Originally Posted by
rasputin
OF, what's your take on Teixeira? Is he ever gonna be right?
Well he's already back on the DL, so not a good start (to be fair, it's unrelated to the wrist, so while's it's not good, it's not nearly as bad as if his problems from last season had already recurred). Beyond that, what do you consider "right"? Even assuming the hamstring responds to rest and he's back and healthy before too long, it's hard to imagine him reversing the decline that's been going on pretty steadily since he was 30. I'm skeptical that even his 2010/2011 level of production is realistic, but even if it is, that's certainly respectable as mlb players go, but it's a far cry from what the team is paying for. I don't think there's any chance he's ever going to be the top caliber player they thought they were signing.
Demented and sad, but social, right?