes from when we're playing defense. Separate defense from offense, you don't NEED hitting from the corners, you need someone who knows how to play the corner.

 

.280 is not bad at all, and neither is the OBP. But the Sox have a full time 3b and want a lefty hitting and fielding 1b. So Youk is going to be the backup 1b/3b. He's not a defensive upgrade to Lowel in the late innings and he's probably not left handed as a firstbaseman, so I say his days are numbered.

 

Also, it should be noted, he's not a good defensive 1b (at least yet), and the Sox I believe are hell bent on improving the infield's defense all the way around with a great glove at 1b. Millar had a lot to do with some of the errors by both Mueller and Rent last year, and I think the Sox are out to prove Edgar is not as bad on defense as he showed last season.

 

Just a hunch, but I think they go for defense at first, which leaves Youk the odd man out.

[example1]

.280 is not bad at all, and neither is the OBP. But the Sox have a full time 3b and want a lefty hitting and fielding 1b. So Youk is going to be the backup 1b/3b. He's not a defensive upgrade to Lowel in the late innings and he's probably not left handed as a firstbaseman, so I say his days are numbered.

 

Also, it should be noted, he's not a good defensive 1b (at least yet), and the Sox I believe are hell bent on improving the infield's defense all the way around with a great glove at 1b. Millar had a lot to do with some of the errors by both Mueller and Rent last year, and I think the Sox are out to prove Edgar is not as bad on defense as he showed last season.

 

Just a hunch, but I think they go for defense at first, which leaves Youk the odd man out.

 

by my logic, this makes youk the odd man in. If we were looking for a bat we would choose a Thome or Delgado or Konerko over a converted 3rd baseman who doesn't hit for tons of power. I see Youk as a big improvement at 1st defensively, and figuring we don't get Olerud or Snow or Mientciewitz or Erstadt, that may be how the sox look at it too. He's pretty balanced, overall.

[ksushi]

I don't think he is a defensive improvement at first at all. Roosters got points, mad points. I love youkilis, I think he has a spot on this team and I do think they will keep him. Hes a valuable hitter and has good defensive instincts, just not the best range (fat) but rooster makes good points. But with an OBP like that I think they will find somewhere for him. Something interesting brough up by the big-o the other night, with Lowell clearly being the superior fielder, would he be more suited to play outside of his natural position? With youkilis being more than adequate at 3rd and lowell being an outstanding glove man, maybe they put Lowell at first because he could make the change more smoothly, and youkilis stays at 3rd his natural position.

[whereisnomar]

Yeah, if Meller doesn't come back, it would be pretty nice to have Youk start at third, even though we got Lowell with the Beckett trade....

[ksushi]

Mueller is gone.

[Sizzlin22]

and is only 27.

Only? He's no kid anymore. But I agree he should get to start.

[DirtDog]

He should start. We have a great team with good pitching as it is.