Reuters Jon Paul Morosi reports that the Indians, Phillies, Dodgers, Mariners and Marlins have all expressed interest on Kevin Youkilis.
Flexibility and a shallow third and first base free agent market are helping Youkilis, it would seem. Because on the merits he is not a great free agent candidate. Morosi notes his improvement after leaving for Boston, but it wasn’t dramatic improvement. He hit .236/.346/.425 in 80 games for the White Sox. He hit .235/.336/.409 in 438 at-bats overall. And he gets hurt a lot.
I sort of fee like a best case for him in 2013 is to get signed by a non-contender, have a nice couple of rebound months and then get shipped to a contender as a super-sub/bench bat kind of guy. But maybe that’s just be being bored in November and making up story lines.
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- proudlycanadian - Nov 13, 2012 at 8:58 AM
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What about the Yankees? He would be an upgrade over Chavez.
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- henryd3rd - Nov 13, 2012 at 9:10 AM
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Replacing one fragile 3rd baseman with another doesn’t make a lot of sense. Plus Chavez has a lot better bat
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- proudlycanadian - Nov 13, 2012 at 9:23 AM
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I want to see what Youk would look like if he was cleaned up a bit by the Yankees.
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- jessethegreat - Nov 13, 2012 at 9:33 AM
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So, you’re saying he’s entering Jim Thome territory?
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- ncphilliesguy - Nov 13, 2012 at 10:23 AM
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I think this would be a big mistake for the Phils. I think you’d get a better average, less power. a better glove and more durabilty with Frandsen. And they have a back up plan with Galvis, he looks healthy and hitting well in Venezuala (not that I’m counting on offense from Galvis). I agree that Youk would be a good August pickup for a contender (hopefully the Phils). The Phils need to concentrate on the OF, IMO.
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- whitdog23 - Nov 13, 2012 at 11:02 AM
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you are bored and making up story lines. sad that some of these fools bite and think it’s legit
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- Old Gator - Nov 13, 2012 at 11:05 AM
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Well, I guess if the Feesh were going to trash their nine year long tradition of playing anyone at third but a third baseman, a guy with a trash…er…slash line like Quasimodo’s would make the most sense for them.
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- Gamera the Brave - Nov 13, 2012 at 1:52 PM
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Gator,
I will grant that this is not the most flattering photo of Youkilis…
Or, in the immortal words of Igor in “Young Frankenstein” – “What hump?…”
