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  1. Imperial59
    So they improved by putting Melky, who had a -19.2 UZR/150 in left field?
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    What do Granderson and Johnson improving over their last years totals have to do with the Yankees offense overall regressing or improving? They didn't play for the Yankees last year.
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    Yeah, that one!
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    Yeah, even if you take away the 1B comparison, the Red Sox have clearly better defenders at second base, third base, center field and in left field. And it's pretty much a wash between the two teams at every other position.
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    Exactly why I said, "trolling at it's finest". The most comical part however was how Jacksonian was acting like he "might as well" do an "inevitable" comparison between the offenses before someone else did. He's the most entertaining person on this board, and I don't think he's trying to be.
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    The Yankees have essentially replaced Johnny Damon's offensive production out of an outfield spot with Granderson's. That's a drop from Damon's .854 OPS and 126 OPS+ last year to Granderson's .780 OPS and 100 OPS+ last year or his career .828 OPS and 113 OPS+. They essentially replaced Hideki Matsui's offensive production at DH with Nick Johnson's. That's a drop from Matsui's .876 OPS and 131 OPS+ last year to Johnson's .831 OPS and 122 OPS+ last year. And that's ignoring the fact that Johnson averages 100 games a year as a starter. Then there's the fact that Nick Swisher's coming off a career year last year, which you can usually expect regression from. Jeter's coming off a tie for the best OPS+ of his career at age 35 and is also likely for regression. And Posada will be turning 38 years old. Are the Yankees likely for a regression in their offense? And if you don't think so, then how can you justify your position?
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    Ahhh, Nick Johnson the Rocco Baldelli of infielders. Seriously though, if he can stay healthy, he should be a great #2 hitter next year.They're still losing some offense from Matsui though.
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    lol the "inevitable" comparison that you just "might as well" start... trolling at it's finest The Yankees have the better offense, there's no debating that. But the Red Sox have the better rotation and defense.
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    I'm not surprised that if he was hitting in Fenway he would have had about a dozen more home runs. PETCO is statistically the worst hitting park in baseball and the second worst home run hitting park in baseball. Last year, Gonzalez hit 28 home runs on the road compared to only 12 at home. That could have translated to a 50 HR season in a more friendly hitting park.
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    That's a valid point. I never really noticed that he's a career .244/.316/.428 hitter against lefties.
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    Which is why Ortiz could easily have a resurgence in a contract year at age 34 after a couple down years. Heck, Hideki Matsui did it last year at age 35. Like you said, decline isn't a steady downward slope. It goes up and down, some players even have their best years late in their careers before they decline for good.
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    The Sox were in the top 5 in runs scored in both August and September (as well as the course of the entire season). Hard to claim the offense was the problem. I think their problems last year had more to do with Brad Penny starting the third most games on the staff, Matsuzaka being completely ineffective and the defense being atrocious.
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    The difference will be just as great if Cameron mans center and Ellsbury moves to left considering Ells' bad defense in center.
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    :wetodd: How is committing $100 million to free agents comparable to half a billion dollarS?
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