How does Mark Teixeira fit in with the Yankees?
He’s a great fit for the Yankees. I really thought before they signed him that their offense was short last year, having gone from almost 1,000 runs to fewer than 800, and they added a big bat in the prime of his career. He’s a switch-hitter, he’s an upgrade defensively. They became the favorite in the AL already if they weren’t already. I think they needed a bat, and the other side to that is they kept him away from the Red Sox, which further improved their chances in the division. Their offense last year was just north of mediocre, and they should be getting the prime years of his career. Did the Yankees overpay? You can make an argument that the Yankees overpaid a bit to get him. He’s certainly not in the A-Rod/Albert Pujols category in terms of the very best hitters in the game but he is in the next tier, and you have to like the fact that he’s durable and he is a switch-hitter. If they did overpay they didn’t do it by a lot. How does this affect the Red Sox and where do they go fr
